News from March 2022

By Interior Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: MILLS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Reclamation has prepared the March snowmelt runoff forecasts and operating plans for the North Platte River Basin.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: Tampa, FL - A Canadian man was extradited yesterday from Canada to the United States on an indictment returned in the Middle District of Florida that charges him with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and wire fraud, intentional damage to a protected computer, and transmitting a demand in relation...

By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: GOSHEN, IN - At 18 locations across Indiana, a Goshen-based credit union failed to pay 34 mortgage loan advisors and mortgage loan originators the full overtime wages they were due.

By USDA Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
Release: In response to the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine, the Bureau of Industry and Security has issued two final rules. The first rule, “Implementation of Sanctions Against Russia Under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR),” (Russia Sanctions rule) which became effective on Feb. 24, 2022, ...

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that William Bauer, 85, of Port Clinton, Ohio, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary to 5 years in prison and was ordered to pay $464,099.14 in restitution, of which $253,300.55 will be paid to Medicare and $210,798.59 to Medicaid.

By EPA Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Consumer Protection and Commerce Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s Subcommittee hearing on reforming daylight savings.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: A federal jury convicted a New Jersey rheumatologist today for defrauding Medicare and other health insurance programs by billing for services that patients never received.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: Gettysburg National Military Park announces that Devil’s Den will close for rehabilitation work on Monday, March 21. The rehabilitation of Devil’s Den will address significant erosion and safety issues in this highly visited area of the battlefield. Devil’s Den will be closed for approximately five to six months.

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 8 of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), which measures the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic and other major events such as hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses. The SBPS complements existing Census Bureau data by providing detailed, near real-time information on the challenges that small businesses face.

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: Today, March 8, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves hosted a roundtable with industry and labor leaders to promote safe business travel in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. They addressed shifting demand as pandemic restrictions ease and more people travel for spring and summer vacations. As businesses return to in-person work, the panel also discussed how to organize large group events and partnerships with business travel.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: CONCORD - Dylan Greene, 40, of Dover, was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: MACON, Ga. - A Middle Georgia resident with a lengthy criminal history, convicted by a federal jury for his second bank robbery offense, was sentenced to serve more than 17 years in prison.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Guillermo Inamagua (56, Davenport) and Mayra Velasquez (34, Apopka) have pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Each faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Alan Dorsey, 39, of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and firearms charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - Rodney Raphael Fluckes, age 47, formerly of Chicago, was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Following his imprisonment, Fluckes was ordered to serve three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to immediately pay a $100 Special Assessment payable to the Crime Victims’ Fund.

By Press release submission | Mar 10, 2022
Three U.S. organizations will receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s only presidential award for performance excellence.

By Press release submission | Mar 10, 2022
When you think of soaps, you may first picture the liquid foams or solid bars that wash away dirt, grime and bacteria. However, not all soaps are cleansers.

By Press release submission | Mar 10, 2022
Once they have a foothold, severe wildfires can quickly overwhelm a community, particularly one that is densely packed.

By Press release submission | Mar 10, 2022
The report submitted to Congress evaluated the inclusion of the current species in the Seafood Import Monitoring Program and considered whether additional species should be included.