News from May 2022
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Colorado. Wednesday, May 18, 2022It is a sad honor to be with you this afternoon. The news of the tragic shootings in Buffalo, and elsewhere, are at the forefront of our minds. Our hearts are hurting for the victims, their families, their friends...
By DOL Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: BRECKENRIDGE, CO - One worker suffered fatal injuries and two co-workers barely escaped similar fates when they were rescued from a trench that collapsed as they installed sewer pipes in a Breckenridge neighborhood on Nov. 16, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: Moses Lake and Yakima, Washington - On May 11, 2022, Chief United States District Judge Stanley A. Bastian sentenced Reymundo Garcia, 59, of Ephrata, Washington, to 135 months of imprisonment, to be followed by a five-year term of court supervision after he is released from federal prison. In 2021, Garcia...
By John Kelly | May 18, 2022
Charles Boustany, president of the Association of Former Members of Congress (FMC), engaged in a panel discussion titled "50 Years After President Nixon’s Trip: The Meaning and Durability of the One China Policy" in April.
By DOL Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: Employer: The Kroger Co. Inc. Investigation site: 3095 Goodman Road Southaven, MS 38672 Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found the supermarket location allowed three minor-aged workers, 16- and 17-year-olds, to load a trash compactor with the keys ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A New York man today admitted transporting multiple items depicting child sexual abuse into New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), issued the following statement regarding the Biden administration’s decision to ease sanctions on Venezuela.
By USDA Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: Quinoa (pronounced "KEEN-wah") is increasingly popular as a high-protein, slightly nutty flavored grain-like seed that can be made into flour for bread and pasta, used in soups and cereal, eaten as a snack food, and fermented into alcoholic beverages like beer.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: The United States has filed a lawsuit against The Prometheus Group (Prometheus), a New Hampshire manufacturer of pelvic muscle therapeutic systems and related rectal probes, and Richard Poore, its president and sole owner. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, ...
By EPA Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House Democratic leaders at a press conference this afternoon to discuss their efforts to address the nationwide baby formula shortage. Following, are Chairman Pallone’s remarks as prepared for delivery...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: The Department of Justice today kicked off a two-day national summit on reducing violence and strengthening communities. The summit convenes more than 500 prosecutors, federal and local law enforcement officials, and community partners working under the auspices of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) and the National Public Safety Partnership, two department-led initiatives that balance enforcement efforts with community engagement.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Rodney Devon Jones (26, Orlando) with carjacking and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. If convicted on all counts, Jones faces a minimum mandatory term of seven years, and up to life, in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Jones that the United States intends to forfeit firearms and ammunition involved in the offenses.
By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2022
There was activity on three bills related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on May 17.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Anne C. Conway has sentenced Tomas Ziupsnys (39, Kissimmee) to five years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Holly Lynn Urban (36, Kissimmee) was sentenced to two years and six months in federal prison...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 31-year-old Corpus Christi man has been sentenced for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute meth and carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By US DOT Newswire | May 18, 2022
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By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2022
Release: Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Chair of the Defense Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee's closed hearing on the United States Indo-Pacific Command.
By US DOT Newswire | May 18, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor will offer online compliance seminars for contracting agencies, contractors, unions, workers and other stakeholders to provide information on the requirements governing payment of prevailing wages on federally funded construction and service contracts.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: TALKEETNA, AK -- Denali National Park and Preserve mountaineering rangers were notified of a crevasse fall at the base of Mount Hunter’s North Buttress late Tuesday night, May 17. A 43-year-old climber from Kanagawa, Japan, was un-roped from his teammates when he fell through a weak ice bridge near their camp at approximately 8,000 feet on the southeast fork of the Kahiltna Glacier.
