News from November 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JONATHAN WEISS, a/k/a “Ian_Jameson," was sentenced to 25 years in prison by United States District Judge Philip M. Halpern for his enticement of seven minors to engage in sexual activity. The sentencing today followed WEISS’s guilty plea on December 9, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Lionel Vallo, 39, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty on Nov. 14 to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition and failure to update his sex offender registration. Vallo will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, to mark the 25th Anniversary of America Recycles Day , the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is celebrating progress the agency has made on recycling and educating the public on the importance of recycling, one year after publishing its National Recycling Strategy. The strategy ...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: BRANDON, Fla. - FEMA and the State of Florida are opening a Disaster Recovery Center in Collier County.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging an East Texas law enforcement official with federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Samantha Shader was sentenced by United States District Judge Dora L. Irizarry to 72 months’ imprisonment for using an improvised incendiary device, commonly known as a “Molotov cocktail," in an attempt to set fire to a New York City Police Department (NYPD) van occupied by four police officers in Brooklyn on the night of May 29, 2020. Shader pleaded guilty to the charge in April 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Frederick Bush, 44, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced on Monday to 37 months in federal prison after being convicted of escaping from custody at a Tallahassee halfway house, following a jury trial on Aug. 30, 2022. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Joseph Swansbrough, age 33, of Willseyville, New York, 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 16, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Dubois, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to violation of federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced today the completion of prosecutions of 20 defendants in a series of DMV corruption cases charged in the Eastern District of California. Charges against the defendants included bribery of public officials, identity fraud, unauthorized access...
By State Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
Release: The Governments of the United States of America and Egypt co-hosted an event in conjunction with President Biden’s visit to COP27. COP27 President Sameh Shoukry and U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry presided over the event, which focused on the two governments’ efforts to accelerate...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
Release: Hello everyone. It’s such a pleasure to be here talking with you. Thank you to the Wildlife Conservation Society, Rare, and Bloomberg Philanthropies for organizing this event.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that the following three individuals received prison sentences related to an overdose death in Green Bay and a vehicle arson on the Menominee Indian Reservation.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kent J. Dawson to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possession with the intent to distribute heroin and felon in possession of a firearm.
By State Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
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 Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: “The United States will continue to fully enforce our immigration laws at our border. In response to the court’s order, the Department of Justice is filing an unopposed stay motion. The delay in implementation of the court’s order will allow the government to prepare for an orderly transition to new...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Tamara Browning | Nov 16, 2022
Awards of 55 grants worth nearly $91 million will be given through the America the Beautiful Challenge established in May 2022 by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
