News from April 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Scott Lykens, age 44, of State College, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to 15 months’ imprisonment by Chief District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann for a criminal tax violation. Chief Judge Brann also ordered Lykens to pay restitution to the IRS in the amount of $1,044,796.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) and the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) have released over $320 million in grant solicitations for programs that advance community policing, keep school students safe, and combat the production and distribution of illegal drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Daniel Joseph Tisone (34, Naples) with wire fraud, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, illegal monetary transactions, and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. If convicted, Tisone...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Latasha Thomas, 44, of Crowley, Texas, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. Thomas was sentenced by United States District Judge Donald E. Walter to 18 months in prison, followed by 1 year of supervised release, for making and subscribing a false tax return. Thomas was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $143,611.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: RIDGECREST, Calif. - On Monday, April 25, the Bureau of Land Management Ridgecrest Field Office will begin a 14-20-day wild burro gather of up to 490 animals in the Centennial, Panamint, and Slate Range herd management areas and in the National Park Service’s Death Valley National Park. These areas are not managed to support wild burros and a gather is necessary to address resource impacts and reduce the risk of burro-vehicle collisions.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Dear Director Chopra: We write to urge the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB" or “Bureau") to investigate the use of “training repayment agreements" (“TRAs") between workers and businesses. TRAs raise significant concerns about consumer and worker protection. The growing use of debt contracts...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Sheffield, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Dwayne Pulliam Arrested for Participating in a Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine and for Traveling Interstate and Using Facilities of Interstate Commerce to Operate a Narcotics Business Enterprise, and Murdering a Customer He Believed Was Stealing from That Business.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) Site Manager Darina Castillo represented STEM with LM at a pre-kindergarten community helper session at a Denver Metro Area school on April 6.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Over many years sent phony account statements and accepted more money, even though he was not successfully investing.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA - Seven people have been indicted on charges related to a major methamphetamine-trafficking organization blamed for at least one overdose death.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: SALT FLAT, TEXAS -- Beginning June 21st, 2022, Guadalupe Mountains National Park will update its regulations regarding human waste requirements for wilderness use. Day hikers and all permitted overnight backpackers will be required to pack out human waste using a landfill-safe commercial toilet bag system.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Troy Alexander Cole (28, Fort Myers) has pleaded guilty to attempted distribution of methamphetamine and MDMA (commonly referred to as “Molly"). Cole faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: AUGUSTA, Ga. - Four defendants are awaiting sentencing after admitting they participated in an operation that used pill presses to package and distribute illegal drugs.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement regarding the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s 2022 National Drug Control Strategy...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: PAGE, Ariz. - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area welcomes visitors to Lake Powell for the 2022 boating season and encourages boaters to check the park website while planning their visit.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Jemez Springs, NM - Today, the Cerro Pelado Fire started just south of Valles Caldera National Preserve. With the dangerous fire weather event ongoing across the area and forest conditions being extremely dry, Valles Caldera National Preserve will be closed until further notice.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Henrico Man Charged in $1.1 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme.
