News from June 2022
By Interior Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
News Release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The Department of the Interior has issued final approval for construction of the Arica and Victory Pass solar projects near Desert Center in eastern Riverside County, a significant milestone in the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to modernize America’s power infrastructure in the West and permit at least 25 gigawatts of solar, wind and geothermal production on public lands by 2025.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
News Release: Miami, Florida - Adalberto Fructuoso Comparan-Rodriguez, a/k/a “Fruto," who is the former mayor of Aguililla, Mexico and, according to the allegations, a leader of the United Cartels in Michoacán, Mexico, made his initial appearance in federal court in Miami, Florida today after his extradition from Guatemala. A South Florida grand jury returned an indictment charging Comparan-Rodriguez with drug trafficking crimes in April 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
News Release: LAS VEGAS - A man from San Bernardino, California, and two Las Vegas residents were sentenced to prison last week in three separate human trafficking related investigations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Matthew Todd Crimm, of Bunker Hill, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 30 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Springdale, Arkansas, man who led Saraland police and other law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase on Interstate 65 on July 9, 2021, was sentenced today to 210 months in federal prison for his participation in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine ice.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
News Release: Defendant threatened boys with a machete, led police on high-speed chase.
By Karen Kidd | Jun 13, 2022
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2022 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards is part of the agency's support for innovative green chemistry.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that David Roda, 36, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged by Criminal Information with insider trading.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - A federal grand jury in Columbia returned a four-count indictment against Kenneth Archie, 41, of Columbia, for two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute.
By Karen Kidd | Jun 13, 2022
U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Conservation Reserve Program participants in their contract's final year may request voluntary termination to help food producers make informed decisions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - An Illinois man was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for running websites that allowed paying users to launch powerful distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks that flood targeted computers with information and prevent them from being able to access the internet.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS“ was published in the Senate section on pages S2893-S2895 on June 9
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Darrell Dewayne Waller, age 47, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 74 months in federal prison following his convictions for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Beverly Hills man pleaded guilty today to a federal murder-for-hire charge for attempting to hire a hitman to kill a woman he briefly dated and who repeatedly tried to break off their relationship.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - The National Park Service and the Santa Monica Mountains Fund, the official non-profit partner for Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA), held a dedication ceremony for the Zuma Creek Bridge today.
By Karen Kidd | Jun 13, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced a $3.6 million award to 18 groups and organizations through the new Energy Innovation Prize competition.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invites stakeholders to submit project suggestions for fiscal year (FY) 2023 Plant Protection Act Section 7721 (PPA 7721) funding. The open period for submitting suggestions for Plant Pest and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - After four days of trial, a federal jury convicted Jason Shortridge, 29, of Ronceverte, of possession and attempted distribution of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on June 13, 2022, Kyle Tetreault, 31, formerly of Middlebury, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William K. Sessions III to 37 months’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release. Tetreault also agreed to...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2022
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - The Mayor of Penitas has been charged with bribery and fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.