News from May 2022
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -Alexander Lee Dickerson, 32, of Columbia, has pleaded guilty to felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Michael Mesko, 52, of Cheektowaga, NY, who was convicted of enticement of a minor, was sentenced to serve 30 years in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will conduct a FREE, 4- hour, canoe tour with a ranger on Saturday, June 11, at 9 am. National Park Partners, the park’s friend’s group, will sponsor this event where participants will paddle the waters of West Chickamauga Creek...
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JULIAN JUDGE, 24, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking firearms that were stolen in Florida to Connecticut. Judge Meyer also ordered Judge to pay a $3,000 fine.
By Commerce Newswire | May 27, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a seven page rule on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: A fourth member of a network that operated and facilitated a large-scale “grandparent scam" pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy.
By State Newswire | May 27, 2022
There was activity on two bills related to the Armed Services Committee on May 26.
By Commerce Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: Dear Commissioner Rettig: . We are writing you regarding disturbing information that came to light in a report issued by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) and has been referenced in several news accounts. TIGTA released the audit report, “A Service-Wide Strategy Is Needed...
By State Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. Good morning.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: For Firearm Offense. HAMMOND- Courtney Lewis, 41 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon on his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Lewis was sentenced to 50 months...
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2022
There was activity on five bills related to the Judiciary Committee on May 26.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Isaiah Osorio, 23, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was charged by criminal complaint with Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit while Placing in Jeopardy the Life of Any Person and High Speed Flight from an Immigration Checkpoint. Osorio was arrested on May 24 and appeared in federal court yesterday afternoon.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence woman was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for her role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy.
By Press release submission | May 27, 2022
In letter to Commissioner Rettig, senators urge implementation of 2-D barcoding technology
By Press release submission | May 27, 2022
Members Urge VIP Act Implementation Before Memorial Day
By Press release submission | May 27, 2022
Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the formula shortage crisis in the United States.
By Press release submission | May 27, 2022
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and committee Republicans have been sounding the alarm on the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to pressure Big Tech companies to censor speech it disagrees with and silence Americans.
By Press release submission | May 27, 2022
Today, Administrator Samantha Power held a call with Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe to discuss how USAID is responding to the country’s political and economic crises. Administrator Power expressed her sympathy for those Sri Lankans who were killed or injured in the political unrest earlier this month.
By Press release submission | May 27, 2022
On May 18, Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman met with G7 members and invited guests on the margins of the G7 Development Ministerial in Berlin, Germany.
By Press release submission | May 27, 2022
At the Global Food Security Call to Action Ministerial Meeting convened by the United States today in New York, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced nearly $215 million in additional humanitarian assistance to address the global food security crisis, which has been exacerbated by Russia’s war on Ukraine and its corresponding impact on global markets.
