News from May 2022
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Court Judge Ronnie L. White on Thursday sentenced a drug dealer who mailed crystal methamphetamine to St. Louis from Arizona to seven and one-half years in prison.
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced today the selection of 14 teams from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to participate in the 2022 Summer Research Team (SRT) program. The DHS SRT program, administered by S&T’s Office of University...
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Parker announced today a civil rights initiative aimed at ensuring that summer camps located within in the Southern District of Ohio are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: BILLINGS - A Crow Agency felon who illegally possessed a loaded semi-automatic rifle and led law enforcement officers on a high-speed pursuit on the Crow Indian Reservation was sentenced on May 18 to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By EPA Newswire | May 19, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the following statement after the Committee held a classified, bipartisan briefing with officials from the Department of State, Department of Defense, and U.S. Agency for International Development, on the Biden-Harris Administration’s continued support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity...
By Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce and SelectUSA announced the lineup of global executives, business leaders and U.S. government representatives who will address participants at the 2022 SelectUSA Investment Summit from June 26-29 in the Washington, D.C. area.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced $29 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to invest in Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) Irrigation, Power, and Safety of Dams programs.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: Spokane, Washington -United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Richard Dale Wright, 50, of Spokane, Washington, to 60 months in federal custody for downloading images of child pornography. Judge Rice ordered Wright to be taken into immediate custody, and also ordered him to serve the remainder of his life on federal supervision after he is released from prison. Wright pleaded guilty earlier this year to Receipt of Child Pornography.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: KEMMERER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management will begin replacing the Smithsfork Bridge on BLM Road #4213, locally known as Dry Fork Road, on June 6, 2022. The bridge is scheduled to be removed on June 13, 2022, and the bridge will be closed to all traffic effective that date.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: Paducah, KY - Dayton Jones, 27, was sentenced this week to 96 months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for production of child pornography. There is no parole in the federal system. Jones was also ordered to pay $50,000 in restitution to the victim and he will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from custody.
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: FORT WAYNE- Timothy Cannon, age 37, of Lima, Ohio, was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, transferring a firearm to a felon, and distribution of cocaine following a 3 day jury trial before United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in New York City to affirm the shared desire for a strong and prosperous bilateral relationship. The Secretary and the Foreign Minister discussed ...
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
Release: For nearly 12 weeks, Russia has waged its unprovoked and brutal war against Ukraine, its sovereignty, its territorial integrity, and its people. Beaten back from its failed attempt to seize Kyiv, Russia continues a grinding offensive across Ukraine’s south and east. Ukraine’s courageous defense forces ...
By USDA Newswire | May 19, 2022
Release: FNSpress@usda.gov. WASHINGTON, May 18, 2022 We know that this situation is causing stress and anxiety for many families across the country and President Biden has said that this administration will do everything in its power to ensure babies and families have access to the formula that they need. As...
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: GREENSBORO - A North Carolina man was sentenced on May 19, 2022, to 170 months in prison, followed by a 15-year term of supervised release, for sexual exploitation of minors after a multi-state effort by federal and local agencies identified a user in North Carolina involved in the receipt and distribution of child pornography and solicitation of sexually explicit images from two minors.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: The Department of Justice announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with Amtex Systems Inc., an IT staffing and recruiting company based in New York. The settlement resolves claims that Amtex discriminated against U.S. workers based on their citizenship or immigration status during several stages of the recruitment process because their clients preferred workers with temporary employment visas.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans and Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, announced that JOHNNY C. GUILLORY, SR., age 72, of Opelousas, Louisiana, was found guilty as charged on May 18, 2022 following a three-day jury trial before the Honorable Mary Ann Vial Lemmon.
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2022
Release: PORTLAND, Maine The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) throughout Maine airports is prepared for a busy summer travel season. TSA anticipates passenger volumes in Maine could match and possibly exceed those of 2019.
