News from February 2022
By State Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, (inaudible), very good to see you again. As always, I’m glad that Quad meetings have brought us together but also given us the opportunity and the excuse to be able to compare notes directly on the many the challenges we’re dealing with together, the United States and India.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Zen Solutions Inc., located in Arlington, Virginia, has agreed to pay approximately $31,000 in damages and civil penalties to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by obtaining more than one Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan in 2020. Zen Solutions also agreed...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. -In an effort to provide safe, well-maintained off-highway vehicle trails with services all recreationists can enjoy, the Bureau of Land Management welcomes public input on grant applications to the California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division. The BLM Bakersfield and Ukiah field offices will hold virtual public meetings to discuss grant proposals and receive public input.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: CONCORD - Christopher R Ross, a/k/a Chris R. Ross, 41, of Waterboro, Maine pleaded guilty in federal court to distribution of fentanyl, United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced today that Yue Liu, also known as Troy Liu (age: 41) of Mequon, Wisconsin, had been charged in a two-count information with wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343, and engaging in an unlawful monetary transaction, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1957. Liu has signed a plea agreement acknowledging that he is guilty of those charges.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. James Comer, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to Rahul Gupta, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), requesting a briefing regarding ONDCP’s progress in preparing the 2022 National Drug Control Strategy and ONDCP’s ongoing efforts to mitigate America’s substance use disorder crisis.
By State Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
Release: Bureau of Energy Resources Senior Bureau Official Harry Kamian will travel to Cairo, Egypt, and Bangkok, Thailand February 11-18. In both capitals, he will meet with government officials, energy sector leaders, and professional associations to advance bilateral and commercial energy relationships and to support clean energy transitions. Mr. Kamian will also participate in the Egyptian Petroleum Show and the U.S.-Thailand Energy Policy Dialogue.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - A New York man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement and other felony charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: Hot Springs, AR - Hot Springs National Park is planning to conduct prescribed fire operations Monday, February 14 through Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, depending on weather conditions. Controlled burns may be completed on Sugarloaf Mountain, Music Mountain and, if time and weather permit, Graves Gravel Pit on Whittington Avenue.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a Notice of Intent (NOI) and Request for Information (RFI) on the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $6 billion Civil Nuclear Credit Program. The nuclear credit program supports the continued operation of U.S. nuclear...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement following yesterday’s federal district court decision to restore federal protections under the Endangered Species Act for gray wolves in much of the lower 48 states. These protections were removed following a Trump administration decision to delist the gray wolf in late 2020, a move that was strongly criticized for lacking both scientific evidence and public support.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that David Boyle, 44, Wausau, Wisconsin pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge James Peterson to 18 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on February 9, 2022, James Burrous, age 47, of Tioga County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann to 51 months’ imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a marijuana grow operation.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Curwensville, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 24 months in prison and 3 years’ supervised release on his conviction of unlawful possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: MIAMI - This week, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced a new initiative, Operation Overdrive, aimed at combatting the rising rates of drug-related violent crime and overdose deaths plaguing American communities. Last fall, DEA initiated a data-driven approach using national crime statistics...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: Pea Ridge National Military Park will conduct prescribed fire operations sometime during the next several weeks, subject to weather conditions falling within the parameters of prescribed fire prescriptions. To assure visitor safety, some areas inside the park and trails may be closed while fire operations are taking place and for a short period after completion.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: Defendant used prior status as Amazon employee and underhanded tactics, including commercial bribes, to steal confidential information and manipulate the Amazon Marketplace.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Ronald Hertzog, age 59, of State College, Pennsylvania, was indicted on Feb. 10, 2022, by a federal grand jury for possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon.
By State Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
Release: More information about Sierra Leone is available on the Sierra Leone Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Michael Bryant, 62, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to federal drug and gun crimes.
