News from January 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - Two Jake’s Fireworks defendants, including the owner of the Nederland business, have pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH), and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) released the following joint statement regarding the Biden White House’s lack of leadership during the latest rollout of 5G technology...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Todd Bussino, 38, of Mt. Holly, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington to 53 months’ imprisonment following his guilty plea to a charge that he robbed a Rutland-area convenience store with a knife last March.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: HOT SPRINGS, Ark.-- Starting Wednesday, Jan. 19, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will deploy a low-flying aircraft that will be visible to residents living near Hot Springs National Park (Park), as well as adjacent areas to the east of the park. The USGS is mapping aquifers in the areas surrounding...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: HONOLULU - A U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division investigation has found a Hawaii flooring contractor misclassified some employees as independent contractors and paid others straight-time wages for all hours when they worked over 40 in a workweek, both violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A new initiative to combat health care fraud in West Virginia was launched today in Wheeling, according to United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld.
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
As the Treasury Department warns American taxpayers they may face a difficult tax filing season due to ongoing backlogs at the IRS, Republican Leader on the House Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement:
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
While Democrats and President Biden attempt to spend even more towards their disorganized COVID plan, American taxpayers deserve to know where the rest of the money went:
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
Responding to the jobs report showing that only 199,000 jobs were created in December—less than half of expectations—Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement:
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the following statement after the December Producer Price Index (PPI) release showed record-high producer prices:
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
The Federal Reserve’s December Survey of Consumer Expectations showed Americans expect inflation to be up 6 percent one year from now.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, NV - The Black Rock Field Office, Winnemucca District, Bureau of Land Management, will be seasonally closing a portion of the High Rock Canyon Road to vehicle use beginning Monday, February 7, through Friday, May 6, 2022.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: Bartlett Cove, AK-Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve invites comments on proposed changes to the park’s Compendium. The Compendium is a compilation of all designations, closures and restrictions adopted under discretionary authority within the regulations covering national parks. The Compendium...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: ANCHORAGE - Four Anchorage individuals involved in a bribery and fraud scheme to obtain Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) government contracts with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have been sentenced in federal court.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH), and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) released the following joint statement regarding the Biden White House’s lack of leadership during the latest rollout of 5G technology...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
Release: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a recruiting event on January 26th to assist individuals interested in an exciting new federal career as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Boston-area contractor who frequently traveled to Rhode Island to cash business checks at a check-cashing business as part of a scheme to not report or pay taxes on nearly $2 million in income was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Providence, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: Greensboro, N.C. - Two Durham, North Carolina, tax preparers have pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States in connection with a scheme that involved preparing and filing false tax returns.
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the following statement after the December Consumer Price Index (CPI) release showed inflation surged 7 percent year over year, the fastest rate since 1982.
By Press release submission | Jan 18, 2022
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Pete Stauber (R-Minn.)along with Congressional Western Caucus Chair Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) led a Republican forum titled "Minnesota Mining and American Potential: An Opportunity for a Brighter and More Secure Future."
