News from January 2022
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
A Sparta, Tennessee, woman pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to concealing material support and resources intended to be provided to a Foreign Terrorist Organization, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
The former owner and co-CEO of an electronics recycling firm was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 6 months in prison for tax fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown.
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
A Paterson Police officer was indicted today for physically assaulting a victim and then attempting to cover it up, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
Cynthia Miller, of Newburg, West Virginia, has admitted to wire fraud, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
A man who intentionally shot through a neighbor’s door during a domestic violence incident involving a child was sentenced in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced today that it has opened an investigation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into whether the State of South Carolina subjects adults with mental illness to unnecessary institutionalization and risk of institutionalization, in adult care homes.
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
The Department of Justice today announced that Amtrak paid over $2 million to more than 1,500 individuals who experienced disability discrimination while traveling or attempting to travel by train.
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
The Justice Department announced today that the City of Arlington, Texas, has agreed to pay $395,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging that it violated the Fair Housing Act when it refused to support an affordable housing development that would have served low-income families with children.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 18, 2022
Two environmental groups have recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accusing it of delaying smog reduction measures in six states with some of the nation’s worst air quality.
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
A dual Iranian-U.S. citizen was arrested Friday in Chicago, on criminal charges related to his alleged conspiracy to illegally export U.S. goods, technology and services to end users in Iran, including the government of Iran, in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
Two Florida residents were sentenced yesterday for conspiring to and illegally attempting to export controlled items to Libya.Peter Sotis, 57, of Delray Beach, and Emilie Voissem of Sunrise, were convicted in October 2021 following a one-week jury trial in Miami.
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment yesterday, which was unsealed today, charging 11 defendants with seditious conspiracy and other charges for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
By David Hutton | Jan 18, 2022
The U.S. Army and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently teamed up to determine exactly how projects that could impact endangered species are evaluated.
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
A Washington man was sentenced today to 84 months, or seven years, in prison for his role in a plot to threaten and intimidate journalists and advocates who worked to expose anti-Semitism.
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
The United States Attorney's Office announced that JOSHUA J.
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL SCHMEER, 52, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for downloading thousands of child sex abuses images and videos over the internet.
By David Hutton | Jan 18, 2022
In a virtual introductory meeting, U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Turkish Minister of Trade Mehmet Mus confirmed a continuing effort to boost bilateral trade between the nations.
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that John Dethlefs, age 54, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for receipt of child pornography.
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Kyle, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Sexual Exploitation of Minors and Possession of Child Pornography.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 18, 2022
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) recently seized over 100 pounds of cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine with a street value of over $1.5 million at the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry in Texas.
