News from January 2022
By State Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
Release: On January 7, 2022, the Department approved the voluntary departure of Consulate General Almaty non-emergency U.S. government employees and family members of all Consulate General Almaty U.S. government employees.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
News Release: Sunday, January 9, 2021, is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, a day dedicated to showing our support for law enforcement on the local, state, and federal levels. Created in 2015, this day allows us to voice our appreciation to law enforcement officers for their service to us all.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
FY 2022 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CESCF) Traditional Conservation Grants Program (Service Legacy Region 7) grant opened on Jan. 7.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Yarmouth man was sentenced today in federal court for conspiracy to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
News Release: Southern California cougars often make the news with their litters of oh-so-cute kittens, but a UCLA-led study suggests that these mountain lions may soon find it much harder to reproduce due to a lack of genetic diversity.
By State Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
Release: MODERATOR: Thanks very much and good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining this call as we preview the diplomatic efforts in advance of Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman’s upcoming engagements in Europe next week. As a reminder, this call is on background. You can attribute what you hear to senior State Department officials.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Montebello man who provided a lethal dose of fentanyl to a victim was sentenced today to 400 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - A man was arrested today in connection with the Christmas Eve armed bank robbery of a Capital One Bank.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the completion of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation in the Western District of Louisiana.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
News Release: The installation of four prefabricated concrete vault toilets will begin Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. The current comfort facilities located at Barnett Bridge, Jett Bridge, Lily Bridge, and Nemo Day Use Area have surpassed their intended lifespan and will be removed and replaced by permanent structures. All areas will remain partially open, with the exception of Jett Bridge, which will remain closed to public access until construction is completed.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with South Florida Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on Jan. 7.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Lufkin man has been sentenced to federal prison for federal child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Parmelee, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on January 6, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
News Release: Miami, Florida - Yesterday, United States District Court Judge Aileen M. Cannon sentenced Nicholas Antonio Zamudio-Hernandez, 19, of Vero Beach, Florida, to 360 months in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for production and possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Five alleged members and associates of a neighborhood-based Jersey City, New Jersey, gang were charged for their roles in two gang-related shootings, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
News Release: Defendant Arrested Following Series of Threatening Texts.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
News Release: HARRISBURG, Pa. - There are just a few days left for homeowners and renters to apply for disaster assistance. Those who sustained uninsured or underinsured damage to their property from the remnants of Hurricane Ida living in Bedford, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, and York counties are encouraged to apply.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nev. - In late-December 2021, Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Basin named David Arend as deputy regional director for the lower basin’s regional programs and operations. Arend has nearly 20 years of experience serving with Reclamation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
News Release: ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - A Muscatine, Iowa, man, Nicholas Bryan Swank, 32, was sentenced on January 6, 2022, to a total of 210 months in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for attempted enticement of a minor, traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, and soliciting an obscene visual depiction of a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2022
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
