News from May 2022

By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Imperial, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of failing to account for and pay over payroll taxes to the Internal Revenue Service, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

By State Newswire | May 9, 2022
Release: Coinciding with the 16th meeting of the Counter ISIS Finance Group (CIFG) of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, the United States is designating today five individuals participating in an ISIS network of financial facilitators operating across Indonesia, Syria, and Turkey. The United States, Italy,...

By Press release submission | May 9, 2022
3 Mexican Mafia Members and 28 Associates Charged in Racketeering Indictment that Alleges Murders, Drug Trafficking and Gun Offenses

By Press release submission | May 9, 2022
Today, the United States welcomes the adoption of a resolution at the Organization of American States (OAS) suspending Russia as a Permanent Observer to that institution.

By Press release submission | May 9, 2022
Somerset County Man Admits Conspiring to Distribute over 18 Kilograms of Heroin
By Homeland Newswire | May 9, 2022
News Release: AET2 Jimmy Schwader, a flight mechanic with the Coast Guard Air Station Sitka’s MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and three of his fellow crewmembers - Lt. Justin Neal, Lt. Jonathan Orthman, and AST2 Grant Roberts - received the Department of Homeland Security’s Secretary’s award for Valor for their heroic actions while rescuing a 70-year-old fishing vessel owner and operator from stormy seas. Watch the video of the rescue.

By Press release submission | May 9, 2022
Baltimore Man Admits to Possessing Kilograms of Fentanyl and Heroin with Intent to Distribute Those Controlled Substances

By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2022
OVC FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Advancing Hospital-Based Victim Services Technical Assistance Project grant opened on May 9.

By Press release submission | May 9, 2022
Boston Area Fentanyl and Cocaine Supplier Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

By Press release submission | May 9, 2022
Oklahoma Inmate Indicted for Orchestrating Drug and Firearms Conspiracies Using Contraband Cellphones

By State Newswire | May 9, 2022
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union.

By Press release submission | May 9, 2022
Six Arrested for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Heroin in Bakersfield
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2022
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Springfield, Illinois, man, Matthew Wetzel, 37, of the 800 block of East Edward Street, was sentenced on May 5, 2022, to 96 months in prison for attempted enticement of a minor and use of interstate facilities to attempt to transmit information about a minor.

By Press release submission | May 9, 2022
Dubois Woman Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering for Drug Organization

By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2022
Gender Responsive Policy and Practices Community Version grant opened on May 9.

By Press release submission | May 9, 2022
Ottawa County Man Sentenced for Sexually Abusing of a Minor
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2022
News Release: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Ranger Scott Spongberg was recognized as "Best in Class" at the Northern Arizona University (NAU) Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program and received the prestigious Brent McGinn and Laurie Axelsen Scholarship. At the NAU award ceremony, Spongberg was awarded a $1,500 scholarship, a commemorative plaque and a memorial coin.

By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2022
News Release: El Malpais National Monument is hosting a lunar eclipse party on Sunday, May 15, 2022, from 8 pm to 11 pm at the El Malpais Visitor Center. During this blood moon lunar eclipse, the earth will sit fully between the sun and the full moon. Earth’s shadow will fall on the surface of the moon, creating a red effect known as a blood moon. The full eclipse will last from 9:29 pm until 10:53 pm.

By Press release submission | May 9, 2022
Vestal Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography

By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2022
News Release: MOBILE, AL -Three members of Darrin Southall’s drug trafficking organization have been sentenced in federal court. Two of them will serve 10 years in federal prison and one of them will serve 5 years in federal prison.