News from January 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Florida dentist, formerly of Arkansas, was sentenced today to 12 months and a day in prison followed by one year of supervised release and a $157,500 fine on one count of Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services Fraud. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.
By Press release submission | Jan 24, 2022
Human trafficking erodes the rule of law, the safety of our communities, the security of our borders, and the strength of our economy.
By Press release submission | Jan 24, 2022
Subject to the availability of funds, the U.S. State Department’ s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office) intends to award, through a competitive process, one or more cooperative agreements to organizations to implement a project within one of five priority areas.
By Press release submission | Jan 24, 2022
Thank you, Ambassador Esserman, President Jarrell, and Dr. Ward, for the warm welcome.
By State Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
Release: MR BENJAMIN: Good evening. I’m Gerry Benjamin, president of Ahavath Achim Synagogue. On behalf of my fellow AA officers, directors, our trustee and clergy, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2022 Fran Eizenstat and Eizenstat Family Lecture Series, now in its 33rd year.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: SALIDA, Colo. - Last week, Adam Moore of Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) awarded Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Fire Management Officer John Markalunas with their Special Recognition, 2020 Partner of the Year.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. -Davel Theodore Spady (35, Palm Bay) was sentenced to six years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl and possessing with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. A federal jury had found Spady guilty on Oct. 21, 2021.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: NEW YORK - A federal court has ordered a prominent Long Island thoroughbred horseracing stable and its owner to pay a total of $132,631 in back wages and liquidated damages to 52 grooms and hot walkers at several locations, including Belmont and Aqueduct racetracks. The stable owner failed to pay workers the overtime wages they earned.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico State Office announced today that the United States Forest Service is requesting that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw 28,513.30 acres of National Forest System (USFS) land at the Guadalupe Cave Resource Protection Area located on...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A federal jury convicted two Minneapolis men of multiple counts of drug dealing, conspiracy to distribute drugs, and illegal possession of a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J. Kovats.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2022 – United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced that the government of India has agreed to allow imports of U.S. pork and pork products into India, removing a longstanding barrier to U.S. agricultural trade. This news ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA, Jan. 10, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $50 million in 118 partnerships to expand access to conservation assistance for climate-smart agriculture and forestry. The Equity Conservation Cooperative Agreements, administered by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jeremy Moser, of Shinnston, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 97 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has signed a strategic partnership with Choate Construction to promote worker safety and health during the construction of a mixed-use development in the historic district of Savannah. The Associated General Contractors of Georgia Inc. and the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute - Safety, Health and Environmental Services Group are also supporting this partnership effort.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: Richard H. Clarida announced on Monday his intention to resign from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on Jan. 14, 2022. He has been a member of the Board and Vice Chair since Sept. 17, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: Stole Fentanyl from Outpatient Surgery Center in 2018 and 2019.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing several new and expanded opportunities for climate smart agriculture in 2022. Updates include nationwide availability of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) ...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: Kula, HI- New Haleakalā stories are now available due to a collaborative oral history project with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History and the National Park Service. The kumu (purpose) of the project was to explore the history of early park natural resource management through the...
By State Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
Release: On Jan. 12, 2022, the Department of State released the Limits in the Seas study on the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) maritime claims in the South China Sea. The study concludes that the PRC asserts unlawful maritime claims in most of the South China Sea. In this briefing, Dr. Jung Pak, Deputy...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2022
News Release: HARRISBURG-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Jan. 21, 2022, Daniel Lee Boose, age 39, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson for receiving child pornography. Boose was also ordered to register as a sex offender and serve 10 years of supervised release following his release from prison.
