News from April 2022
By Press release submission | Apr 27, 2022
It’s the age-old question – how to get children to eat more fruit? We all know the benefits of a diet that’s rich in fruit. At least adults do.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2022
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, announced that JAVIER ACEVEDO, 41, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a cocaine trafficking offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2022
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Mitchell R. Arbogast, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 18 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 27, 2022
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the Department of Energy (DOE) announced new energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs...
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2022
Release: In Geneva at the High-Level Roundtable for the Horn of Africa Drought, the United States announced more than $200 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the Horn of Africa region. This funding will be used to respond to the humanitarian needs from the devastating drought and to address the...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2022
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Marquis Workman a/k/a Smurf, 27, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. the charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of life, and a fine of $250,000.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 27, 2022
News Release: Today, the Biden Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are taking the extraordinary step to draw down the full balance of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust (BEHT) as part of an effort to provide $670 million...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 27, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2022
News Release: Justice Department Study Finds Juveniles in Residential Placement Dropped 65 Percent Between 1997 and 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2022
News Release: Defendant was serving probation sentence and on pretrial release for a pending state drug trafficking case while conspiring to distribute drugs and brandishing a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2022
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DERRICK CASADO, a/k/a “Big Bank," a/k/a “Papa D," pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute 28 grams and more of crack cocaine and using, carrying, possessing, brandishing, and discharging a firearm...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2022
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Jalin Tyref Mcarn, of Charleston, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 30 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2022
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.- Rosario Diaz Barraza, 32, of Phoenix, Ariz., and Ramon Camacho Zepeda, 54, of Lexington, were convicted by a federal court jury on Wednesday, of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and interstate transportation of stolen automobiles, following a 7-day trial. A third defendant, John Carlos Betancourt, 27, of Penuelas, Puerto Rico, was convicted of the interstate transportation of stolen vehicles.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2022
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Kenneth Ritchie, 31, of Cheektowaga, NY, pleaded guilty to production of child pornography before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years, and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2022
News Release: Put-In-Bay, Ohio - Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial is preparing for two major projects that will help maintain park infrastructure, improve visitor services, address deferred maintenance, and provide resiliency for potential climate impacts.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 27, 2022
This bill is sponsored by Rep. Anna G. Eshoo.
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2022
News Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of any person who, while acting at the direction or under the control of a foreign government, participates in malicious cyber activities against U.S. critical infrastructure in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).
By Press release submission | Apr 27, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has completed a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA), “Emergency Response for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Seven States” and a Draft Decision and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the EA.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2022
News Release: In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) today held an event to highlight efforts to combat sexual misconduct and gender-based violence. The event, entitled ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2022
News Release: Torrez, the subject of a domestic assault call, was found by police asleep in his car with a loaded gun and marijuana.
