News from December 2021

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: POCATELLO - A Pocatello man was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: Ajo Arizona - Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Twin Peaks Campground will be available year-round, beginning Jan. 1, 2022 for reservations on www.recreation.gov or by calling 877-444-6777. This change will make it possible for visitors to Plan Like a Ranger and select and reserve their ideal campsite prior to arriving at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: TAOS, N.M. -The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office announced in June 2021 that it was increasing the protection of the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River conservation area and viewshed. The first step in these efforts was to reclaim a designated scenic easement and prohibit unauthorized access, which the agency and partners have successfully completed. The next steps include restoring the easement’s soils and vegetation.
By State Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
Release: MS PORTER: Hello. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us today on this busy Friday at the State Department, and welcome to today’s press call to read out the recent senior-level virtual International Partners Meeting on Haiti. As a reminder, this call is on the record; however, the contents of the call are.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - Two men have been sentenced for illegal possession of firearms, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J. Kovats.

By State Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging Chelsea Perkins, 31, of Alexandria, Virginia, with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: Earlier today, Alexis Hernandez, an associate of the Guanacos Li’l Cycos Salvatruchas (“Guanacos") clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, pleaded guilty in federal court in Central Islip to racketeering charges in connection with his participation...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: Today, the Department of Justice announced that Team Telecom entered into National Security Agreements with Google LLC and its subsidiary GU Holdings Inc., and Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly known as Facebook Inc.) and its subsidiary Edge Cable Holdings USA LLC to protect data on the Pacific Light Cable ...

By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, January 8, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special ranger-led hike exploring the events that occurred on the southern end of Confederate General James Longstreet’s famous assault of Sept. 20, 1863. This approximate 1-mile, 90-minute hike will begin at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center, then caravan to the hike’s starting point.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: Northern District of Ohio entities received $875,000 in fraudulent PPP loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that ROBERT PORZIO, 48, of Westport, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to one count of tax evasion.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “Unanimous Consent Request--Executive Calendar (Executive Calendar)” on Dec. 13.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester physician has agreed to resolve allegations that he improperly prescribed opioid controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
The US Labor Department published a five page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.