News from January 2022
By EPA Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
INNOVATIVE WATER TECHNOLOGIES FOR LAGOON WASTEWATER SYSTEMS IN SMALL COMMUNITIES grant opened on Jan. 20.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Corrine Little, 38, of Webster, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with unauthorized access of a protected computer. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A Virginia man was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for possessing images of the sexual abuse of children.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: A pharmacist and a pharmacy owner await sentencing after pleading guilty to charges related to a conspiracy to unlawfully dispense controlled substances.
By Trina Thomas | Jan 20, 2022
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Office of Law Enforcement recently emphasized that it is illegal to procure or possess hummingbirds alive or dead in light of a growing interest in chuparosa, a Mexican love charm made from the protected bird’s dried body
By Interior Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: MANTEO, N.C. - In anticipation of a winter storm event, Wright Brothers National Memorial and the visitor center at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site will not open Friday, Jan. 21 until 12 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man was sentenced today to five years in prison for using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 20, 2022
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Habitat Conservation has highlighted their list of the top 21 habitat conservation stories of 2021.
By George Willis | Jan 20, 2022
A 32-year-old Iowa man was sentenced to 210 months in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for numerous offenses surrounding the enticement of a minor, according to a release from the Department of Justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DONTRELL MATHEWS, age 42, a resident of Thibodaux, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to a one-count superseding bill of information charging him with distribution of a quantity of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: SAN DIEGO - The United States Attorney’s Office today released its Annual Report, which details major cases and achievements of 2021 that took place despite extraordinary challenges to law enforcement and federal court operations in the district due to the ongoing pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that Brown Dermatology has agreed to resolve allegations that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in its care and treatment of patients who are deaf or hard of hearing. Brown Dermatology is a private medical practice that provide clinical services at 10 locations across Rhode Island.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 37-year-old Sullivan City resident has been ordered to federal prison after harboring individuals illegally in the country in harsh living conditions, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By Bob Martin | Jan 20, 2022
Eight universities and colleges around the country will receive $3.9 million in funding for Agricultural Workforce Training grants, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced recently.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Special Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Ventura, California returned ancient artifacts to the Republic of Iraq Thursday. The ceremony took place at the Iraqi Consulate in Los Angeles, California.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge sentenced two Nigerian nationals yesterday for their role in an international money laundering conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: CLANTON, Ala. - Homeowners and renters in Jefferson and Shelby counties who were affected by the Oct. 6-7, 2021 severe storms and flooding who apply for disaster assistance from FEMA, may be referred to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). If you are referred to SBA, you should submit an SBA disaster loan application.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2022 - USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is committed to promoting equity and inclusion through its federal nutrition assistance programs and today, is celebrating advancements made over the past year while acknowledging the long journey ahead. Throughout the past year, the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: BILLINGS - An Ashland man who admitted to assaulting an elderly man on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in 2019 was sentenced today to time served of approximately 30 months, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Gilbert Michael Coriz, 35, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, appeared in federal court on Jan. 19 for a detention hearing on a charge of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. Coriz will remain in custody pending trial.
