News from May 2022
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross and Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III, Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division announced today that Moralles Mendez, 44, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, was sentenced to serve 90 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: Miami, Florida - A federal district judge in South Florida has sentenced Honduran national Fredy Donaldo Marmol Vallejo, 40, to 240 months in prison for his role in an international drug trafficking conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Nathanael Santiago (29, Ocala) guilty of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a previously convicted felon. Santiago faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. Santiago had been indicted on July 21, 2021.
By DOE Newswire | May 11, 2022
The US Energy Department published a four page notice on May 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: ANCHORAGE - The Bureau of Land Management announced today a public land order extension of the Davis Range withdrawal for an additional 20-year period. The extension continues the military services’ exclusive use of 3,264.32 acres of public land at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The BLM formally processes land withdrawal applications for entities within the Department of the Interior.
By DOL Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA - A call to the “Employment, Education and Outreach" hotline maintained by the U.S. Department of Labor led federal investigators to find a Baxley farm labor contractor - who violated several federal laws related to the employment of migrant and seasonal workers previously - had broken the law again, this time for missing a payroll.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: Man Sentenced for Stealing from PayPal Accounts in Wire Fraud Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A 33-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charges 31 members and associates of the Orange County Mexican Mafia with racketeering offenses, two murders and six attempted murders, and related drug and gun charges.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A federal jury has convicted a Hudson County, New Jersey, man of possessing three firearms and ammunition and possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: National Police Week Begins Today Through May 17.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: A Haitian national was indicted today by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia for conspiracy to commit hostage taking for his role in the armed kidnapping of 16 U.S. citizens in Haiti in the fall of 2021. The victims were Christian missionaries serving in Haiti and most of them were held captive for 61 days before escaping.
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: Like all drugs, consuming alcohol - on a single occasion or over time - can significantly affect your physical health, mental health, and quality of life. Alcohol consumption is associated with a variety of both short-term and long-term effects on the human body.
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: DENTON, Texas -Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) teams and damage assessment inspectors from FEMA are out in New Mexico communities to help residents get connected with potential assistance.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2022
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: The United States is committed to Indigenous-led conservation. Tribal and Indigenous communities have been the original stewards of land, waters, and wildlife since time immemorial. Many of the major milestones in protecting ocean areas under the jurisdiction of the United States resulted from the leadership of Tribes and Indigenous communities.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Derek Morales-Figueroa (26, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine. Morales-Figueroa faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Monica Clyburn has pleaded guilty to three counts of aiding in the filing of false tax returns. Clyburn faces a maximum penalty of three years in federal prison as to each count.
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2022
Release: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of, a supplemental to provide more than $40 billion in emergency funding to support the Ukrainian people and defend global democracy in the wake of Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine.
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2022
Release: Congressman David Price (D-NC), Chair of the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2022
News Release: FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA - Four Jamaican nationals who resided in Myrtle Beach have been sentenced for their roles in a bogus lottery scam that targeted elderly victims around the country. Specifically, Fabian Gray, a/k/a “Mike Taylor," 30, and Romaine Gordon, 30, were each sentenced to more than five years in federal prison; Avia Reid, 30, was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison; and Khalelah Powell, 20, was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison.
