News from February 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
News Release: Defendant Threw Objects, Sprayed Fire Extinguisher, Joined Crowd Pushing Against Law Enforcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
News Release: MONROE, La. - Two men from the Monroe, Louisiana area were sentenced today by United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty in separate cases on charges of illegal possession of firearms and drugs, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK) issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory outlining the growing international threat posed by ransomware over the past year.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2022-04. Feb. 2, 2022 To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials. Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending the Karnal bunt regulated areas in Maricopa and Pinal Counties in Arizona. Following a review of the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
News Release: BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK - Makahi Daevon Bryant, 20, of Brooklyn, New York was sentenced yesterday to three years of probation for his role in an unemployment insurance fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Matthew Scarpino, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas man was sentenced yesterday to 63 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm while on supervised release for a prior felony.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Joshua William Scheu, 37, of Willcox, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Cindy K. Jorgensen to 210 months in prison. Scheu previously pleaded guilty to two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
News Release: Defendant Beat Victim 1, Used Drugs to Control Her, and Threatened to Kill Her to Prevent Her from Providing Testimony at Trial.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
News Release: United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director for Michigan Brandon Fewins today announced infrastructure investments in seven northern Michigan communities.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing with experts from the cybersecurity industry and research community to examine the recently discovered vulnerability in Log4j - one of the most serious and widespread...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
News Release: MANTEO, N.C. - Cape Hatteras National Seashore visitors should use caution when participating in recreational activities on the beach and in the ocean between the villages of Rodanthe and Salvo due to debris from a collapsed house.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that EVERETT J. DILLON (“DILLON"), age 34, of Golden Meadow, Louisiana, was sentenced on February 8, 2022 for Possession of Materials Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Children in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(4)(B) and (b)(2).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
News Release: FARGO - United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter D. Welte sentenced Jordan Daniel Kraft, age 22, Fargo, ND, to 134 months in federal prison for Conspiracy to Commit Robbery and Robbery. Chief Judge Welte also sentenced Kraft to 3 years supervised release and a $100.00 Special Assessment.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on Jan. 21, 2022, released the Justice Department’s new National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
News Release: Flagstaff, AZ - On February 7, 2022, U.S. Marshals arrested three suspects for their involvement in a homicide that occurred in Stevens County, Washington in September of 2021. The suspects included Brenda Rasmussen, the victim’s wife, and her two sons, Danny, and Andrew Jones.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
News Release: Experts Warn U.S. Economy is at Risk of Wage-Price Spiral.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Tremayne Murphy, age 40, of Harford County, Maryland to six years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
Release: Washington - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is pleased to announce the final outlining how the Agency will advance surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging zoonotic diseases. -Read More-
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 9, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, sent letters today to six organizations that give out public relations awards, requesting documents on PR campaigns conducted on behalf of the oil and gas industry on the subject of climate change.
By Press release submission | Feb 9, 2022
The U.S. – Brazil Protocol Relating to Trade Rules and Transparency enters into force today, following completion of internal procedures.
