News from May 2022
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RICHARD YUAN LI, age 21, a resident of Hercules, California, pleaded guilty on May 17, 2022 before United States District Judge Greg G. Guidry to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1349 and 1343, for his role in a SIM Swap scam that targeted at least forty people, including a New Orleans-area physician (Victim A).
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2022
Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on May 18.
By DOL Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: PORTLAND, OR - As the summer hiring season looms, employers are offering more opportunities for youth-aged workers to earn money and gain work experience than in recent years. In preparation for their early ventures into the working world, young workers should familiarize themselves - and employers should review practices and ensure compliance -with federal labor laws designed to ensure that the experience is rewarding and safe.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Angel Gabriel Arroyo-Angelino (“Arroyo"), age 34, a Mexican citizen residing in Easton, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. Arroyo admitted that he pretended to be a teenage boy on social media accounts, in order to induce minor females to produce and send to him, sexually explicit images and videos of themselves.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Kanawha County man was sentenced today to three years and one month in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for aiding and abetting the distribution of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island and the U.S. Department of Justice today entered into a settlement agreement with the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) to resolve alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: Paducah, KY - A federal grand jury returned an indictment last week charging a Madisonville, KY man with distributing methamphetamine and possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced the selection of 109 new projects across 27 states, totaling nearly $21.8 million in federal funding from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) research and development programs. Small businesses play a major role in spurring innovation and creating jobs in the U.S. economy.
By State Newswire | May 18, 2022
This bill is sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2022
Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Piedmont South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on May 18.
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2022
There was activity on three bills related to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on May 17.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Shawn L. Price, an inmate at Federal Corrections Institution Gilmer, has admitted to a threat charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jordan Teal Burg, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: Was under the influence of methamphetamine at the time.
By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from phase 3.4 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). Phase 3.4 includes a new question on receipt/intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster; modifications to questions relating to children’s vaccinations that expand response options to...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio reached a settlement agreement with various hospitals located in the Mercy Health Northern Markets to resolve violations stemming from an investigation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2022
There was activity on three bills related to the Natural Resources Committee on May 17.
By Michael Green and Scott Kennedy | May 18, 2022
It is no exaggeration to conclude that U.S.-China ties have deteriorated to depths not seen since the late 1960s, when the two had no diplomatic ties and were actually shooting at each other in Vietnam.
By EPA Newswire | May 18, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on May 13, 2022, U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller sentenced Jeffrey R. Jones (age: 37) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to over 12 years in federal prison for drug and firearm offenses.
