News from December 2022
By State Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
Release: Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights Rina Amiri will travel to Indonesia, Switzerland, and Turkey December 5-16. Special Envoy Amiri will participate in the International Conference for Afghan Women’s Education co-hosted by the Governments of Indonesia and Qatar to support Afghan women...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Dec. 2, 2022, Casian Amir Jackson-Flowers, age 22, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for drug trafficking and firearm offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
News Release: A California man pleaded guilty today to conspiring with Peruvian-based call-centers that defrauded Spanish-speaking United States residents by falsely threatening them with arrest, deportation and other legal consequences.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm demanding answers on DOE’s $200 million grant to Microvast, a lithium battery company that operates primarily out of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on December 6, 2022, David Reyes, 32, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, to serve 43 months in prison after his guilty plea to one count of distribution of cocaine base. U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss also ordered Reyes to serve a three-year term of supervised release and to pay a $100 special assessment.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge William H. Jung has sentenced Dr. Steven Chun (59, Sarasota) for conspiring to pay and receive kickbacks and bribes. Chun was sentenced to three years and six months in federal prison and ordered to forfeit $278,900, the proceeds of his offenses. On May 24, 2022...
By State Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
Release: Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Minneapolis, Minnesota from December 8-9. During her visit, she will engage diverse audiences, including local officials, civil society representatives, and private sector leaders on democratic renewal...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Trevor Alec Hruby, 24, of Gainesville, Florida, was sentenced to 120 years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of production of child pornography. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A Garden Ridge man was sentenced Tuesday to 210 months in prison, 10 years supervised release and ordered to pay $30,000 restitution to six victims for distributing child sexual abuse material.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - A federal grand jury has returned a six-count indictment against Joseph Harding, 35, of Williston, Florida. The indictment was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Karen Kidd | Dec 8, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management installed an interpretive sign at the Pre-Schooner II Site where the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission conducted a non-nuclear cratering experiment.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
News Release: As part of NOAA’s long-term commitment to ensuring NOAA’s future workforce is representative of the nation’s population, the agency has awarded grants of up to $30 million each, over a five-year period, to two Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs): Howard University and the City College of the City University of New York.
By State Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will host a Ceremony for the 2022 winners of the Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) on Friday, December 9, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. EST in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the Department of State. Secretary Blinken will be joined by Under Secretary...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
News Release: Employer: Justar Fashion Inc. Investigation sites: 2660 Chico Ave. South El Monte, CA 91733 Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found Justar Fashion - a garment contractor that produces apparel for retailers such as Stitch Fix, Indigo and Evereve - ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Mary Elizabeth Curran, 37, of Parkersburg, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute 40 or more grams of fentanyl.
