News from November 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: Natchez, Miss. - A Pike County man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge David C. Bramlette III, to 87 months in federal prison for participation in an interstate drug trafficking operation distributing kilogram quantities of illegal drugs in the Natchez area from 2016 through 2018, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics showing that October 2022 was the worst October for border encounters in Department of Homeland Security (DHS) history which makes it clear that this administration must implement policies that will end the border crisis...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two Maryland men have been arrested on felony charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers, for their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their 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 16, 2022
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL HOLM, 43, of Branford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 156 months of imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for possessing child sex abuse images.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Frank A. Tarentino III, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA"), announced that JUSTO VARGAS was charged for possessing nearly 20 kilograms of fentanyl with the intent to distribute it, in concert with others. VARGAS was arrested on Sunday and presented yesterday before Magistrate Judge Paul E. Davison.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - Artemas Roberts, 42, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) McDowell, pleaded guilty today to possession of a weapon by an inmate of a federal prison.
By State Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
Release: The United States continues to support Ukraine’s brave defenders with additional military assistance to help them protect their country.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - On November 3 and 4, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) held the first ever Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grantee symposium. The symposium brought together more than 200 representatives from 73 Grantees and partner organizations, to share promising practices, increase...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: PROVIDENCE - United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha on Tuesday held the second in a series of “United Against Hate Workshops" to increase awareness of hate crimes and hate incidents in Rhode Island, and how to report them. More than seventy attendees attended the workshop that focused on identifying and reporting hate crimes and incidents in the LBGTQ+ community.
By DOL Newswire Report | Nov 16, 2022
A northern New Jersey staffing agency must pay $65,000 in damages to an employee who was fired after raising concerns about not getting paid for every hour worked.
By State Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
Release: Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Sara Minkara will travel to Maputo, Mozambique, November 16-18 to meet with government officials, civil society leaders, university students, members of the business community, and international organization representatives. Mozambique is a partner...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A federal jury in Corpus Christi has convicted a 44-year-old man for possessing an unregistered destructive device, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Kenyan President William Ruto on November 13 to discuss ongoing efforts to bring peace to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Ethiopia. The Secretary expressed appreciation for Kenya’s continued leadership in addressing regional security challenges and both confirmed they would continue to coordinate shared efforts.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A construction company owner became the third person to plead guilty for his role in a bid-rigging and bribery scheme involving California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) improvement and repair contracts.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2022
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jennifer Campbell, 47, of Niagara Falls, NY, pleaded guilty to wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
