News from November 2022
By USDA Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Indiana under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) seeks to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted illegally possessing fentanyl for distribution and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
By State Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal jury today convicted a Birmingham woman for kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap a minor victim, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Felix A. Rivera-Esparra.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Burlington County, New Jersey, man has been charged with firearms and narcotics offenses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement commending the passage of bipartisan legislation to improve oversight of the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) Affordable Connectivity and Lifeline Programs.
By State Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: East St. Louis, Illinois - Kendrick A. Frazier, 35, and Kenwyn L. Frazier, 38, were convicted by a.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Andres Toj and Hugo Leonel Panjoj-Leon were arraigned in federal court on an indictment charging them with conspiracy to transport illegal aliens. Toj, 32, and Panjoj-Leon, 28, both citizens of Guatemala, will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: A federal jury convicted an Illinois woman yesterday for conspiring to defraud Medicare of over $6 million.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
Release: DENVER - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Denver International Airport (DEN) has deployed the next generation of Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) to verify the identity of travelers.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement commending the passage of bipartisan legislation that will strengthen the economy, set uniform national rules for transparency of online marketplaces, and protect American horses.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Bobby Peña was sentenced on Nov. 14 to three years and seven months in prison. Peña, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty on Feb. 10 to possession of child pornography and false claims against the government.
By State Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland and Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs Juan Carlos Holguín signed an Open Skies Agreement between the two countries on November 16.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Nov. 17, 2022- Three Tribal Nations in the Great Plains are partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help conserve, maintain and improve grassland productivity, reduce soil erosion, and enhance wildlife habitat through the Conservation Reserve Enhancement...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: LONDON, Ky.- A Somerset, Ky., man, Mark A. Bauer, 35, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.
By Karen Kidd | Nov 18, 2022
A Kansas City-area pediatrician pleaded guilty for his part in a Medicare fraud scheme that involved more than 1,000 patients.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: LOUISVILLE, KY - Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp. has agreed to pay $1,187,757 in back wages and liquidated damages to 516 workers to resolve overtime violations in multiple locations found as part of a U.S. Department of Labor investigation. On Nov. 7, 2022, the department filed a complaint listing the violations and a consent order defining the settlement in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
By State Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2022
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On Nov. 17, 2022, Phillip Thomas Green, 36, of Kingsport, Tennessee, was sentenced to 264 months in prison by the Honorable Clifton L. Corker, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville.
