News from January 2022
By Interior Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: LOVELL, WY --It is ice fishing time once again at Bighorn Canyon. Park staff would like to remind visitors and fishermen to use extreme caution while out on the ice. The 2021-2022 winter weather has been inconsistent with well below zero temperatures one day and forty-degree weather with wind the next.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Seven Rogersville, Missouri, and Springfield, Mo., residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to transport thousands of stolen catalytic converters across state lines as part of a multi-million-dollar business.
By State Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
Empowering Women Journalists in Pakistan grant opened on Jan. 27.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement resolving allegations that the Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative Inc. (WREC) terminated U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Garrett Woodard when he returned from military service in violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: Defendants Attempted to Procure High-Powered Microwave System for Iran.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Foster Allen Ray, 72, of Gandeeville, was sentenced today to two years in prison and three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TOMMY JULIUS, also known as “General" and “J," 39, of New Haven, was sentenced today via videoconference by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny to 41 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a New Haven-based drug trafficking ring. Judge Chatigny ordered Julius to serve the first six months of his supervised release in home confinement.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: Tucson, AZ - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement following the decision by the District Court of the District of Columbia to revoke oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico tonight.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE RODRIGUEZ-CARABALLO, also known as “Puma," 32, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today via videoconference before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer to cocaine trafficking offenses.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.- According to a recently published National Park Service study, one of the world’s most widespread and adaptable animals, mountain lions, regularly uses and even selects the chaparral and coastal sage scrub habitats in and around Los Angeles, a megacity of 16 million people. You can find photos here.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: Indictment and Guilty Plea Entered in Iranian Export Case.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: CHALLIS, Idaho - If you're an outdoor enthusiast looking for some adventure this summer, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) might have just what you're looking for. The BLM Challis Field Office is looking for three volunteer campground hosts for the upcoming 2022 camping season.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement on the release of an opinion from the Biden Administration’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) regarding the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA):
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Centerville man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to his role in a wide-ranging heroin trafficking conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Wayne Bowen (64, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft. He faces a mandatory penalty of two years in federal prison. As part of his plea agreement, Bowen has agreed to reimburse various federal agencies a total of $63,773 for the government benefits he received in connection with his identity theft scheme.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney and Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Co-Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, unveiled a resolution recognizing that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has met all legal requirements to be recognized as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. As of today, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Tammy Jones, a/k/a “Tammy Taylor", age 53, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. As part of her plea agreement, Jones will be required to pay $111,377.12 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Centerville man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to his role in a wide-ranging heroin trafficking conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Craig S. Marsh, 33, of Kearney, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Lincoln for possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture. United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Marsh to 180 months in prison followed by a 5-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2022
News Release: SOUTHEAST, GA - The United States Marshals Service (USMS) needs your help to stop several phone scams targeting residents in Coastal Georgia. United States Marshal David L. Lyons reports scammers are impersonating law enforcement officers and threatening to arrest members of the public for failing to appear in federal court. In lieu of arrest, the fraudsters then offer to collect a fictitious fine through payment by gift card, phone application or other remote means.
