News from December 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Georgia man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States by promoting a nationwide tax fraud scheme to more than 200 participants in at least 19 states. He also pleaded guilty to helping others prepare and file false tax returns for individuals recruited to the scheme.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
News Release: The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center PC (BDP), an optometry and ophthalmology medical provider, for discriminating against patients who, because of their disabilities, need assistance in transferring from their wheelchairs to the surgical table for outpatient eye surgery. BDP operates 24 facilities in Arizona.
By State Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
News Release: MS O’MARA VIGNARAJAH: Hi, all. Good afternoon. Thank you so much for being here. My name is Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, and I’m the president and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. It is so nice to be back here. Just a week ago, we opened officially this office, and it is really so nice to be here. I just wanted to say once again, gratitude to Peace Lutheran and Pastor Sarah for the hospitality and the support.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
News Release: Happy Holidays from Lewis and Clark National Historical Park! We invite you to visit us for a hike and hands-on history over the winter holidays. You can also check out the Lewis & Clark National Park Association Bookstore for gift-giving goodies. It's open when we are, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except for Dec. 24 and 25. The park will be closed those two days.
By State Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a real pleasure to welcome Minister Logar – Anže, welcome to the State Department – have you in Washington. We have been working very closely already with our friends, particularly as you’ve been leading the European Union Council with tremendous ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
The US Agriculture Department published a seven page proposed rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
News Release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced the Department of Justice will award $1.6 billion in grant awards to support a wide range of programs designed to reduce violent crime and strengthen communities. The grants, which are being distributed to communities and organizations throughout the nation, are administered by the department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
News Release: A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia returned an indictment charging a North Carolina man with engaging in a bribery and fraud scheme with a former contracting officer for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) (now known as the U.S. Agency for Global Media).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
News Release: * The December Grand Jury A Indictment press release was sent to media on December 9, 2021. Grand Jury A took place from Dec. 6-9, 2021.
By State Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
News Release: On December 9-10, President Biden hosted the Summit for Democracy, a global gathering of heads of state, government representatives, civil society leaders, and business officials to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing democracies in the 21st century. As part of the Summit, the White House ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Ramon Guerrero, 39, of Manchester, was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal jury in Hartford has found ONIEL WILKS, 42, a citizen of Jamaica, guilty of narcotics, identity fraud and money laundering offenses. The trial before U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson began on December 13 and the jury returned the verdicts this morning.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Dallas Porter, 36, of Niagara Falls, NY, pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny to possession with intent to distribute, and to distribute, fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Chesterfield Stewart V, age 22, of Germantown, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
News Release: The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced awards totaling more than $110.7 million to reduce recidivism and support adults and youth returning to their communities after confinement.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2021
News Release: MISSOULA - A Flathead Valley construction company owner accused in a scheme to defraud customers by spending money intended for projects on unrelated business and personal expenses admitted to a wire fraud crime today, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
