News from January 2022
Capitol Reef National Park Announces 2022 Artist-in-Residence Participants
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: Congratulations to the four participants selected for the 2022 Artist-in-Residence (AiR) program at Capitol Reef National Park. Since 2017 the AiR program has successfully recruited artists of many disciplines to share their interpretation of Capitol Reef with the public. The 2022 AiR participants are.
Culloden Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Travis Lee Hanshaw, 49, of Culloden, pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine.
San Antonio Man Gets Prison Time for Tax Evasion
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio man was sentenced today to 51 months in prison and ordered to pay $345,136.68 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for tax evasion.
McDowell County Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - A McDowell County man pleaded guilty today to production of child pornography.
Cherokee, N.C. Man Is Sentenced To Four Years For Abusive Sexual Contact Of A Minor In Indian Country
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Forrest Cole Stamper, 28, of Cherokee, N.C., and an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, was sentenced today to 48 months in prison and 15 years of supervised release for abusive sexual contact of a minor in Indian Country, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. also ordered Stamper to register as a sex offender after he is released from prison.
Gold Beach Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Receiving and Possessing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: MEDFORD, Ore.-A Gold Beach, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for receiving and possessing child pornography.
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Palestinian President Abbas
By State Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
United States Attorney Commemorates National Slavery And Human Trafficking Prevention Month
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg highlights efforts by federal, state, and local partners to prevent and combat human trafficking in the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) during National Slavery and Human Trafficking Month. The United States Attorney’s Human Trafficking Task Force leads law enforcement’s combined efforts to inform and protect communities across the district throughout the year.
ICE HSI investigation with local ICAC results in 20-year federal prison sentence for child exploitation offenses
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - An east Tennessee man was sentenced to serve 240 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to an indictment charging him with one count of transportation of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.
Department of Justice Issues Statement Concerning Ronald Greene Investigation
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Douglas A. Williams, Jr., release the following statement in connection with the Ronald Greene investigation.
DOI-BIA grant application closes on April 27
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grant grant opened on Jan. 31.
Uncasville Business Owner Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KATHRYN POCOCK, 59, of Uncasville, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, for tax evasion.
Woodbury County Man to Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: Alcaraz-Santillan received packages of meth hidden in women’s corsets from Mexico.
BLM seeds nearly 6,000 acres of eastern Nevada’s public lands
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Ely District in January aerially seeded 5,858 acres of eastern Nevada’s public lands. Objectives range from restoring and maintaining watershed health and improving wildlife habitat to protecting human life and property and repairing fire damage.
Former New Jersey Resident Pleads Guilty in Connection with Acadia National Park Triple Vehicular Fatality
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: BANGOR, Maine: An Indian national man pleaded guilty in federal court today to three counts of manslaughter, two counts of operating under the influence (OUI), and one count of unsafe operation of a motor vehicle. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee.
FEMA Approves Rental Assistance Rate Hike for 6 Kentucky Counties
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - At the request of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, FEMA has approved an increase in the rental assistance rate for eligible residents who were affected by the Dec. 10-11 severe storms and tornadoes in Caldwell, Graves, Hopkins, Marshall, Muhlenberg and Warren counties.
DOI-BIA offers new grant application process starting Jan. 31
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
Energy and Mineral Development Program (EMDP) grant opened on Jan. 31.
Two Huntington Men Appear in Federal Court in Connection to Roles in Multi-State Drug Ring
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Two men who participated in a drug ring and distributed various drugs in Huntington appeared today in federal court. William Raeshaun Byrd, 31, of Huntington, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine. Christopher Leon Vest, 33...
USDOJ-OJP-BJA grant application closes on Feb. 3
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
BJA FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program 2 grant opened on Jan. 31.
Notice of Flight Operations February 2022
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces flight operations for February 2022.
