News from May 2022

By Homeland Newswire | May 27, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By EPA Newswire | May 27, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By State Newswire | May 27, 2022
Arctic Indigenous Cultural Heritage Initiative (AICHI) grant opened on May 27.

By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CAREER TRAINING SPECIALISTS, LLC, doing business as STONE ACADEMY, and its owner, MARK SCHEINBERG, have paid more than $1 million to resolve allegations that they violated the federal False Claims Act...
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that after careful re-review of evidence gathered in the investigation of two former FBI special agents in connection with their involvement in the FBI’s investigation of Lawrence G. Nassar, it is adhering to its prior decision not to bring federal criminal charges.

By Fed Newswire | May 27, 2022
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Homeland Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding the implementation of a rule that will ensure that noncitizens placed in expedited removal who are eligible for asylum are granted relief quickly, while those who are not are promptly removed. ...
By State Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. And I have to say I’m tempted after you’ve heard the extraordinary eloquence of Rashad and Nadia to just say enjoy the rest of the evening, because what can I add to that? (Laughter.) Thank you both so much.

By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: St. Croix, USVI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced that Wayne Jeffers, 52, of St. Croix, appeared today before Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson, III for an initial appearance stemming from his May 20, 2022, arrest on charges of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine. Jeffers faces a minimum sentence of ten (10) years in prison and a maximum fine of $10 million if convicted.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Canton has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with sex trafficking a minor.
By State Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I wish the people of Georgia a happy Independence Day.

By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Angela Castillo, age 38, of Freeland, PA, was charged yesterday in a criminal Information with wire fraud.

By State Newswire | May 27, 2022
Operation and Management of the Edward M. Kennedy Center grant opened on May 27.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: Kalvinn Garcia, 25, of Sedro Woolley, Washington, pleaded guilty to one count of committing a hate crime for the Feb. 24, 2020, arson at Queer/Bar, a nightclub and event space in Seattle, Washington. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Nick Brown for the Western District of Washington and Special Agent in Charge Donald M. Voiret for the FBI Seattle Field Office made the announcement.

By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., and KOUNTZE, Texas -- The National Park Service has received approximately $9.8 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to plug, remediate and reclaim abandoned oil and gas well sites in seven national parks. Overall, bureaus within the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture will address 277 high-priority wells that pose threats to human health and safety, the climate, wildlife and natural resources.

By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: Concord, Calif. - The National Park Service, in collaboration with the Friends of Port Chicago National Memorial, and the U.S. Army’s 834th Transportation Battalion, invites you to join the annual Port Chicago Commemoration on July 16, 2022, at 10 a.m. We will honor the 320 men who lost their lives in the largest WWII military disaster on the home front.

By Homeland Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: On May 31, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) will begin implementing a rule to ensure that those subject to expedited removal who are eligible for asylum are granted relief quickly, and those who are not are promptly removed. Due to existing court backlogs...

By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: A federally licensed firearms dealer was sentenced today to four years in federal prison for selling guns to unlicensed dealers for resale, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.

By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: COLDFOOT, Alaska - Summer recreation sites along the Dalton Highway are open for the summer season, including the Arctic Interagency Visitor Center (AIVC) in Coldfoot and the Yukon River Contact Station at the Yukon River Bridge the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today. In addition, the Five...

By DOE Newswire | May 27, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.