News from February 2022
By State Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
There were eight press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs in January.
By David Beasley | Feb 1, 2022
The top military U.S. military leader warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that an invasion of Ukraine would be "horrific" CNN reported
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Emmanuel Roman-Figueroa, age 39, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Jan. 28, 2022, to 180 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for possessing 120 kilograms of 100% pure methamphetamine for distribution. Roman-Figueroa had pleaded guilty to the offense on July 29, 2021.
By State Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
U.S. Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program 2022 grant opened on Feb. 1.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA - Twenty-two individuals, residing across the United States, have been charged with wire fraud conspiracy and other related charges in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain approximately $3,899,377 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Alison Marshall, 46, of Sturgis, Michigan, has been charged by a federal grand jury with tampering with a consumer product, United States Attorney Andrew Birge announced today. Special Agent in Charge Lynda Burdelik, from the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations, joined the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield woman was sentenced today for stealing over $62,000 in Social Security benefits.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: Op-Ed: President Biden’s Trade Moratorium Undermines U.S. Strength and Competitiveness.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning a prescribed burn at the Dripping Springs Natural Area near Las Cruces, N.M. The Dripping Springs prescribed burn is planned for Feb. 15, 2022. Smoke will be highly visible to the City of Las Cruces and the surrounding communities. The...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) testified before the House Committee on Rules on the America CONCEDES Act, Democrats' sham bill that suppresses our own domestic energy capacity and increases our reliance on foreign adversaries like China for critical resources and products.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in conjunction with Holloman Air Force Base, is planning a prescribed burn within Otero County in southern New Mexico February 8. In total, 15-20 BLM firefighters and personnel will monitor the fire. These burns are being conducted to reduce the risk of wildfire spreading to public lands from the Base.
By State Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
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).
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: Buchanan Statement on Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Failure.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: Dear President Biden: We write to urge you to increase meaningful engagement with the European Union (EU) regarding its digital agenda, including the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which may be finalized in the coming months, and the Digital Services Act (DSA). As the EU works to take positive steps to...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - A former Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officer was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky for using excessive force on an arrestee. U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings sentenced Cory P. Evans, 34, to two years’ imprisonment and two years’ supervised release.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - For more than 20 years, the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP) at the DOE Idaho National Laboratory Site has sent shipments of defense transuranic (TRU) waste for disposal to EM ’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. And one person has been involved in every shipment.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - You may be eligible to apply for FEMA assistance after a line of tornadoes cut a path through middle and west Tennessee in December, but what does that really mean? What assistance does FEMA provide and to whom? Here are some answers.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on news that at least a dozen Historically Black Colleges and Universities reported bomb threats for a second day in a row.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: Local efforts to strengthen engagement and coordination mirror the national strategy.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Demetrius Moore, of Benwood, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 63 months of incarceration for a firearms charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
