News from January 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA -- A former resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced on two indictments in federal court today on his conviction of violating federal drug trafficking laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2022
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Johnny William Kyte, Jr., age 62, of Elkton, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to production of child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 19, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Taking historic action that will benefit the nation’s public lands for generations to come, the Foundation for America’s Public Lands launched today at a virtual event featuring remarks by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Department leaders. This congressionally-chartered, non-profit...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2022
News Release: Miami, Florida - A 27-year-old Georgia man who redirected the benefits of veterans and Social Security Administration beneficiaries to accounts that his co-conspirators set up and controlled has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. The defendant was also ordered to pay more than $1.3 million in restitution to his victims.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 19, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the next initiatives in the Biden-Harris Trucking Action Plan.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2022
News Release: Committed new federal crimes while on supervision for illegal possession of ammunition.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 19, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that BENJAMIN J. BAGALA, age 27, of Santa Rosa, California pleaded guilty and was sentenced for three counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees and one count of depredation against property of the United States. He appeared...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 19, 2022
News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS - Driving through scenic Big Bend will soon be a smoother, safer, and more enjoyable experience. Over the next three months, all the park’s 120 miles of paved roads will be cleaned, prepped, and resurfaced. During this time, park visitors may experience up to 15-minute delays, but no road closures are expected. Work is expected to be complete in April 2022.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 19, 2022
The U.S. Department of Commerce has released a compilation of its 2021 successes in promoting President Joseph R. Biden's Build Back Better goals with a list of the department's 21 most popular blogs.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2022
News Release: FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson of the Northern District of Indiana announced that Michael L. Placencia, 53, of Auburn, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than five grams of methamphetamine.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 19, 2022
News Release: Wenstrup: Americans Need Patient-Focused Communication in Health Care, Not One-Size-Fits-All Mandates.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2022
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Richard Brent Collum, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, was indicted today on a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 19, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today published the 2020 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary. The summary shows that more than 99 percent of the samples tested had pesticide residues below benchmark levels established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
By Emily Bevard | Jan 19, 2022
A Houston-based recycling company recently entered a settlement agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations at 10 of its Texas and Oklahoma facilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2022
News Release: A man who received child pornography was sentenced Dec. 3, 2021, to 10 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2022
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - United States Attorney Gary Restaino announced today that the District of Arizona collected $38,381,652 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2021. Of this amount, $24,125,534 was collected in criminal actions and $14,256,117 was collected in civil actions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2022
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Joshua Allen Hinkle, of Cabins, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 77 months of incarceration for a fentanyl charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By State Newswire | Jan 19, 2022
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Jan 19, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has issued the following statement after remarks today by President Biden that undercut his own administration’s already weak response to Russia’s military buildup in and around Ukraine. White House staff’s efforts to clean up his very clear statements are an ever further distraction to this dire situation.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 19, 2022
The United States Department of Justice has reported that a school affiliate of the University of California, San Diego agreed to pay a fine in order to answer claims that it violated the False Claims Act.
