News from June 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
News Release: ST. LOUIS - An osteopathic physician from Collinsville, Illinois pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Tuesday and admitted illegally prescribing an anti-anxiety drug.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Karen Kidd | Jun 7, 2022
U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration announced new measures to increase safety oversight of carbon dioxide pipelines and protect from pipeline failures.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - A Southwest Georgia resident admitted in federal court last week that he was attempting to distribute one kilogram of crystal methamphetamine in his hometown.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
News Release: First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Jay A. Schwartz, 55, of Northville, Michigan, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay a $250,000 fine by U.S. District Court Judge Robert H. Cleland in Port Huron, Michigan. Judge Cleland pronounced the sentence after Schwartz was convicted at trial of conspiracy and bribery involving federal programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Isabel FitzGerald, age 52, of Annapolis, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to bribery involving an agent of a program receiving federal funds in relation to a scheme involving information technology contracts with the State of Maryland Department of Human Services. As part of her guilty plea, FitzGerald will be ordered to pay $38,310 in restitution.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
There are nine releases scheduled to be published on June 8.
By State Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and Chairman Gregory W. Meeks released a statement urging the Biden administration to pursue the expeditious release of innocent U.S. civilians currently being held hostage by Iran...
By State Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, I parachuted into the middle, so my apologies. (Laughter.) But I really did want to stop by. This is the very beginning of the Summit of the Americas, and it seems like this is a very important way to start. And Jose, thank you for bringing everyone together this afternoon.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of its efforts to use investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good paying jobs and address legacy pollution in communities across the country, the Bureau of Land Management has issued two “Sources Sought" Notices for contractors interested...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
Release: The 2022 National Travel and Tourism Strategy was released on June 6, 2022, by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo on behalf of the Tourism Policy Council (TPC). The new strategy focuses the full efforts of the federal government to promote the United States as a premier destination grounded ...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Inquisitive grade-school students in eastern Idaho curious about science and problem solving found much to like during a recent visit to the zoo.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management has opened a 90-day public comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement prepared to analyze the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed SunZia Southwest Transmission Project. The comment period began on April 29, 2022, and ends on Aug. 1, 2022. The BLM has also scheduled three virtual public meetings.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
News Release: Two Brothers Accused of Hurling Flagpole, Large Object at Officers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that James A. Sakr, M.D., has agreed to pay $602,661.61 to resolve allegations, arising under the False Claims Act, that he fraudulently billed Medicare and Medicaid for procedures that were not medically necessary or that he did not perform.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A dual New York and Florida resident was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans totaling over $6.8 million, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2022
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the arrest of THOMAS RIVERA. RIVERA is charged with communicating online with a 13-year-old girl and persuading the girl to meet him in Dutchess County, New York to engage in sexual activities. RIVERA was presented today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy in White Plains federal court and detained.
