News from January 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: Charleston, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Corey F. Ellis announced today that Quentin John Fishburne, a/k/a “Q", 40, of Walterboro, was sentenced to more than 23 years in federal prison after a jury convicted him on numerous firearms charges, including two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of conspiracy to make false statements in connection with the purchase of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: A man who illegally sold thousands of doses of controlled substances and prescription drugs pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man made his initial appearance today on charges of sex trafficking, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: WEST GLACIER, Mont. [January 5, 2022] - The National Park Service (NPS) has approved Glacier National Park’s Comprehensive Telecommunications Plan. On Dec. 13, 2021, the Regional Director for NPS Interior Regions 6, 7, and 8 signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the environmental assessment (EA) prepared for the plan.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Anthony Francis Nero, 48, of Norristown, PA, pleaded guilty today to charges of sending threatening communications and cyberstalking before United States District Judge Karen S. Marston.
By State Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
NGA-POLECON-GR-22-001-010522 grant opened on Jan. 5.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 5, 2022
Sen. Susan Collins is leading a group of lawmakers in urging the U.S. Department of Energy to release additional funding from the Weatherization Assistance Program to help low-income families afford energy costs this winter.
By Karen Kidd | Jan 5, 2022
Three leading conservation groups have officially warned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it has until mid-February to do a better job protecting manatees from water pollution in Florida to avoid a lawsuit.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: BARNSTABLE, Mass. - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland joined Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Representative Bill Keating and others in Covell’s Beach, Barnstable, today to commemorate the groundbreaking for the Vineyard Wind 1 project, the first commercial scale offshore wind project in the ...
By State Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
Release: The Department of State is publicly designating former Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) President Milan Tegeltija and the President of the Movement for Democratic Action (PDA) and Parliamentary Assembly Representative Mirsad Kukic due to their involvement in ...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland toured various sites in Maryland today to highlight the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s investments in infrastructure and climate resiliency initiatives.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Yesterday, Jeroy Johnson Benally, 23, of Chinle, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dominic W. Lanza to 177 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Benally previously pleaded guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON -The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced today the launch of its new website dedicated to solving missing and murdered cases in Indian Country.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo was in Albuquerque, New Mexico, today to highlight the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's $8.3 billion investments water management and drought resilience.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Camren Allen Klimes, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Independence, Missouri, man who faces murder charges in state court was sentenced in federal court today on multiple charges of illegally possessing firearms, including stolen firearms, and drug trafficking.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today formally established a process to review and replace derogatory names of the nation’s geographic features.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland wrapped her week-long trip out West today as part of the Biden-Harris administration’s “Building a Better America” tour.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed Francis M. (Trey) Hamilton III as interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee effective Dec. 26, 2021, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546. Prior to that date, Chief United States District Judge Travis R. McDonough administered the oath of office for Mr. Hamilton’s appointment at the Joel W. Solomon Federal Courthouse in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area would like experience your vision of the park. Use the park’s spectacular views in any season, historic sites, recreational opportunities, and diversity of life at Big South Fork and document your park as you see it. Images may show wildlife, plant life...
