News from May 2022

By Interior Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: Greensboro, NC- Effective May 7, 2022, dogs are temporarily banned on interior park trails (see the red shaded area on the attached map). Why is the park doing this? This response is due in large part to a sizable increase of dogs being off leash in the park, as well as dog owners not properly cleaning...

By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: Departamento de Justicia. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eastern District of New York. PARA DIVULGACION INMEDIATA. Jueves, 5 de mayo de 2022. “Buena tarde, soy Breon Peace, el Fiscal de los Estados Unidos del Distrito Este de Nueva York. Gracias a todos por estar aquí esta tarde en persona y en línea. Hoy me acompañan:...
By Homeland Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today at a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on securing and ensuring order on the southwest border, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of HSGAC, pressed Biden administration officials on their plan to address the catastrophic surge of unlawful...

By Interior Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District announces a public comment period for an environmental assessment for activities associated with an amendment to the Little Rock Mine Plan of Operations NMNM091644 submitted by Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone, Inc. The public comment period is open from May 9 to June 8, 2022.

By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Blawnox, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months’ imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release on his conviction for possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

By DOL Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: Employer name: 3Pointe Restaurant Group Holdings LLC

By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: MACON, GA - Thirteen defendants have been sentenced to terms of up to 15 years in prison after an extensive operation that targeted a middle Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy.

By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: “Otoniel" Allegedly Ran a Paramilitary Organization, One of the Largest Distributors of Cocaine in the World, and Ordered Ruthless Acts of Violence Against Innocent Civilians and Law Enforcement.
By US DOT Newswire | May 5, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: VERNAL, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management is requesting public input on designating BLM-managed land in Duchesne and Uintah counties as areas of critical environmental concern for Graham’s penstemon, also known as Graham beardtongue, which is a flower that grows only in the Uinta Basin of Utah and...

By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
FY22 Addressing Gaps in State Accreditation - Community Policing Development Solicitation grant opened on May 5.

By State Newswire | May 5, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that two separate investigative teams working in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania were honored for their exemplary service to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by recovering millions of dollars in healthcare fraud matters.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: Defendant’s alleged threats caused Merriam-Webster to close offices in Springfield and New York for approximately five business days.

By DOL Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: PHOENIX - Following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation that found a Phoenix-area landscaping company and its owner used illegal pay practices, lied to investigators and intimidated workers, a consent judgment has been entered in federal court to recover back wages and damages for employees and hold the employer accountable.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Javeon Maurice Jacobs (22, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to three firearms offenses relating to his brandishing of a firearm during three armed carjackings. Jacobs had entered his guilty pleas on April 14, 2022. He faces a minimum mandatory term of 21 years, and up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for July 13, 2022.

By US DOT Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation applauds the actions taken yesterday by the member countries of the International Transportation Forum (ITF) to restrict the participation of Russia and Belarus in the ITF in response to Russia’s unprovoked and brutal invasion of Ukraine.

By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
FY22 Law Enforcement Agency De-Escalation Grants -Community Policing Development Solicitation grant opened on May 5.

By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Gerald Hoye, 43, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison following his guilty plea to sexual exploitation of a child.

By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
FY22 Supporting Law Enforcement Agencies in Seeking Accreditation -Community Policing Development Solicitation grant opened on May 5.