News from February 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Florida man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for orchestrating a bribery and kickback conspiracy and committing fraud in connection with a contract for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG).
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
News Release: The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice (NIJ) today published an article discussing the NIJ-supported and publicly available Violence Project Database that identifies common traits of persons who engaged in mass shootings between 1966 and 2019.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Raleigh man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for drug trafficking and firearms crimes. On Oct. 21, 2021, Romel Lamont Talton pled guilty to charges of distributing a controlled substance (cocaine base) and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
News Release: HARRISBURG - U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus announces that U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland released the Justice Department’s new National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking this week pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that charges have been filed against two men for conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, following the seizure of 86 kilograms of cocaine and a firearm at a Frenchtown residence on St. Thomas. Yefri Martinez Herrera and Kelly Bruney were arrested Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, and made their initial appearances in federal court today, February 4, 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa - A West Des Moines man was sentenced today to 97 months in federal prison for multiple federal offenses, including money laundering and making false claims for tax refunds. The court also ordered restitution in the amount of $404,440.85 and a special assessment of $925.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former deportation officer with the Department of Homeland Security was sentenced today to 15 months in federal prison for “structuring" charges for making cash withdrawals and deposits totaling nearly $200,000, which were designed to circumvent federal reporting requirements and to conceal assets from his then-wife and the state court during divorce proceedings.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
News Release: (Washington, DC)- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), lead sponsor of the FAMILY Act, released the following statement ahead of the 29th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) being signed into law.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
Bureau of Land Management Idaho Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands grant opened on Feb. 4.
By State Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides today in Washington, D.C. Secretary Blinken congratulated Foreign Minister Kasoulides on his return to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and reiterated ...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
The US Interior Department published a five page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the capture of Jarquez Mallory on First Degree Murder charges. Mallory is a suspect from a homicide that occurred at a carwash off North Hollywood Street on Aug. 3, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Patrick Allen Darlington, of Charles Town, West Virginia, has admitted to a failure to register charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By State Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
U.S. Consulate LagosPublic Affairs Section (PAS) grant opened on Feb. 4.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Rachael S. Rollins have announced the Justice Department’s new National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, which aims to enhance the Department’s capacity to prevent human trafficking; prosecute human trafficking cases; and support and protect human trafficking victims and survivors.
By State Newswire | Feb 4, 2022
News Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on any person who, while acting at the direction of or under the control of a foreign government, interferes with U.S. elections by violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).
