News from January 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Patrick Harrison, 39, of Pottstown, PA, was arrested and charged by Indictment with Hobbs Act robbery; carrying, using, and brandishing a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence; and being felon in possession of a firearm in connection with a pharmacy robbery in West Philadelphia last year.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - Rachael Splaine Rollins was sworn in today as the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV administered the oath of office in federal court in Boston during a private ceremony. A formal investiture will be planned for a later date.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are practicing "tough love" when it comes to preparing wheat for the climate challenges ahead.
By Timothy Stuckey | Jan 10, 2022
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg has recently challenged all transportation stakeholders to aid in the campaign against human trafficking.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents across the country will come together Jan. 11, to show solidarity for victims of human trafficking, while pushing to educate the communities it supports on the various signs and forms of the crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Merriam Woods Village, Missouri, man has been sentenced in federal court for the sexual exploitation of children.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: CHALLIS, Idaho-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Challis Field Office and BLM Law Enforcement are offering a $2000 cash reward for information leading to the arrest of person(s) responsible for the shooting deaths of two wild horses in the Spar Canyon area near Challis on or about Nov. 14, 2021.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - On or around Jan. 16, 2022, the Stillwater Field Offices (SWFO) will begin a wild horse gather on and around the Desatoya Herd Management Area (HMA) located approximately 77 miles east of Fallon, Nevada. The Desatoya HMA encompasses approximately 161,700 acres of public and private lands. The SWFO will conduct gather operations using the helicopter-assisted method.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: A Tulsa woman who enabled the abuse of a young child was sentenced Monday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By State Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Joshua Michael Bourne, of Shanks, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 24 months of incarceration for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. today sentenced Michael Dexter Little to 19 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and aggravated identity theft. The Court also ordered Little to forfeit at least $12.3 million, which are traceable to proceeds of the offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Tammy Jean Holmes, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 21 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: RENO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Nevada State Office (NVSO) invites the public to two virtual workshops on the proposed Greenlink North Project to be held via Zoom January 26 and 27.
By Caleb Lombardo | Jan 10, 2022
In 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management saw a reclamation project to completion in Colorado.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - Robert Bell, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris for the Central District of Illinois announced that Dustin R. Test, 39, from Peoria, Illinois, was sentenced on Jan. 6, 2022, to 190 months imprisonment, to be followed by eight years of supervised release, for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents across the country will come together Jan. 11, to show solidarity for victims of human trafficking by wearing blue and encourages the public to do the same with the goal of educating the community on the signs of human trafficking.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: MANTEO, N.C. - Wright Brothers National Memorial will waive its entrance fee on six days in 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that three British Virgin Islands citizens and one citizen of the Dominican Republic were arrested today, January 9, 2022, on criminal charges related to their alleged possession with intent to distribute 667 kilograms of cocaine on-board a vessel apprehended yesterday near St. Croix.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha today announced the appointment of Sara Miron Bloom, a veteran federal prosecutor who amassed a diverse and exceedingly distinguished record of accomplishment while serving in the United States Attorney’s Office for District of Massachusetts for over two decades, to lead his team of supervisors in the District of Rhode Island.
