News from April 2022
By USDA Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: 165 Projects Will Help People in Disadvantaged Communities Access Safe Water and Clean Energy
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New York man was charged today with conspiring to kidnap and hold for ransom a Fort Lee, New Jersey, resident, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Yesterday, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Chairperson of the Committee on House Administration, sent letters to state organizations of election officials in Arizona, Florida, Ohio, and Texas requesting information relating to their efforts to counter election disinformation and misinformation and protect the integrity of federal elections in their states.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: California Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Engaging in a Child Exploitation Enterprise and Creating Child Sexual Abuse Material of Four Young Children.
By Solange DeLisle | Apr 22, 2022
A Jay man pleaded guilty to second degree murder and assault with the attempt to commit murder in Indian Country.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: SPRINGDALE, Utah - Whether you have two legs or four, Zion National Park is a great destination, and the National Park Service is here to help you protect and enjoy it! That’s why we want you to B.A.R.K. in the park!.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: April is Financial Literacy Month - a month intended to raise awareness on planning for a secure financial future. It’s also a time to reflect on the state of your personal finances and explore opportunities to improve them one step at a time. Here are tips to help you assess your financial well-being and to better manage your finances.
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša. Secretary Blinken thanked Slovenia for its outspoken support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and emphasized the need for robust security ...
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
Release: As we celebrate the 52nd annual Earth Day, we are able to reflect on the past year as the period when we gained momentum in our global commitment to foster a healthier planet.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Today, Secretary Gina M. Raimondo met with European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis to discuss U.S.-EU cooperation on imposing costs on Russia in response to its unlawful invasion of Ukraine. They also discussed progress made within the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council’s (TTC) ...
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 22, 2022
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported 2021 was the second year in a row in which a record increase in methane in the atmosphere was observed.
By David Hutton | Apr 22, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $75,000 Environmental Justice Grant to Groundwork Ohio River Valley to fund an air quality monitoring project to check air pollution in at-risk neighborhoods.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - An Iowa City woman, Whitney Terrion Claybon, age 32, was sentenced yesterday in federal court to 27 months in prison for Felon in Possession of Ammunition. Claybon was ordered to serve three years of supervised release to follow her prison term, as well as immediately pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: AUGUSTA, Ga. - A Warren County man has been indicted on charges including illegally possessing a machine gun and trafficking methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man was convicted today for his role in scheming with at least one U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee and others to steal credit cards from the mail and then steal victims’ identities in order to use the stolen cards to make hundreds of thousands of dollars of retail and online purchases, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Chief United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Michael Lee Aurandt (51, Jacksonville) to 12 years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse images and videos over the internet. Aurandt was also ordered to serve a 10-year term of supervised release, register as a sex offender, and pay $3,000 in restitution to a victim of his offense. Aurandt had pleaded guilty on Dec. 21, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond man pleaded guilty today to production of child sexual abuse material.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - In keeping with the Biden-Harris administration’s America the Beautiful initiative to collaboratively conserve 30% of the Nation’s lands and waters by 2030, this Earth Day the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is celebrating a significant acquisition of land in Montana from The Nature Conservancy, another example of the Land and Water Conservation Fund working on behalf of the American people.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy, in coordination with General Motors (GM) and MathWorks, today announced the launch of the EcoCAR Electric Vehicle (EV) Challenge, a collegiate research and experimental learning competition that challenges hundreds of students to engineer novel technologies...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Baltimore, MD - The U.S. Marshals Service is launching its first community oriented policing unit in the District of Maryland. Silver Shield is an interagency coalition consisting of deputies, criminal investigators, and local law enforcement professionals tasked with implementing national Sex Offender Investigations Branch initiatives at the District level.
