News from May 2022

By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: Seattle - A significant drug distributor for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to nine years in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Adrian Izazaga-Martinez, 32, of Kent, Washington, was ordering 8-pound loads of methamphetamine. At...
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2022
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By USDA Newswire | May 17, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on May 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By State Newswire | May 17, 2022
Release: Acting Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism Chris Landberg co-chaired the bi-annual meeting of the Governing Board of Administrators for the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) in Valetta, Malta on May 16-17. At the meeting, board members discussed the IIJ’s work on countering racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism (REMVE), battlefield evidence, and other capacity-building programs for justice practitioners.

By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: As Wi-Fi is deployed more widely in cities, and perhaps at higher frequencies, it may depend on an abundant urban asset: streetlight poles.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 31-year-old Mexican National who resided in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, has been charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA and AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, celebrated the 10th anniversary of FEMA Corps and a five-year renewal of the inter-agency reimbursable work agreement during an event at FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C. today.
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $7.7 million in American Rescue Plan grants to support West Virginia as it recovers from the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.

By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: A Florida man was sentenced today to life in prison for traveling from Florida to Vietnam to engage in sex acts with numerous Vietnamese minors he had met and communicated with over the internet.

By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: A federal grand jury recently returned a six-count indictment charging Richard Verret, age 40, of Quebec, Canada, with unauthorized solicitation of access devices and trafficking counterfeit access devices, the result of a multi-year investigation into Verret’s online criminal activity.
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is recruiting teachers in the Vancouver/Portland Metro Area to participate in the Teacher-Ranger-Teacher (TRT) program from July 10 to Aug. 20, 2022. The Teacher-Ranger-Teacher program is a professional development opportunity for K-12 teachers to spend the summer...

By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that a federal grand jury has returned an eleven-count indictment charging Bridget Rogers White, age 47, of Baker, Louisiana, with aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns for herself and others.

By EPA Newswire | May 17, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on May 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOE Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the winners of the 2022 Geothermal Collegiate Competition, an annual event that prepares students to lead the next generation of geothermal energy development. Students from the University of Oklahoma team won first place and $10,000 in prize funding.
By DOE Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The 17th Annual Wounded Warrior and Mobility Impaired Wild Turkey Hunt recently returned to Savannah River Site (SRS) after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for stealing checkbooks and credit cards from the mail while employed as a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) clerk and filing fraudulent applications for loans intended for small businesses experiencing disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

By Press release submission | May 17, 2022
Local 805 Plan to Receive SFA

By Press release submission | May 17, 2022
US Department of Labor issues guidance on allotments, application process for new program year’s workforce investment programs

By Press release submission | May 17, 2022
US Department of Labor announces $3.4M funding opportunity to attract, retain women in Registered Apprenticeships, nontraditional occupations

By State Newswire | May 17, 2022
Release: On May 18-19, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Dr. Karen Donfried will visit Sofia, Bulgaria, for a series of high-level meetings to reaffirm the strong bilateral partnership between the United States and Bulgaria. During her visit, Assistant Secretary Donfried will meet ...