News from February 2022
By Trina Thomas | Feb 15, 2022
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Jan. 31 released information about the number of lives saved last year in the United States.
By Timothy Stuckey | Feb 15, 2022
Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (IEA) has announced the establishment a new partnership with LOGISTEC USA Inc., a LOGISTEC Corporation affiliate
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
BJA FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program 3 grant opened on Feb. 15.
By State Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
Release: Acting Coordinator for Global COVID-19 Response and Health Security Mary Beth Goodman discusses the Global Action Plan and commitments made by the United States, foreign ministers, and international organizations to end the pandemic in 2022 and strengthen global health security. She then takes questions from participating journalists.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: Three men were sentenced yesterday in the Middle District of North Carolina for fraudulently seeking over $2.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: The leader of a drug trafficking organization that distributed cocaine and methamphetamine to buyers in Tulsa was sentenced Friday in federal court.
By Timothy Stuckey | Feb 15, 2022
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Forest Service Chief Randy Moore recently announced the start of an extensive strategy to mitigate the rising threat of wildfires in the U.S
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: MOBILE, AL-- On Feb. 10, 2022, United States District Court Judge Terry F. Moorer sentenced Edwin Jerome Owens, aka “EJ", from Grand Bay, Alabama to 264 months imprisonment for his role in a local Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO). The 36 year old Owens pled guilty in July, 2021 to conspiracy to...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - Brian Allen Christensen, age 34, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced on Feb. 14, 2022, to 120 months in prison for Receipt of Child Pornography. His term of imprisonment will be followed by five years of supervised release. According to court documents Christensen was found guilty by a trial jury on Sept. 21, 2021.
By Laurie A. Luebbert | Feb 15, 2022
The U.S. Marshals Service knows no boundaries when it comes to tracking down fugitives.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
Release: PORTLAND, Oregon - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Portland International Airport (PDX). There are currently full- and part-time positions available and the starting salary is $19.90 per hour.
By State Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
Release: The Department of State is pleased to announce Dilawar Syed as the new Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs. Special Representative Syed brings a strong background in business and entrepreneurship, having built global enterprises in the fields of technology, healthcare, and business services.
By Laurie A. Luebbert | Feb 15, 2022
A West Virginia man has been sentenced to 14 years in connection with a fentanyl case.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated two individuals were arrested on Feb. 15, 2022, in Westfield, Vermont on federal charges relating to the distribution of controlled substances. Federal arrest warrants had been issued for their arrests in conjunction with...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Mario Madrigal, age 29, an inmate at Federal Correctional Institute - Schuylkill (FCI Schuylkill), Minersville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by United States Magistrate Judge Joseph F. Saporito, Jr., to ten days’ imprisonment for possessing a prohibited object, namely a black Samsung cellphone.
By Steven Hughes | Feb 15, 2022
The Biden Administration is researching ways to address the lack of semiconductors, a crucial element in the manufacturing of mobile phones and medical devices.
By Zachary Richter | Feb 15, 2022
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched a joint public inquiry to deal with illegal mergers.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Crews at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) have completed the first test to demonstrate that liquids can safely run through and between facilities that will support vitrification, a process that will transform the Hanford Site ’s radiological and chemical tank waste into a safe form for disposal.
By State Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
Release: The United States welcomes the lifting of the state of emergency in Ethiopia. This is another important step by the Government of Ethiopia to pave the way for a peaceful resolution of the ongoing conflict. We urge that this move be immediately followed by the release of all individuals arrested or detained...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Florida man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for soliciting child pornography, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.
