News from March 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: ROCKFORD - A South Beloit, Ill., man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of transportation of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: MISSOULA -A Pablo man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and heroin in the Lake County community was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Lawrence Lawson, 41, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced on March 15, 2022, to 51 months in prison and ordered to pay $355,849 in restitution after Lawson pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy that fraudulently obtained COVID-19 pandemic unemployment insurance benefits.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Six months since the Sept. 5 federal disaster declaration for the remnants of Hurricane Ida in New Jersey, $806 million in federal funding has been provided for survivors.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled, "Changing Times: Revisiting Spring Forward, Fall Back:"
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - Elmer “E.J." Holmes, Jr., 38, of Pender County, was sentenced to 175 months in prison for (1) Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of Cocaine and 100 grams or more of Heroin and (2) Distribution of a quantity of Heroin and Cocaine and aiding and abetting another.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) wrote to six oil and gas companies today expressing concern that the industry is taking advantage of the crisis in Ukraine and global market shocks to keep prices artificially high and increase their own profits. He asked the executives...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced legislation to ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers (CBPOs) can receive the retirement benefits they were promised when starting their...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: The Finance Committee meets this morning to discuss ways to go about promoting charitable giving in America. Americans are generous people, and that’s why charity is one of the key incentives embedded at the heart of our tax code and a top priority for Democrats and Republicans on this committee.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Maine to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm and flooding Feb. 15, 2022.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 17, 2022
A Boston contractor involved in a 2021 double fatality and with a history of violations and various business names has again been cited for violations involving employee safety, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced last month.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: 68 firearms and dozens of firearm components seized in raids targeting defendant.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the commonwealth of Virginia to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storms and snowstorms Jan. 2-3, 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A federal jury in Charlotte convicted two men today for the submission of fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $1.7 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: TriLink Saw Chain, LLC, and TriLink Global, LLC (TriLink), nationwide importers of chain saw chains and blades manufactured in China and intended for sale in the United States, have agreed to pay $525,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by misclassifying their imported chain saw chains and blades to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU - The United States Attorney's Office announced that Eli B. Rawlins, age 35, of Irondale, Missouri, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for the offense of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Rawlins appeared for his plea and sentencing hearing today before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. Three weeks ago, Russia launched its unprovoked war on Ukraine. With every day that passes, the numbers of civilians, including children, killed and wounded continues to climb. Russia continues to attack civilian sites, including - this week alone - a hospital ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: Spokane, Washington - Vanessa R. Waldref, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today the creation of a new, interagency COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force to combat fraud arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. Attorney Waldref also announced the first criminal charges filed in connection with work done by the COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. issued the following statement today in response to the Biden Administration announcing it is reinstating a waiver of federal preemption under the Clean Air Act for California’s Advanced Clean Car program, recognizing its authority to set more...
