News from March 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: ST. ALBANS, Vermont - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Darren Johnson, aka “Buck," 40, of St. Albans, Vermont, was sentenced today to serve 18 months in prison after his conviction for distribution of cocaine base. Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly released the following statement today...
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
Release: On March 21, the United States, Australia, and Japan participated in the third OECD-hosted Blue Dot Network Executive Consultation Group (ECG) meeting. The OECD, through technical support funded by the Blue Dot Network Steering Committee, organized the ECG to convene representatives from the private sector, civil society, and academia to advise on the design and implementation of this infrastructure initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: CONCORD - Michael A Clemence, 36, of Rochester, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography, United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee will visit N’Djamena, Chad, March 20-22 for bilateral meetings. Assistant Secretary Phee will meet with the President of the Transitional Military Council Mahamat Déby and other senior officials to highlight the importance of an inclusive national ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to eight months’ imprisonment followed by a term of three years’ supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotic laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I would like to congratulate the Tunisian people on the 66th anniversary of their nation’s independence and the 11th anniversary of the Tunisian revolution.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA -Derrick Guffie, an armed career criminal, has been sentenced to federal prison for illegal drugs and firearm sales. Guffie was involved in nine drug transactions and sold firearms on three occasions.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO - A man involved in a shooting incident in a Chicago suburb has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for illegally possessing ammunition.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
Release: The Government of Colombia has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of Dragon Fruit into the continental United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with the commodity.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: Ryan Kent Wheeler, 39, of Citrus Heights, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to 20 years in prison to be followed by 15 years of supervised release and a $35,000 order of restitution for sexual exploitation of a child, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
U.S. Mission China Public Diplomacy Small Grants grant opened on March 21.
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
University Research Development Program grant opened on March 21.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: Montgomery, Ala. - On March 18, 2022, Athens City Schools administrator, William Richard (“Rick") Carter, Jr., 46, was convicted for his role in a scheme to defraud the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE), announced Acting United States Attorney Alice S. LaCour, FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr., and Special Agent in Charge Reginald J. France of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General’s Southeastern Regional Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced Kennard Murray, 37, of Philadelphia, PA, a currently incarcerated inmate at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center (PICC), was sentenced to seven years in prison and three years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Cynthia M. Rufe for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle contraband into the facility.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Heather Lynn Pratt, of Fort Myers, Florida, was sentenced today to five years of probation for bankruptcy fraud, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: Mart Possessed a Firearm in Furtherance of His Drug Trafficking.
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management will temporarily close the Keswick Reservoir boat ramp along the Sacramento River Rail Trail from Monday, April 4 through the afternoon of Friday, April 8, so the U.S. Geological Survey can conduct a water quality study.
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management Ridgecrest Field Office, in partnership with the Inyo National Forest, is seeking public input on the comprehensive river management plan and environmental assessment for the congressionally designated Cottonwood Creek Wild and Scenic River in Inyo County.
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
Release: The Department of State is taking action against PRC officials for their involvement in repressive acts against members of ethnic and religious minority groups and religious and spiritual practitioners inside and outside of China’s borders, including within the United States.
