News from November 2022
By Tamara Browning | Nov 18, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and 13 “potentially responsible parties” involved with groundwater contamination at the Landfill and Resource Recovery Inc. Superfund site in North Smithfield, R.I., have reached a proposed settlement.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County, New Jersey, man today admitted distributing videos and images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Brenda Crewey, 49, of Harper, was sentenced today to four years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of a quantity of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger today sentenced Justin Dwayne Johnson, Sr. (48, Sanford) to 170 years in federal prison for four counts of production of child sexual abuse material, one count of production and attempted production of child sexual abuse material, and one count of possession of child sex abuse material. Johnson had pleaded guilty on July 7, 2022.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management has published a Public Land Order to ensure the continued preservation of the Lemhi Pass National Historic Landmark in Idaho and Montana by extending the withdrawal of approximately 1,500 acres around Lemhi Pass for an additional 20 years. This will allow...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - Survivors in St. Clair County who applied for FEMA assistance following the historic flooding in July should receive a letter from FEMA by mail or an email notification. If you received a letter from FEMA that says you’re ineligible for assistance, it may not be the final answer. You may just need to provide additional information for FEMA to continue processing your case.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page rule on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
Release: We welcome the release of U.S. citizen Kyaw Htay Oo from prison in Burma, where he was wrongfully detained for more than 14 months. We extend our deep appreciation to our allies and partners who joined us in pressing Burma’s military regime to release him. We also welcome the release of a number of political prisoners and other foreign detainees and continue to call for the release of the many thousands of political prisoners who remain in Burma.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that United States District Judge Robert D. Mariani sentenced Arnaldo Caban-Soto, age 29, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to 36 months’ imprisonment and a 3-year term of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: EVANSVILLE - Omaree Shay Roby, 25, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to carjacking and using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - An Illinois man was arrested today on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man pleaded guilty today to robbing a TD Bank branch in Boston.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Pawtucket woman who recorded herself molesting a toddler and sent the video to her then boyfriend was sentenced today to fifteen years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled enforcement actions against two companies that violated state and federal clean air standards by allowing excessive idling of school buses at locations in four Massachusetts communities.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Donnell Russell was sentenced by United States District Judge Ann M. Donnelly to 20 months’ imprisonment for his participation in a scheme to harass, intimidate, and cause substantial emotional distress to Jane Doe, a victim in the Eastern District of New...
By State Newswire Report | Nov 18, 2022
Rep. Brian Mast, (R-Fla.), said in a recent blog post that the United States needs to take a strong stand against China’s ambitions in the interest of national security, including cracking down on CCP purchases of agricultural land here.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Kevin Couture, age 41, of Chicago, Illinois, pled guilty today to attempted enticement and coercion of a minor, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: Louisville, KY - A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging Maximiliano Gutierrez, Mario Guzman and Alfredo Lira with conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine.
