News from April 2022

By USDA Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
Release: By FNCS Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean and MRP Deputy Under Secretary Mae Wu.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - A Middletown man was sentenced on April 6, 2022 to 97 months in prison for possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl with intent to distribute, as well as possession of ammunition by a person prohibited.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: URBANA, Ill. - A Decatur, Illinois, woman, Deborah G. Lake, also known as Deborah G. Mitchell and Deborah O’Neill, 70, of the 4800 block of Evergreen Court, has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for theft of government property. Lake was formerly of Kankakee County, Illinois.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for two counts of Involuntary Manslaughter and one count of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.
By State Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone.

By DOL Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a virtual meeting May 18, 2022, to solicit public comments and suggestions on issues facing OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Program.

By Bob Pepalis | Apr 11, 2022
An official visit was the occasion for a Department of Labor official to highlight Mexico’s commitment to meet labor reforms under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, including its own historic 2019 reform efforts.

By State Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
U.S. Embassy Guatemala - PAS Annual Program Statement grant opened on April 11.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO - Robert Bell, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch, Jr., of the Northern District of Illinois, announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a suburban Chicago man for allegedly trafficking cocaine and illegally possessing a loaded handgun.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the conviction of Julio Marquez-Alejandro, a/k/a “Chino," and Luis Blondet for racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, murder while engaged in a drug crime, and murder through...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A Tennessee woman, who was part of a conspiracy that trafficked methamphetamine from Mexico into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced last week to 156 months in federal prison.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Antasia Babcock, 28, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 100 grams or more of acetyl fentanyl; 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: Akron, OH - This afternoon, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested wanted fugitive, Luis Joan Diaz-Rojas. Diaz-Rojas, 41, was wanted by the Puerto Rico Police Department for homicide.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: Join in the Earth Day fun, and discover how to become better stewards of our shared environment by participating in the annual Obed Wild and Scenic River volunteer clean-up event on Saturday, April 23. Earth Day is a chance for the world to unite around the importance of preserving a healthy planet, and the role we play in its protection.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: Defendant Carried Wooden Stick, Confronted Police Officers; Later Destroyed Cellphones to Hide Evidence of Crimes.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 29-year-old local man has been sent to prison following his conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: Departamento de Justicia. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eastern District of New York. PARA DIVULGACION INMEDIATA. Lunes, 11 de abril de 2022. “Soy Breon Peace, el Fiscal de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito Este de Nueva York. Hoy hace cinco años, el 11 de abril de 2017, la acusada, Leniz Escobar, atrajo a...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man accused of trying to coerce and entice a girl he believed to be a minor into engaging in sexual activity during an undercover investigation admitted to charges on April 7, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said today.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man was sentenced today to a total of three years and 11 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine base, also known as “crack," and supervised release violations.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: New Orleans, LA - U.S. Marshals Service Eastern District of Louisiana New Orleans Task Force (USMS)-led, Missing Child Unit (MCU) Operation “Fresh Start" was conducted in the New Orleans, Louisiana metro area from Jan. 01, 2022, until March 31, 2022, resulting in the rescue or recovery of sixteen...