News from December 2022
By State Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with UK National Security Adviser Tim Barrow today in London. They affirmed plans for continued support to Ukraine, including in the face of Russia’s ongoing, outrageous attacks on critical infrastructure. ...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - The temporary Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in Caguas, Mayagüez, Ponce and Vega Baja will close permanently on Dec. 8, 2022, at 5 p.m. Meanwhile, operational hours will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday to Saturday until they close.
By State Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the schedule for the month of December.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON -- More than $3.31 billion in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments has been provided to the state of Florida and to households after Hurricane Ian to help survivors jumpstart their recovery.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
News Release: NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requiring Port Hamilton Refining and Transportation LLLP (PHRT) to hire experts to safely remove chemicals that are not being properly managed at the facility in equipment that EPA had identified as being of concern after an EPA inspection. The Order on Consent requires full access for EPA to be on-site to oversee the work and safety measures in the short term until the chemicals are removed or secured.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
News Release: DUBLIN, GA: A newly unsealed federal indictment charges 13 people with participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy distributing large amounts of methamphetamine and heroin in the Laurens County area.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A federal investigation has found child labor violations involving 101 minor-aged workers at 13 McDonald’s locations in the greater Pittsburgh area operated by Santonastasso Enterprises LLC, based in Bridgeville.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (DEC. 5, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska to receive $266,064 for a community air pollution monitoring project.
By State Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
The US State Department published a two page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), House Education and Labor Committee Chair Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA), House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Hollis man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland today for being a felon in possession of ammunition as well as for violating conditions of supervised release previously imposed by a federal court in New Hampshire.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
News Release: Redesignation Allows Newly Eligible Haitian Nationals to Apply for TPS and Employment Authorization Documentation WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti for an additional 18 months, from February 4, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ga. - A convicted felon and documented member of the Crips criminal street gang organization operating in Columbus was sentenced to serve more than ten years in prison for armed drug trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - After deliberating for three hours, a federal jury of five men and seven women found Jamal Knox guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute Forty Grams or More of Fentanyl, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Charlene E. Honeywell has sentenced Allen Levinson, formerly known as Allen Ameh, to six years and six months in federal prison for wire fraud conspiracy related to his orchestration of a large-scale international tax fraud scheme. Levinson, a resident of Nigeria, was arrested on Dec. 2, 2020, while attempting to enter the United Kingdom. He was extradited to the United States and pleaded guilty upon his arrival on Feb. 3, 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Rossonno Borders, Jr. (25, Tampa) to three years and one month in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. Borders had pleaded guilty on July 27, 2022.
By State Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Gina, thanks very much. Margrethe, Valdis, so wonderful to have you here with the three of us, with Katherine, with Gina. And I’ll add very little because we’re most anxious to get into this conversation and to hear from all of you.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 6, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its intent to extend the REAL ID full enforcement date by 24 months, from May 3, 2023 to May 7, 2025. Under the new regulations published to execute this change, states will now have additional time to ensure their residents have...
