News from May 2022
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jeffrey Howard, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced today to 87 months of incarceration for his role in methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin drug distribution operation, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By USDA Newswire | May 18, 2022
Release: Private exporters reported sales of 229,200 metric tons of soybeans received during the reporting period for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total, 10,200 metric tons is for delivery during the 2021/2022 marketing year and 219,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2022/2023 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: Settlement Includes Prohibition from Prescribing Schedule II and Most Schedule III Controlled Substances.
By Press release submission | May 18, 2022
US Department of Labor recovers $57K in back wages for 10 stone workers after San Saba employer violates H-2B visa program requirements
By Press release submission | May 18, 2022
US Department of Labor to hold listening session for Southeast employers, industry stakeholders on possible revisions to overtime regulations
By State Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a pleasure to have the Foreign Minister of Yemen here with us today, someone very familiar to Washington, to the United States, having been ambassador here before. But it’s wonderful to welcome you to the State Department – welcome back to the State ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO -A Chicago technology executive has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for illegally exporting computer equipment from the United States to a nuclear research agency of the Pakistani government.
By Press release submission | May 18, 2022
US Department of Labor recovers $131K in back wages for workers, assesses $13K in penalties after finding multiple H-2A violations, missed payroll
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: Defendant Admitted to Armed Drug Dealing as Part of a “Street Crew" in Southeast Washington.
By State Newswire | May 18, 2022
Release: Today’s unprecedented health threats demand close international cooperation. The World Health Assembly (WHA) is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), and its annual meeting is an opportunity to drive cooperation towards ending the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and advancing...
By Press release submission | May 18, 2022
Federal judge upholds $1.9M in penalties for child labor abuses by Paragon Contractors Corp., owner Brian Jessop, others after lengthy litigation
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
BJA FY 22 Project Safe Neighborhoods grant opened on May 18.
By State Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: AMBASSADOR THOMAS-GREENFIELD: Good morning, everyone. Let me thank you, every one of you, for joining us today to open up a dialogue about a wide range of shared issues, particularly on climate, conflict, prosperity, and on food security. We also want to talk to you about how we can strengthen our partnership here at the UN.
By Press release submission | May 18, 2022
Federal court orders Maryland eldercare providers, owners to pay $364K in back wages, damages to 132 underpaid workers
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Many, but not all of America’s outstanding landscapes are found in national parks. More than 600 of these gems are hiding, some in plain sight, across the U.S. and its territories. They are cared for by public and private land stewards under the umbrella of the National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: An Ohio woman pleaded guilty to violating the Lacey Act for selling marbled crayfish (also known as self-cloning crayfish) in interstate commerce. Marbled crayfish were recently declared an injurious aquatic invasive species under Ohio law.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: Explore the trails of Indiana Dunes National Park and join in a photo contest and family Trash Trekkers scavenger hunt in honor of National Trails Day. This is an annual event hosted by the American Hiking Society, which celebrates not only national scenic and historic trails, but all trails on public...
By State Newswire | May 18, 2022
Release: Introduction. Thank you, Rachel. Let me start by thanking the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues and the White House Gender Policy Council for hosting this corporate crossroads event. We are indeed at a “crossroad" when it comes to the climate crisis. We see the devastating impacts of a warmer...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - A federal jury convicted Sean Robert Wathen on Friday, May 13, 2022, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2022
News Release: At approximately 3pm on Wednesday, May 18, a lightning-caused fire ignited along the entrance road to the Great Sand Dunes National Park. Park staff continue to work with multiple partners including the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, Alamosa Fire Department, Mosca/Hooper Fire Department...
