News from February 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to 30 months’ imprisonment followed by six years of supervised release on his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Juawan Davis, age 25, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: On Jan. 28, 2022, FBI Special Agents from the Jackson Field Office, together with Agents from the Memphis, Tennessee Field Office, arrested ANDREUS T. SHANNON in Dickson, Tennessee. Clay Joyner, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, and Jermicha Fomby, Special Agent in Charge (SAC)...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
There were 66 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Labor in January.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
Item C-2 is an Interim Policy Statement on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
Item C-1 is a draft Updated Policy Statement on the certification of new interstate natural gas facilities which will inform the public as to how the Commission will determine whether a proposed natural gas project “is or will be required by the public convenience and necessity,” as that standard is established in section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
FERC today launched an inquiry to examine whether the use of dynamic line ratings (DLRs), which are based on a wide range of weather and line-specific factors affecting the operation of electric transmission lines, would help ensure just and reasonable wholesale rates by improving the accuracy and transparency of line ratings.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
FERC is exploring the issue of oil pipeline capacity allocation problems that can arise when irregular events or factors, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, affect demand for oil pipeline capacity.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
FERC Chairman Rich Glick today announced Nicole Sitaraman has joined the Office of Public Participation (OPP) as Deputy Director.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Training and Services to End Violence Against Women with Disabilities Grant Program Solicitation grant opened on Feb. 15.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rodney L. Yentzer, age 52, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania was charged in a criminal information with one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and one count of theft of public money for defrauding Medicare and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services between 2016 and 2020.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
Wildfires can cause significant changes in the carbon found in soils.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced Challenge 3 as part of the Grid Optimization (GO) Competition — managed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) — aimed at developing software management solutions to address challenging power grid problems.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
“COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF JOEL ``JOE'' STEVENSON“ was published in the House of Representatives section on page H1079 on Feb. 9
By Ariana Chiarenza | Feb 15, 2022
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced earlier this month a new molluscan shellfish Health Certificate for products exported to Europe.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: The United States is expected to experience as much sea level rise by the year 2050 as it witnessed in the previous hundred years. That’s according to a NOAA-led report updating sea level rise decision-support information for the U.S. released today in partnership with half a dozen other federal agencies.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALLEN EVANS, 35, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 16 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Philadelphia, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 60 months in prison followed by 4 years supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Alejandro Valles, 27, of Aguila, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge James A. Soto to 15 months in prison for smuggling weapons from the United States into Mexico. Judge Soto previously sentenced David Alberto Duarte-Marquez, 21, a Mexican citizen and Valles’ co-conspirator, to 33 months in prison. Both men pleaded guilty to their offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Colorado woman and a Houston woman were sentenced today in federal court in Boston for their roles in a multi-million-dollar Medicare fraud scheme.
