News from February 2022
By Interior Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: MINERAL, Calif. -The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comment on a project to improve Lassen Volcanic National Park's water treatment system for Lost Creek Group Campground and Volcano Adventure Camp. This project is proposed to replace the surface water collection system with a subsurface source. If well drilling is successful, a small pump, water tank and treatment building would be constructed to serve these campgrounds.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Tuesday, Ryan Matthew Swick, 34, of Parker, Arizona was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 28 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Swick previously pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered weapon made from a shotgun.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - JIMMY LEE BROOKS, 36, of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to serve 235 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of ammunition as a felon and witness tampering, announced United States Attorney Robert Troester.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: MISSOULA - A Texas man accused of groping a minor girl while on a flight to Bozeman admitted to a sexual assault crime today, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
Geothermal Drilling Technology Demonstration Campaign (GDTDC) grant opened on Feb. 3.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: Defendant Charged with Directing Co-Conspirators in Theft of More Than $740,000 from Benton County.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Devell Lincoln, age 56, of Washington, D.C. to five years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to commit theft of public money, theft of public money and aggravated identity theft.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States - Fiscal Year 2022 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant opened on Feb. 3.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. (Feb. 3, 2022)-Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, held a roundtable to discuss sexual harassment and verbal abuse at the Washington Commanders...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: FORT SMITH - A Fort Smith man was sentenced today to 36 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Mailing a Threatening Communication. The Honorable Judge P.K. Holmes III presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fort Smith.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Rodolfo Bogado, age 38, of Schenectady, New York, was arrested today for possessing video and image files containing child pornography, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Matthew Scarpino, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, and Rep. Ro Khanna, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Environment, sent letters to the five members of the Boards of Directors of four fossil fuel companies the Chairs previously invited to a hearing scheduled...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - FEMA remains focused on reducing barriers and increasing opportunities for all Tennessee tornado survivors to receive support and assistance when they need it.
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: On behalf of the American people, we express our sincere condolences on the passing of Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh, a Buddhist monk, peace activist, and founder of the Engaged Buddhism movement and the Plum Village Tradition, a monastic practice centered on mindfulness.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: Popular RAISE Discretionary Grant Program funds increased by approximately $500 million over last year under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help meet overwhelming demand
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Ambassador David Satterfield will travel to Kenya, Egypt, the UAE, Turkey, and Israel from January 24 to February 4, 2022. Special Envoy Satterfield will hold meetings with officials from respective governments and key stakeholders to promote democratic civilian rule in Sudan and to support peace and prosperity in the Horn of Africa.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: Two former correctional officers pleaded guilty this week to engaging in bribery and smuggling contraband into Leavenworth Detention Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in Amarillo, Texas, issued an indictment today charging Dr. Richard Kazmaier, 54, with smuggling goods into the United States and two violations of the Endangered Species Act. The indictment alleges that Kazmaier, an associate professor of biology at West Texas A&M University, imported protected wildlife items into the country without declaring it or obtaining the required permits.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) convened an engagement session with Tribal leaders focused on the implementation of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and public safety resources across Indian Country.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2022
News Release: A federal grand jury in New York returned an indictment today charging four Belarusian state officials with conspiracy to commit aircraft piracy.
