News from January 2022
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, sent a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), requesting documents and information related to Critical Incident Teams-specialized units within CBP tasked with investigating and collecting evidence of allegations of excessive and deadly use of force by Border Patrol agents.
By State Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, please accept my best wishes as the people of Australia commemorate Australia Day on January 26.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Lakewood, Colorado, man convicted of Subornation of Perjury and Conspiracy to Commit Subornation of Perjury was sentenced on Jan. 21, 2022, by Judge Karen E. Schreier, U.S. District Court.
By State Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: Hussain serves as principal advisor to the Secretary and advisor to the President on religious freedom conditions and policy. He leads the Department’s efforts to monitor religious freedom abuses, persecution, and discrimination worldwide. He also oversees policies and programs to address these concerns and works to build diverse and dynamic partnerships with the broadest range of civil society, with equitable and meaningful inclusion of faith actors globally.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: The defendant stole personal financial information in order to file fraudulent tax returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Two Huntington men who participated in a drug ring distributing various drugs, including methamphetamine and cocaine, pleaded guilty today in federal court. Edward Shane Midkiff, 34, pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine and Mark Anthony Chandler, 30, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: A federal jury convicted a man Friday who assaulted his dating partner in November 2020, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury indictment alleging a scheme to smuggle weapons and ammunition to one of the world’s most violent and dangerous transnational criminal organizations has led to the arrest of four defendants, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - An inmate of SCI Pine Grove, Indiana, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a quantity of fentanyl, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP) Center grant opened on Jan. 24.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: MIDLAND - A Midland woman pleaded guilty last week to not paying federal payroll taxes.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public of a decision to revise the requirements relative to the importation into the United States of plums (Prunus domestica) from Chile. A commodity import evaluation document (CIED) was previously ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
Release: HARRISBURG, Pa. - A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Harrisburg International Airport prevented a Dauphin County, Pa., man from bringing a loaded handgun onto his flight on Saturday, Jan. 22.
By State Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
DRL FY2021 Research and Evaluation Innovation Fund: Global Trends in Democratic Erosion and Autocracy grant opened on Jan. 24.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Chesapeake, Ohio, woman was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for stealing federal funds from River Valley Child Development Services (“RVCDS"), a non-profit organization located in Huntington. RVCDS provides programs, services, and support to children and families in the region.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: TAOS, N.M.- On Jan. 18, 2022, the Bureau of Land Management found vandalism on 10 petroglyphs within the Area of Critical Environment Concern managed by the Bureau of Land Management in La Cienega, NM. The La Cieneguilla Petroglyphs, some of which may be up to 8,000 years old, are located on the ancestral...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics showing a record number of border arrests in December as the United States continues to face a crisis at our southern border...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
Release: BOSTON - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a recruiting event Friday, January 28. The hiring event is designed to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).
By DOL Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Funding Allotments and Operating Guidance for Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Grants grant opened on Jan. 24.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: MISSOULA - Two Washington residents suspected of transporting six illegal aliens who allegedly crossed into the United States from Canada near Eureka had initial appearances on criminal complaints on Jan. 21, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
