News from April 2022
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: ANCHORAGE - During a roundtable discussion today with Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning announced that the Department will open approximately 27 million acres of federal lands to selection by eligible Alaska Native veterans.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: UNDREA KIRKLAND, also known as “Spooda," 25, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 210 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his involvement in multiple shootings and related gang activity.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS - A wildfire on the remote South Rim of the Chisos Mountains that started on Wednesday, April 20th was officially declared contained at 30 acres on Thursday afternoon.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Deveon Demond Jenkins (29, Ocala) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Jenkins had pleaded guilty on Nov. 29, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Owner of Fall River used car dealership laundered fraud proceeds through his business.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: The Justice Department today joined the City of Baltimore, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) and the Court-appointed independent monitoring team to report on the City’s and BPD’s progress toward compliance with the terms of the consent decree designed to ensure effective and constitutional policing in the City.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
Release: Funding Will Support Six University-Led Projects That Will Lead Research, Development, and Demonstrations for New Cyber Technology
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - A federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana returned a three-count indictment charging a New Orleans man for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act and the Federal Gun Control Act.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
The US Transportation Department published an eight page rule on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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 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 USDA Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on a produce business for failing to pay a reparation award issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). The award was previously reported as satisfied; however, the check tendered as payment of the award...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: In celebration of Earth Day, Yellowstone Forever and Yellowstone National Park are excited to announce new sustainability efforts to meet the challenges of the future while setting the standard for resource conservation and stewardship worldwide. These sustainability projects will support climate change mitigation efforts that conserve resources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and protect Yellowstone’s resources for the benefit of this and future generations.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Woonsocket woman who acted as a runner for two men convicted of brokering drug deals and supplying fentanyl and crack cocaine has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: The United States welcomes Czech Defense Minister Jana Černochová’s announcement today to begin negotiating a bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement. When concluded, this agreement will deepen our close security partnership, further strengthen cooperation in NATO operations, and together, contribute to continued growth in Transatlantic security.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Two Nevada men were sentenced to prison today for conspiring to defraud the IRS.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a three page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: The operational use of the Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) Team Awareness Kit (TAK) technology continues to grow, as a new iOS version is now available as a free download on Apple’s App Store. TAK is a geospatial mapping platform and common operating program that uses a mobile device’s GPS...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Employer: Señor Frog’s Orlando LLC Investigation site: 8747 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819 Investigation findings: The employer paid straight-time rates for overtime hours - recorded on payroll as bonuses. By doing so, the employer paid overtime at rates lower than the law requires. Señor Frog’s ...
