News from November 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: Des Moines, IA - On Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, Halston Ray Van Westen, age 22, of Story City, was sentenced to five years in prison following his plea to a charge of Possession of Child Pornography. Van Westen must also serve a ten-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 16, 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 Alabama for more than $3.1 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Two California men today received prison sentences of up to 11 years for participating in an extensive multimillion-dollar conspiracy - much of it committed by Nigerian nationals - that perpetrated a wide variety of frauds, including business email compromise (BEC) fraud, romance scams, elder fraud and fraud using malware.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
Release: Today we are imposing sanctions in response to Iran’s support of Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine, including Tehran’s transfer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia, which are being used by Moscow to strike civilian infrastructure and cities.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and co-founder of the Senate Recycling Caucus, today released the following statement on the 25th anniversary of America Recycles Day.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: A Michigan man was charged, in an indictment unsealed today in the Eastern District of Michigan, with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, aka ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization, and for being a felon in possession of a destructive device.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Land Management released a new policy today designed to protect connections between habitats for fish, wildlife, and native plants, preserving the ability of wildlife to migrate between and across seasonal habitat, a concept known as habitat connectivity. The policy will support the BLM’s ongoing partnerships with states, Tribes and diverse stakeholders aimed at meeting 21st century conservation challenges.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2022 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced plans for additional emergency relief and pandemic assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA is preparing to roll out the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase Two as well as the new Pandemic Assistance...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
Early Career Research Program grant opened on Nov. 16.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page rule on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) marked one year of progress in implementing President Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law with the release of a new report detailing the Agency’s investments in the Nation’s infrastructure and communities. The Bipartisan Infrastructure ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for First Degree Murder, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon to a Child, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury to a Child, and Child Abuse.
By State Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: On Nov. 15, U.S. and Cuban officials met in Havana to discuss the implementation of the U.S.-Cuba Migration Accords. This is the second session in 2022 of these semiannual bilateral discussions on migration, reflecting a commitment by both countries to regularly review the implementation of the Accords. ...
By Commerce Newswire Report | Nov 16, 2022
The Commerce Department’s new export-controls restrictions, announced Oct. 7, could successfully hamper China’s growth in critical technology industries such as artificial intelligence but they would likely be more effective if allies of the U.S. would enact similar restrictions.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EDWARD F. ZIEGLER II, 63, of Bridgton, Maine, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to fraud and tax offenses stemming from a 15-year embezzlement scheme.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
Release: Thank you. I’m grateful to be here with you all today.
