News from November 2022
By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2022
Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republican lawmakers are calling on U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to provide the Biden Administration’s plans, if any, to secure the border.
By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2022
Today, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), and several Oversight Committee Republicans raised serious concerns over reports indicating President Biden intends to impose an oil and gas export ban, potentially resulting in even higher gas prices, further supply chain issues, and reduced energy security for the U.S. and allies. In a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm, the Republican lawmakers request all documents and information related to the Biden Administration’s potential plans to ban oil and gas exports, as well as the DOE’s role in the potential misuse of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 13, 2022
News Release: Due to inclement weather and hazardous road conditions, the State of Illinois and FEMA have determined that both Disaster Recovery Centers in St. Clair County will close early today, Saturday, Nov. 12, at 3:30 p.m.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 13, 2022
There were 16 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending Nov. 5, according to the Federal Register.
By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2022
Four defendants have been sentenced for their participation in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a scheme to fraudulently acquire personal protective equipment and event tickets, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2022
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DEESHAWN PITTMAN, also known as “Low,” 34, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl and heroin.
By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2022
Fernando Angel Puga, aka Cholo, 37, of Las Cruces, was sentenced last week to 372 months in prison for kidnapping and carjacking.
By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2022
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALBERT LOPEZ, 52, last residing in Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A.
By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2022
Brendon Tyre Garner, 34, of Huntington, was sentenced today to eight years and four months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of ammunition.
By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2022
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that four Houston, Texas- based men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Bank Larceny and Transportation of Stolen Property or Money
By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2022
A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Doctor Roberto F. Unda-Gómez (Unda) with dispensing controlled substances without any legitimate medical purpose.
By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2022
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a Elizabethtown, Kentucky, man convicted of Possession of Child Pornography was sentenced on October 25, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2022
A registered sex offender from Kansas City, Kansas, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Nashville on Friday to 15 years in prison for attempting to transfer obscene materials to a minor and engaging in this activity as a registered sex offender, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee
By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2022
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that three Pine Ridge, South Dakota, men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Second Degree Murder – Aiding and Abetting.
By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2022
Mature forests, grassland meadows, uninterrupted sandy beaches — these could be snapshots from a national wildlife refuge in the Mid-Atlantic region.
By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2022
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the sickle darter as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). With this listing, the Service will also implement a 4(d) rule that will tailor take prohibitions for the conservation of the species.
By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2022
A team of state and federal scientists have discovered an area in northern Maine that is high in critical mineral resources, highlighting for the first time the importance of this region to the U.S. mineral resource economy.
By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2022
The U.S. Geological Survey announced today it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, or MBARI, to develop portable robotic DNA samplers capable of independently monitoring for living threats in the rivers and streams without constant support from researchers.
By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2022
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement will recognize Navajo Transitional Energy Company LLC, of New Mexico, and Raven Crest Contracting LLC, of West Virginia, as the winners of its 2022 Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Awards on November 10, in Washington DC.
By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2022
The pipe dreams of the Steinaker Service Canal in eastern Utah are finally coming true.
