News from February 2022
By John Suayan | Feb 16, 2022
No more than 10 defendants await their day in court in the federal investigation of violent criminal street gang members accused of distributing methamphetamine and other drugs in Coffee County, Georgia, known as Operation Sandy Bottom.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER POSKUS, 47, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 16 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for failing to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed charging a Massachusetts man for allegedly obstructing an investigation into fires set at Jewish-affiliated institutions in Arlington, Needham and Chelsea, Mass. in May 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Michael Easley announced that yesterday in federal court, an initial appearance was held for Michael Aaron Ganter after being charged with Interference with a Flight Crew and Flight Attendants by criminal complaint. A probable cause and detention hearing is scheduled for Friday.
By John Suayan | Feb 16, 2022
A Crawfordsville, Indiana, man, who is a convicted sex offender, was recently arrested for alleged possession of child sexual abuse material.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: DETROIT - A Southfield, Michigan woman was charged in a criminal complaint for allegedly making false and fraudulent unemployment insurance (UI) claims filed in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Hunterdon County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 72 months in prison for receiving and possessing images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: CONCORD - Dylan Miles, 28, of Laconia, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in federal court to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Yosemite National Park Launches Temporary Peak Hours Reservation System May 20.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Homer L. Wilkes by unanimous consent to serve as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment.
By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
Release: The United States along with 19 countries and the European Union met February 15 to reaffirm their commitment to a Venezuelan-led negotiated solution to restore democracy in Venezuela. The participants welcomed the EU Election Observation Mission’s work and the importance of the comprehensive and incremental dialogue and negotiation framework launched on Aug. 13, 2021, in Mexico City, as important steps to shape a common understanding of.
By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
Release: EVENT: Please join us on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, for a digital press briefing on the growing economic and commercial ties between the United States and the African continent. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Akunna Cook and Prosper Africa Acting Chief Operating Officer, Leslie Marbury will connect...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: WACO - A Cedar Park man was sentenced today to 12 months in prison for impersonating a federal officer in order to obtain Fentanyl patches.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: St. Croix, USVI - U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that a St. Croix man, Aneudis Acevedo, age 33, appeared before Judge Wilma A. Lewis, in District Court, and was sentenced today on the charge of Resisting or Impeding an Officer of the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Individual Pleads Guilty to Acting Within the United States on Behalf of Russian Government.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: King of Prussia, Pa. - Valley Forge National Historical Park dedicated its newly renovated visitor center with the opening its museum exhibition in the park visitor center on Feb. 16, 2022. The park held an outdoor ribbon cutting ceremony with park leadership, partners, and local elected officials to celebrate this momentous occasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced inmate Todd Holloway, age 36, today to 50 months in federal prison, consecutive to the state sentence he is currently serving, followed by three years of supervised release, for a racketeering conspiracy charge related to his participation...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Former senior executive paid more than $1.2 million to secure the admission of his three children to elite universities as purported athletes.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Daniel Glenn Smith, 20, of Homer, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States Magistrate Judge Mark Hornsby to spend 30 days in prison, followed by 1 year of supervised release, for the unlawful possession of a bald eagle feather.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Kae Leen Nopah, 35, of Parker, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Dominic W. Lanza to 33 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Nopah previously pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon.
