News from April 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island and the Justice Department announced today that they have reached a with CVS Pharmacy, Inc., (CVS) to ensure that people with disabilities can get information about COVID-19 vaccinations and book vaccination appointments online. CVS, headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, is the country’s largest retail pharmacy, with nearly 10,000 locations nationwide.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: URBANA, Ill. - A Decatur, Illinois, man, Justin Rotramel, 38, of the 400 block of Timber Dr., was sentenced today to 102 months’ (eight years and six months) imprisonment for possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Hector Absi, 51, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced today to two years in prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and securities fraud, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: The Wyoming Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (LECC) Conference will be held at the Inn at Lander beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 3 and will conclude at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday May 4, 2022. This conference is for law enforcement officers and provides training sessions coupled with the opportunity to meet and network with other law enforcement from local, county, state, federal and tribal agencies across Wyoming.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior U.S. District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Lonnie Lorenzo Hollingsworth, Jr. (37, Ocala) to three years in federal prison for possessing ammunition as a convicted felon. Hollingsworth had been found guilty following a bench trial on Oct. 15, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Jahara William Byfield, 23, of Sunrise, Florida, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 60 months in prison. Byfield previously pleaded guilty to Possession of Child Pornography and Threatening to Assault or Murder a Federal Employee.
By Karen Kidd | Apr 11, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s recently updated advisory circular on airport design provides the latest information the industry needs right now, an administration official said
By John Kelly | Apr 11, 2022
A jury found a Little Rock man guilty of sex trafficking and the distribution and production of child pornography.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 11, 2022
The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership reported federal investments transformed into $14.4 billion in sales for U.S. manufacturers for the 2021 fiscal year.
By Trina Thomas | Apr 11, 2022
U.S. Department of Agriculture announced ranchers with approved applications for the 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program will soon receive relief payments for increases in supplemental feed costs through the Farm Service Agency's new Emergency Livestock Relief Program.
By David Hutton | Apr 11, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management recently announced a notice of sale of crude oil from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve.
By Andy Nghiem | Apr 11, 2022
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations announced an Arizona woman is sentenced to nearly five years in prison for smuggling fentanyl and heroin into the U.S.
By Andy Nghiem | Apr 11, 2022
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation recently signed a contract to start a project that will deliver clean drinking water to 50,000 Colorado residents.
By Karen Kidd | Apr 11, 2022
U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD)'s recent purchase of two cargo vessels will help the administration's Ready Reserve Force keep its place in national security, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a news release
By Karen Kidd | Apr 11, 2022
U.S. Department of Labor reported March 18 that 20 temporary workers will receive nearly $20,000 in back wages from a southwest Virginia farm.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: First Guilty Plea in Ongoing Investigation at the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: Los Alamos, New Mexico - Bandelier National Monument and other National Park Service areas that charge entrance fees will waive those fees on Saturday, April 16 to celebrate the start of National Park Week 2022. Fee free days provide an opportunity to explore Bandelier or another national park for the first time or visit an old favorite. Entrance fee waivers do not apply to expanded amenity fees such as camping.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program grant opened on April 11.
By Andy Nghiem | Apr 11, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)'s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released new vehicle fuel economy standards for model years 2024-2026.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2022
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Steven Dale Jones, 43, of Fresno, was sentenced today to 11 and a half years in prison by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd for receipt and distribution of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
