News from August 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. sentenced Michael Moore, 40, a Liberian national, to 10 years in prison for his role in an online romance scheme that targeted older adults, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Conrad also ordered Moore to pay more than $1.7 million as restitution to the victims of the fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Presque Isle man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor today for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Vicksburg man pleaded guilty today to possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Aug. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a one page rule on Aug. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Denver Komenda, 47, Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 400 grams or more of fentanyl. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a fine of $10,000,000.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 17.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: HOUGHTON, MI - Over the past two days, favorable weather conditions slowed the spread of the Mt. Franklin Fire, allowing firefighters to lay hose line around the fire’s perimeter. While significant progress suppressing the fire has occurred, the fire is not yet considered contained. The current fire...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas resident pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kent J. Dawson to possession with the intent to distribute heroin, and possession of a firearm after a felony conviction.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: Thousands of Catalytic Converters Stolen as Part of a Multi-Million-Dollar Business.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: A California man was sentenced Friday to eight months in custody for the importation, shipping and sale of illegally imported pesticides that were falsely advertised as products that could protect the user “from airborne infectious diseases."
By DOL Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: DALLAS - Despite a history of violations and worker injuries dating back almost a decade, Fiesta Mart LLC - a Houston-based supermarket operator - continues to fail in its legal obligations to protect employees. Made apparent after federal inspections in February and May 2022 determined two butchers suffered amputation injuries due to unguarded machinery.
By State Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter will travel August 14-18 throughout Brazil and visit Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Brasilia. She will meet with U.S. officials and observe consular operations at the U.S. Consulates General in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. In Brasilia, she ...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA - When federal workplace safety inspectors visited three Dollar General stores in Georgia earlier this year, they found exit routes obstructed, boxes of merchandise stacked unsafely and electrical panels hard to access, violations often cited at Dollar General locations.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - David Alan Callison, age 56, of Des Moines, was sentenced today to 152 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine. He must also serve a five-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, introduced an amendment to the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spending bill that would restore a pre-COVID policy requiring able-bodied adults without dependents to join the workforce in order to continue receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A federal judge has imposed a guilty verdict against a 57-year-old Mexican man of illegally re-entering the United States after previously being removed, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Mercer, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of interstate threats and influencing or retaliating against a federal officer by threat, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 16, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced today that Sherman Gillums, Jr. will serve as director of the agency’s Office of Disability Integration and Coordination.
