News from December 2021
By DOE Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
The US Energy 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: Fort Myers, FL - A federal jury has found Raynaldo Ray Quiroga (37, LaBelle) guilty of Hobbs Act robbery, brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, possessing stolen firearms, and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, related to an armed robbery of a pawnshop in LaBelle in May 2021. As a result, Quiroga faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 21, 2022.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: CANON CITY, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office is accepting public comments on dispersed camping and travel management planning on BLM public lands in Chaffee County.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Union County, New Jersey, man has been charged in connection with his commission of a string of robberies in New Jersey, including a bank robbery and two armed robberies of convenience stores, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - A federal jury in Tallahassee convicted Jimmy Lee Highsmith, 42, of Marianna, on one count of sexual abuse of a ward while on duty at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahassee. The guilty verdict, returned yesterday afternoon, at the conclusion of a three-day trial, was announced by Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has selected Captain Billy Nolen, an experienced aviation safety professional and former airline captain, to head the agency’s aviation safety organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Two West Plains, Missouri, residents were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Alicia Sheri Morgan (43, Tampa) to 15 months in federal prison for conspiracy to embezzle $906,109 from her employer. The Court also ordered Morgan to forfeit $373,126, which is traceable to proceeds of the offense.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: The National Park Service today announced the 2021 Volunteer of the Year awards, honoring those who have made exemplary contributions to the preservation, protection, and enjoyment of the Blue Ridge Parkway during its first ever Virtual Volunteer Celebration Event.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: HARRISBURG -The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that James Larnerd, age 48, of North Cornwall Township, Lebanon County, was sentenced to 210 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson for drug trafficking and firearm offenses.
By State Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY21 IRF: Strengthening Religious Freedom in Sudan through the Rule of Law. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008466. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Jared Anderson, 26, of Tallahassee, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury on counts of bribery and introduction of contraband into a federal prison, announced Jason Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, and James F. Boyersmith, Special...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: Seattle- As U.S. overdose deaths reach a devastating new height, claiming a new victim every five minutes, the Drug Enforcement Administration has revealed a direct link between fentanyl-related overdose deaths and criminal drug networks in Mexico. These groups are harnessing social media platforms to...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued Emergency Directive (ED) 22-02 today requiring federal civilian departments and agencies to assess their internet-facing network assets for the Apache Log4j vulnerabilities and immediately patch these systems or implement other appropriate mitigation measures. This Directive will be updated to further drive additional mitigation actions.
By State Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
Release: The United States is designating Ali Darassa, the leader of the Central African Republic (CAR)-based militia group Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC), pursuant to Executive Order 13667, in connection with serious human rights abuses.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a two 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 one page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Md., - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell sentenced Jack Anderson IV, age 45, of Tucson, Arizona, to 126 months in federal prison after Anderson entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.
