News from May 2022
By Homeland Newswire | May 26, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2022
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced today the first in-person convening of the Greater Fresno Hate Crimes Task Force, which seeks to directly connect federal, state, and local law enforcement with diverse communities in order to build trust and encourage the reporting of hate crimes and hate incidents.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2022
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Massachusetts man was sentenced in federal court for conspiring to commit bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and for committing criminal contempt while on pretrial release, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2022
News Release: One of the firearms was used in the Seventh Street Truck Park Bar Shooting.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2022
News Release: Tampa, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Derrick Samuel Lewis (51, Sarasota) guilty of conspiracy, possession with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, and possession with the intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of...
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2022
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. May 26, 2022- Fire restrictions are being implemented in the lower-elevation areas of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks to reduce the risk of wildfire to protect people, public lands, resources, and facilities.
By DOL Newswire | May 26, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined a roundtable hosted by the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) on the fight for reproductive freedom in states across the country. At the...
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2022
News Release: The Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced a settlement that, if approved by a federal court, will require Twitter Inc. to pay $150 million in civil penalties and implement robust compliance measures to protect users’ data privacy. The settlement will resolve ...
By State Newswire | May 26, 2022
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Spain on the occasion of the Meeting of the U.S.-Spain Working Group on Central America.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2022
News Release: Fourth Defendant in ‘Grandparent Scam’ Network Pleads Guilty to RICO Conspiracy.
By USDA Newswire | May 26, 2022
Rural Housing Preservation Grant grant opened on May 26.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2022
News Release: Albuquerque, N.M. - Due to increased fire danger and prolonged drought, the BLM’s Albuquerque District has updated Fire Prevention Order # NMA00000-22-01 and suspended sale of all fuelwood permits. The updated fire prevention order stipulates that cutting or grinding metal, or using a welder, either...
By US DOT Newswire | May 26, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON- A new rule from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will improve and modernize the training requirements for aviation maintenance technician schools (AMTS). This will ensure that new aviation technicians learn from curriculums that align with current industry standards.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2022
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - On Tuesday, a father and son appeared in court on charges stemming from a bank fraud scheme in which they provided fraudulent information to financial institutions for the purpose of obtaining loans, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.
By EPA Newswire | May 26, 2022
There are three releases scheduled to be published on May 27.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2022
News Release: LONDON, Ky. - George Oscar Messer, 62, of Rockholds, Kentucky, was sentenced to Life Imprisonment on Wednesday, by United States District Judge Robert E. Wier. Messer was convicted by a federal jury of two counts of kidnapping, in January of this year.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2022
News Release: First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment charging Amanda Hovanec, Anthony Theodorou and Anita Green with participating in a conspiracy that led to the death of an induvial known to the Grand Jury as T.H. on or about April 24, 2022, in Auglaize County, Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2022
News Release: NASHVILLE - A Nashville, Tennessee man scheduled for trial Tuesday pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to drug and firearms violations, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin.
By Commerce Newswire | May 26, 2022
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, “Formula Safety and Supply: Protecting the Health of America’s Babies:"
By USDA Newswire | May 26, 2022
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing its plans for combatting the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) infestations in Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and South Carolina in 2022. Every year, APHIS evaluates and determines the most effective options to achieve ALB eradication and eliminate the pest from the United States.
