News from February 2022
By State Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
2022 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO programs in Tanzania and Uganda grant opened on Feb. 14.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: Miami, Florida - A U.S. District Judge in South Florida has sentenced a prior convicted felon from Fort Pierce to 120 months in prison for possessing a firearm last Memorial Day.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: MCALLEN, Texas - Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led an investigation resulting in the sentencing of a Mexican man who was convicted for importing cocaine, meth and fentanyl.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: Beatrice, Nebraska - Homestead National Historical Park will be sharing a video presentation entitled Cultivating Connection: Black Homesteading in America on Sunday, Feb. 27, at 2:00 p.m. at the park’s Education Center and online. Produced by Park Guide Jessica Korgie, this presentation aims to...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Stephen H. Wong (619) 546-9464 and Mikaela L. Weber (619) 546-9734.
By Trina Thomas | Feb 14, 2022
The Census Academy on Jan. 27 introduced the 2022 Back to Data Basics Webinar Series.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ROBERT JOHN, age 46, from St. Bernard, Louisiana, was indicted on Feb. 11, 2022 for conspiring to commit student aid fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: Concord, NH - The United States Marshals Service is very pleased to announce that two-time “Fugitive of the Week" surrendered this past Friday at the Laconia Police Department.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States District Judge Jay C. Zainey sentenced RAYMOND ZEPEDA, age 49, and ROLANDO CLARK, age 39, both of Houston, Texas, to 120 months imprisonment for violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. The sentencing occurred on February 8, 2022.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking zoos, aquariums, and wildlife facilities to participate in an important SARS-CoV-2 Serology Study to identify animal species that may be susceptible to the virus. We will also assess the effectiveness of ...
By State Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and the Republican Members of the Committee have released the following joint statement commemorating six months since the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan. McCaul was joined by Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Steve Chabot (R-OH),...
By Trina Thomas | Feb 14, 2022
The US Department of Agriculture announced on Jan. 27 that five individuals will be appointed for new regional director positions.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Brian T. Whipple, age 42, of New Berlin, New York pled guilty today to receipt and possession of child pornography. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Matthew Scarpino, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations, and New York State Police Superintendent Kevin P. Bruen.
By Ariana Chiarenza | Feb 14, 2022
US Fish and Wildlife Service celebrated over 150 years of service last week.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Portland man is facing federal charges after attempting to open an emergency exit on a commercial airline flight from Salt Lake City, Utah to Portland.
By Ariana Chiarenza | Feb 14, 2022
Under Secretary Zeya and acting Assistant Secretary Peterson traveled to the Global Conference for Media Freedom this week hosted by Estonia to discuss the protection of freedoms for journalists around the world.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: On Feb. 10, 2022, at approximately 11:00 am, a white 2020 Mazda Miata MX-5 was traveling westbound on CA-190 just east of Towne Pass. As the vehicle traveled westbound at an undetermined speed, it traversed a right hand curve in the roadway. The driver allowed the car to leave the roadway where it...
By Ariana Chiarenza | Feb 14, 2022
The Barrio Azteca gunmen responsible for committing Consulate murders in Ciudad Juarez were found guilty of all counts earlier this month.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: DAYTON, Ohio - A former longtime Beavercreek police officer pleaded guilty in federal court here today to two federal child pornography crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Penn Hills, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to 11 years' imprisonment on his conviction of federal narcotics charges, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
