News from February 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Law enforcement agencies unite to maximize intelligence and manpower resources.
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: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Yesterday afternoon, a federal jury in Gainesville convicted Octavius Durdley, 43, of Gainesville, for one count of failing to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). The conviction, which followed a 1-day trial that began on Tuesday, was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By Andy Nghiem | Feb 16, 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken recently issued a press release to promote responsive governance in Somalia.
By Press release submission | Feb 16, 2022
What’s the news? Salisbury’s first responders are getting a major boost in their wireless communications thanks to the FirstNet(link is external) network expansion currently underway by AT&T(link is external).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: A Columbus, Ohio, man pleaded guilty in federal court this morning for making threats to a local reproductive health services facility.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Jerry Phillips, age 24, of Temple Hills, Maryland, for the federal charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft; and Jaleel Phillips, age 24, of Temple Hills, Maryland, for wire fraud, in relation to an alleged scheme to unlawfully obtain COVID-19 relief loans and unemployment benefits.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN - In the summer of 2022, Voyageurs National Park will have a new tour boat - Ne-zho-dain (pronounced Knee-Zho-Dan) - based at the Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center to serve park visitors. Park Superintendent Bob DeGross is pleased to announce the park received funding to build a...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that Nathan Peachey, age 51, of Pennsylvania, convicted for his role in fraud, money laundering, and obstruction of justice conspiracies, was sentenced on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By Fed Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Federal bank regulatory agencies today released the 2021 Shared National Credit (SNC) Review Report. According to the two SNC examinations conducted last year, credit risk for large syndicated loans improved modestly in 2021, but remains high. The elevated risk is largely attributed to the effects of ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of approximately $50 million in grants to support seafood processors, processing facilities and processing vessels through the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program (SPRS).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: HOUSTON - A 41-year-old resident of Donaldsonville, Louisiana, has been ordered to prison for nearly 27 years following his convictions on drug and firearms charges, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Brady: Biden claimed inflation peaked, it’s now the highest in 40 years.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement about a report issued by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) finding that former DOI Secretary Ryan Zinke, in pursuing a brewery as part of a larger development near...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The owner of a Las Vegas tax preparation business was sentenced today to three years and 10 months in prison for failing to collect and pay over employment taxes to the IRS, causing a total loss to the IRS of over $9.6 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Defendant Paid More Than $45,000 to Former Chief of Collections.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas man was sentenced today to eight years and one month in prison after he admitted to searching for and downloading hundreds of child pornography files through the internet.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - While some of the most well-known national parks again had record visitation in 2021, numbers across the entire National Park System remained below pre-pandemic totals. These findings were released today as the National Park Service published its official annual visitation statistics for 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - A Fayetteville man pleaded guilty today for receiving bribes in his role as a flooring technician while employed at Ft. Bragg.
By Karen Kidd | Feb 16, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announcement of $69 million in additional payroll protection support to protect 31,000 aviation manufacturing jobs nationwide will support the industry's "robust recovery," transportation's secretary said in a news release
