News from November 2022
By State Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is increasing its reward offers to up to $10 million each for information leading to the identification or location of al-Shabaab key leaders Ahmed Diriye, Mahad Karate, and Jehad Mostafa.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Galena, Kansas, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally possessing a firearm after he led law enforcement officers on a high-speed pursuit on his motorcycle across state lines from Kansas to Newton County, Mo.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced an approximately $150 million cost-shared award with American Centrifuge Operating, LLC of Bethesda, Maryland, a subsidiary of Centrus Energy Corp, to demonstrate the nation’s ability to produce high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU)...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - Daniel Aikens, 40, of Alexandria, Louisiana, was convicted of 8 counts of illegal explosive related charges, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. The jury found Aikens guilty of 3 counts of Making a Destructive Device, 3 counts of Possession of a Destructive Device in...
By State Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
Release: Today in Dublin, Ireland, the United States joined more than 50 other States in endorsing the Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences Arising from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas. The United States thanks the Government of...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
News Release: A woman who drove while under the influence of methamphetamine and caused a collision that killed another driver was sentenced today in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By State Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
News Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs is pleased to announce four winners of the 2022 Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will present these four American companies, large and small, with the award in a ceremony on December 9, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. EST at the State Department. The 2022 ACE categories are Responsible Business Operations; Climate Resilience; and Inclusive Economic Growth.
By State Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
Release: The United States along with the Great Lakes Special Envoys of Belgium, France and the UK condemn in the strongest terms the continuing advance of the UN-sanctioned March 23 Movement (M23) illegal armed group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The resumption of violence since 20 October ...
By State Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
Release: The United States is committed to tackling the climate crisis through the deployment of cost-cutting clean energy technologies at home and abroad. As countries gathered for “Energy Day" at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, the United States continued to demonstrate leadership through both the launch of new initiatives and the expansion of previous work.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On Nov. 17, 2022, a federal grand jury returned an Indictment charging Ramón Rodríguez González with sexual exploitation of a minor. The arrest follows an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with the assistance of the, United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General (USPS-OIG) and the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPB).
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - If you applied for assistance and don’t agree with FEMA’s decision or have new information relevant to your application, you can generally appeal.
By State Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
News Release: Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez participated in the 6th U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Joint Public-Private Economic Forum: “U.S.-ROK Economic Cooperation for a Transformed Economic Landscape,” hosted by the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Korea Economic Institute ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A drug distributor within a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) was sentenced yesterday for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving cocaine and cocaine base.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 21-year-old Mexican citizen has been sent to prison following his conviction of conspiracy to transport over four thousand pounds of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
News Release: VIENNA - Mayors and other government officials from the U.S. were among the 70 attendees from over 25 countries who gathered in Vienna recently for the five-day Technical Meeting for Municipalities with Nuclear Facilities hosted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
News Release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced today the appointment of former career Justice Department prosecutor and former chief prosecutor for the special court in the Hague, Jack Smith, to serve as Special Counsel to oversee two ongoing criminal investigations. The first is the investigation, as ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Denise Marie Cottrill, 64, of Charleston, was sentenced today to two years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Cottrill admitted to a role in a large-volume drug trafficking organization (DTO) that operated in Kanawha County.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
News Release: A man was sentenced in federal court for going to a female acquaintance’s home after she cashed a $2,900 check and robbing her at gunpoint, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 19, 2022
News Release: Princeton University won the 19th annual national College Fed Challenge on Friday, a team competition that encourages undergraduate students to learn about the U.S. economy, monetary policymaking, and the role of the Federal Reserve System. Teams analyze economic and financial conditions and formulate ...
