News from February 2022
By State Newswire | Feb 10, 2022
News Release: The undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition express their deep concern at the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities’ attacks on freedom of the press and their suppression of independent local media in Hong Kong.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2022
News Release: Bowling Green, KY - A federal grand jury in Bowling Green, KY returned an indictment on yesterday charging a Bowling Green, KY man with possessing multiple firearms, including a sawed-off shotgun, and with possessing with the intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2022
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - James Workman, age 33, of Conquest, New York, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition as a felon. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 10, 2022
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) is set to deactivate and demolish the prototype for a reactor plant used for the first nuclear-powered submarine, a major step toward advancing environmental cleanup at the DOE Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site.
By State Newswire | Feb 10, 2022
Release: The United States welcomes the offer announced today by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to begin negotiating a new Defense Cooperation Agreement. When concluded, this agreement will allow our countries to deepen our close security partnership, further strengthen cooperation in NATO operations, and together, contribute to continued growth in Transatlantic security.
By State Newswire | Feb 10, 2022
Release: QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for your time.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2022
News Release: A Spencer man who possessed child pornography was sentenced February 9, 2022, to 15 years in federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 10, 2022
News Release: Starting Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, visitors to Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area can enjoy reading a story with their children while also on a hike. This exciting program offers a creative, self-paced and socially distanced way to experience the park. Participants will read the illustrated...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield man was sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in federal court in Worcester for his role in a conspiracy to traffic drugs from California to Western Massachusetts and launder the proceeds.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2022
News Release: The Justice Department found that the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, through the actions of its component courts, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by prohibiting or limiting the use of disability-related medication to treat Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) by individuals under court ...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 10, 2022
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, highlighted how critical it is to listen to health care workers and address the steep challenges they continue to face during the pandemic at a HELP Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety hearing chaired by Senator Hickenlooper (D-CO).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2022
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that a federal jury seated in Lafayette, Louisiana, has returned a guilty verdict against Morgan Lyons, 42, of Jennings, Louisiana on firearms and drug possession charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of New Jersey and current resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of failure to register as a sex offender, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By State Newswire | Feb 10, 2022
Release: The United States condemns the terrorist attack by the Houthis today that struck the commercial airport in Abha, Saudi Arabia, injuring at least a dozen innocent civilians. We wish the victims a full recovery. Repeated attacks of the last several weeks have harmed civilians and civilian infrastructure...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2022
News Release: Law enforcement officials seize large quantities of fentanyl, meth and illegal firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2022
News Release: LONDON, Ky. - Two Rockholds, Kentucky, men, Jake Messer, 38, and George Oscar Messer, 62, have been convicted by federal juries sitting in London, of two counts of kidnapping. Jake Messer was convicted on Thursday morning, after a three-day trial. George Oscar Messer was convicted on Jan. 13, 2022, after his three-day trial.
By Art Benavidez | Feb 10, 2022
As the world enters the third year since the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Americans continue to grapple with impacts caused by the pandemic, including food insecurity.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Waltham man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly receiving child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Carpentersville, Illinois, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of Aiding or Assisting in the Preparation or Filing of False Federal Income Tax Returns, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By Timothy Stuckey | Feb 10, 2022
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is scheduled to visit Australia, Fiji and Hawaii from Feb. 7-13 to meet with Indo-Pacific allies and partners.
