News from February 2022

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
News Release: Gambled Away Insurance Proceeds Meant to Repair Roof and Siding of Disabled Derecho Victim.

By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against J & J Distributing Company for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued an administrative complaint to Greg Deakin (Deakin), doing business as Banner Sale Management, Cuba, Ill., on Jan. 5, 2022, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.

By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced awards totaling $110 million for diverse small businesses in 27 states.

By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
Gabriel Isaac Leivas, 23, of Parker, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 33 months in prison, followed by a term of lifetime supervised release. Leivas previously pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Jon Paul Cook, Jr., age 42, of Gonzales, Louisiana, to 100 months in federal prison following his convictions for possession with the intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, and possession...

By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
United States Attorney Dennis R.

By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
Cover crops also provide public benefits by reducing sediment loss, nutrient runoff and leaching; reducing flooding; and storing carbon in the soil. Land-grant Universities conduct research and educate landowners about this important conservation practice.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
News Release: The Defendant Also Filed False Tax Returns Resulting in The Loss of Over $2.5 Million to the Federal Government.

By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $150 million in open funding for research projects focused on increasing efficiency and curbing carbon emissions from energy technologies and manufacturing.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
News Release: Washington, DC - The U.S. Marshals-led Florida Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force (FCRFTF) today arrested a District of Columbia murder suspect who had been added to the agency’s 15 Most Wanted list one month ago.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that XAVIER BRANDON GUINA, 25, of Fort Washakie, Wyoming was charged with assault by strangulation and suffocation. Guina appeared for an arraignment hearing on February 15, 2022, before United States Magistrate Judge Teresa M. McKee.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with PRC State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi about developments in the DPRK and Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. The Secretary underscored the need to preserve Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
United States Attorney Dennis R.
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
Release: The United States is designating members of an international network funding the Houthis’ military forces, which have routinely attacked civilians and civilian infrastructure in Yemen and in neighboring states, while intensifying Yemen’s humanitarian crisis. The United States has coordinated this action...

By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
A Heart Butte man who admitted to shooting up a house with a hunting rifle and wounding three of the occupants on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.

By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $44 million in funding to support projects developing commercial-ready technologies that give the United States a net-zero or net negative emissions pathway toward increased domestic supplies of critical elements required for the transition to clean energy.