News from November 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A drug distributor within a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) pleaded guilty yesterday to a drug trafficking conspiracy involving cocaine and cocaine base (crack cocaine).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be issuing Christmas tree permits beginning Nov. 14 through Dec. 24, 2022. The permits, which are for Christmas trees on public lands managed by the BLM in southeastern Idaho, are $10 each with a limit of one per family. Please note that tag prices and restrictions are different for trees cut on U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service lands.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Marc Hoffman, 25, of Fairport, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession and receipt of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Sung Hwan Lee, 64, of Peoria, Arizona, was sentenced on Oct. 26, 2022, by United States District Judge David G. Campbell, to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Lee previously pleaded guilty to Tax Evasion on March 23, 2022.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
News Release: BOSTON (Nov. 10, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached settlements with two New England companies engaged in the sales or installation of devices that tamper with emission controls on diesel vehicles.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
News Release: Veterans Day is a time of reflection for the many who fought to protect the country. A time to remember the forgotten veterans.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A St. Joseph, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for possessing methamphetamine and heroin to distribute and illegally possessing firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Watertown man was arrested today for allegedly defrauding investors who believed they were financing lucrative short-term sports ventures in Africa.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
News Release: DETROIT, MI - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report requested by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, on how the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) can eliminate the potential for discrimination in travel...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - Two collegiate athletes were convicted today before U.S. District Judge Kristi Johnson for transferring thousands of dollars to Nigeria as part of a complex fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Jackson Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that a grand jury returned a superseding indictment on November 4, 2022 against GLENN E. DIAZ, age 71, of Arabi; PETER J. “PETE" JENEVEIN, age 57, of Panama City, Florida; and MARK S. GRELLE, age 67, of Chalmette, for bank fraud and money laundering charges related to defrauding First NBC Bank, the New Orleans-based bank that failed in April 2017.
By State Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
News Release: The United States continues to support Ukraine’s brave defenders with additional military assistance to help them protect their country from Russia’s aggression.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - KACIE DEYO, 30, formerly of Yukon, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty today to accepting bribes while serving as a Correctional Officer at a federal prison in El Reno, Oklahoma, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in partnership with the U.S. Department of State and the Spanish Ministry of the Interior, announced a joint project last week to develop a capacity-building tool to help countries utilize public-private partnerships (PPPs) to...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - Andre Alexander Shupe, age 34 of Council Bluffs, was sentenced on Nov. 3, 2022, to 92 months in prison following his pleas of guilty to charges of Possession and Sale of a Stolen Firearm and Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm. After he is released from prison, Shupe will serve three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay restitution for the stolen firearms and other items.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra requesting all documents and communications related...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2022
News Release: Memphis, TN - A federal grand jury has indicted five former Methodist Hospital Employees for conspiring with Roderick Harvey, 40, to unlawfully disclose patient information in violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, commonly known as “HIPAA." United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the indictment today.
