News from April 2022
By David Beasley | Apr 21, 2022
Small-town and municipal airports that need to update or replace their fully owed air traffic control towers can now apply for federal funding to pay for those projects, the Federal Aviation Authority announced recently.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
News Release: MOBILE, AL - A federal jury convicted a Mobile man for conspiracy and distribution of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TASHAUN FAIR, 29, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 21 months of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, for distributing crack.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling has announced that April 21, 2022, United States District Judge Lynn Adelman sentenced Michael Robertson to 15 years in federal prison after Mr. Robertson pled guilty to robbery affecting interstate commerce. Mr. Robertson was charged under the Hobbs Act. He also faced a 10-year mandatory minimum for discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - The sixth and final MS-13 member who participated in the July 2018 murder of a teenage boy, who was stabbed at least 32 times in a park in Lynn, was sentenced today in federal court in Boston.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Jose Manuel Chavez Zepeda, 54, of Carmichael, and Denis Zacarias Ponce Castillo, 37, of Sacramento, charging them with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and distribution of cocaine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
News Release: Dear Secretary Cardona and Attorney General Garland...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on fresh reporting that underscores the deep failure of the existing income-driven repayment system for student borrowers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Two members of the Gypsy Joker Outlaw Motorcycle Club (GJOMC) were sentenced to life in federal prison today for kidnapping, torturing, and murdering a former club member.
By State Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
News Release: Deputy Secretary Sherman will participate in a conversation hosted by the Friends of Europe at 9:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Brussels, Belgium. Deputy Secretary Sherman will discuss U.S.-EU cooperation on a range of topics, including our shared approach to the People’s Republic of China, our cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, assistance to Ukraine, and sanctions on Russia.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
News Release: Miami, Florida - This week, following a six-day trial, a federal jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida returned guilty verdicts against Jeffrey Alan Horn (“Horn"), 47, of Coral Springs, Florida, and Omar Leon Plummer (“Plummer"), 54, of Margate, Florida, for their involvement in a fraudulent private placement...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that GREGORY MICHAEL SAMUEL TOTH, age 40, was sentenced for assault with intent to commit a felony at a sentencing hearing held before Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on April 18, 2022. He was sentenced to 44 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release, to be served concurrently to a state sentence, and ordered to pay a $500 fine and a $100 assessment.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration developed a new Regional Emphasis Program to identify and reduce hazards in the cut stone and stone products industry. Enforcement will begin on May 17, 2022. In the past 10 years, the cut stone and stone products manufacturing industry has had the highest documented overexposures to respirable crystalline silica in the region.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
News Release: Richland, WA - United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref and Benton County Prosecuting Attorney Andy Miller jointly announced today that Laurel J. Holland, who serves as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Benton County, has been appointed as a Special Assistant United States Attorney (SAUSA) for the Eastern District of Washington. As a SAUSA, Holland will prosecute cases in both state and federal court, focusing primarily on crimes against children.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 46 months’ imprisonment followed by a six-year term of supervised release on his conviction of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By State Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
Release: We congratulate President-elect José Ramos-Horta on his election as Timor-Leste’s next president and look forward to working with President-elect Ramos-Horta to strengthen the enduring partnership between the United States and Timor-Leste. Rooted in shared values and interests, our partnership has delivered opportunities to improve the livelihoods of the Timorese people through economic development, public health, security cooperation, and educational exchanges and training.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2022
News Release: Spokane, Washington - Chief U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian has sentenced Julio Leal Parra, 47, of Benton City, Washington, to 191 months in federal prison for leading and organizing a drug trafficking conspiracy with ties to the Sinaloa cartel. Chief Judge Bastian also ordered Parra to pay a $50,000...
