News from January 2022
By State Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
FY 2022 Request for Concept Notes Benefiting Afghan Refugees in Pakistan grant opened on Jan. 31.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 72 months’ incarceration followed by 10 years’ supervised release on his conviction of Possession of Material Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By State Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
Release: Since the military coup of Feb. 1, 2021, the people of Burma have stood firm in rejecting military rule and calling for their country’s return to the path to inclusive democracy. Tragically, in its continued violent quest to consolidate control, the regime has killed nearly 1,500 people, including women and children, and detained some 10,000 more, including civilian officials, civil society and labor activists, journalists, and foreign citizens.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - A Duplin County man has been charged in an indictment for teaching another individual how to make and use an explosive, knowing that the individual intended to use that instruction in the attempted murder of federal law enforcement, in violation of 18 USC 1114, all in violation of...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The National Park Service (NPS) announced a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a Bison Management Plan at Yellowstone National Park Friday, Jan. 28. With this announcement, the NPS introduces a broad range of actions for managing bison inside...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Nathan D. Smith, of Bridgeport, Ohio, has admitted to a methamphetamine charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By State Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to President Biden earlier this month expressing his concern regarding a lack of U.S. nominations to numerous key positions around the world while the United States faces a myriad of national security challenges. Risch also published an op-ed on this topic in Foreign Policy last week - it can be read here.
By State Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
Release: Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, will serve as Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, at the Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ambassador Geeta Pasi plans to retire to pursue other opportunities.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) joined many other law enforcement agencies and non-governmental organizations in raising awareness of human trafficking during January. The agency continues its charge all year long to combat the crime and assist victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - Eric Lee Flack, 43, of Bluefield, pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RANDI LEWIS, age 34, from Houston, Texas, was charged on Jan. 28, 2022 by a federal grand jury in a five-count indictment with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1594(c) and...
By State Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
Protecting human rights: combating hate and politically motivated crimes grant opened on Jan. 31.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Lynn woman was arrested today for allegedly stealing over $50,000 in Social Security benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Bucksport man was sentenced today in federal court for possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 12½ years (150 months) of imprisonment and six years of supervised release on his conviction of violating the conditions of his supervised release and violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ORONDE GABRIEL, age 37 of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on Jan. 28, 2022 in a single count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury for violating Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: LURAY, VA -Shenandoah National Park is implementing a pilot project to manage visitor use on Old Rag Mountain to reduce impacts to natural resources and to improve visitor experience. “The number of people climbing Old Rag Mountain continues to grow and congestion on the mountain is impacting resources.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - Tristan Davis, of Burlington, was sentenced on Jan. 28, 2022, to over 23 years in prison for his involvement in a drug conspiracy dating back to 2001. He is the last of eight defendants to be sentenced after they were charged in November 2019. Davis, age 36, originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, was sentenced to 280 months in federal prison. There is no parole in the federal prison system.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Fabian Alcaraz-Santillan, 25, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced on Jan. 31. 2022 to 123 months in federal prison following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), joint law enforcement partner investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft of government property, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
