News from May 2022
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Calvin Crockett Mullins, of Philippi, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 48 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By Interior Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: Pecos, NM: Effective immediately the South Pasture Loop and Civil War Battlefield Trails are closed to the public due to the continued extreme risk of wildfire. The park’s visitor center and Ancestral Sites Trail remain open to the public at this time. These restrictions are being put in place to help the National Park Service provide for public safety and reduce fire risk.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: Portland, ME - The U.S. Marshals Service, Maine Violent Offender Task Force announce the arrest of Kyle Eaton, 48, of Osborn, Maine.
By Homeland Newswire | May 2, 2022
Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Individual State Earthquake Assistance (ISEA) - Region 7 grant opened on May 2.
By DOL Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: CLAIRTON, PA - A Pennsylvania manufacturer’s failure to provide guarding on a brick crushing machine ended in a 53-year-old worker suffering an arm amputation while operating the machine. A subsequent federal investigation at TYK America Inc.’s Clairton manufacturing facility found the company previously identified a deficiency with the machine’s guarding but kept the machine operational and did not repair the deficiency prior to the amputation incident.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: WETHERSFIELD, Conn. - Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FABIO VARGAS-GONZALEZ, 46, of Wethersfield, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to a fentanyl trafficking offense.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Hope Clemons, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Middlesex County, New Jersey man today admitted to filing a false tax return on behalf of his company, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. Hubbert, and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg announced.
By State Newswire | May 2, 2022
Release: The U.S. Department of State is offering rewards of up to $5 million each for information leading to the arrests and/or convictions of Honduran drug trafficker Herlinda Bobadilla and her two sons, Tito Montes Bobadilla and Juan Carlos Montes Bobadilla. Their leadership roles in the Montes drug trafficking...
By State Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement on his visit to Ukraine and Poland as part of Speaker Pelosi’s Congressional delegation (CODEL). This is the first official Congressional delegation to Ukraine since Russia’s renewed, full-scale invasion began. Chairman Meeks led the last CODEL to Kyiv in January before the invasion.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Jaime Aaron Sousa, age 28, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, to 120 months in federal prison following his conviction for attempted enticement of a minor. The Court further sentenced Sousa to serve a period of five years supervised release, which includes sex offender registration requirements, following his term of imprisonment.
By DOE Newswire | May 2, 2022
Release: DOE Funding Will Support Growing Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Demands Through Increased Battery Manufacturing, Processing, and Recycling
By Interior Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: Berlin MD- On May 2, 2022, a highly food conditioned, and aggressive horse was relocated from Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland. Delegate's Pride (N6ELS-H, also known as “Chip") is a harem stallion on Assateague Island that had become increasingly aggressive towards park visitors and staff...
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Gregory Lewis, 26, of Williston, Vermont, was sentenced today to serve 58 months in prison after his convictions for being a felon in possession of a firearm and distribution of cocaine base. United States District Judge Christina Reiss also ordered Lewis to serve a three-year term of supervised release after his incarceration.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON ― The Office for Victims of Crime, a component of the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs, presented the Volunteer for Victims Award to Linda Stambaugh, a Court-Appointed Special Advocate from Newell, South Dakota. The award honors individuals for their extraordinary and selfless efforts resulting in positive and lasting changes in the lives of crime victims.
By Homeland Newswire | May 2, 2022
Release: PHILADELPHIA Travelers who want to board an airplane will soon need a star on their drivers license, indicating that it is a REAL ID-compliant credential or they will need another form of approved identification to board their flight or enter a secure federal facility. Pennsylvanias REAL ID-compliant...
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Richard Scott Connally, of Montrose, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DOUGLAS NOBLE, 28, of New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 54 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his participation in the theft of millions of dollars in vehicles, phones, ATMs and other merchandise from numerous locations in Connecticut, New York and elsewhere.
By Bob Pepalis | May 2, 2022
The United States is increasing its efforts to strengthen the nation's diplomatic ties with Pacific Island countries in response to China's growing influence and presence in the area.
By DOE Newswire | May 2, 2022
Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE) Phase II - Storage Complex Feasibility grant opened on May 2.
