News from November 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Butler, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court in Pittsburgh to 30 months’ probation, 150 hours of community service, and a $1,000 fine on her conviction of theft of government funds, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Fredericksburg man pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to obtain pandemic unemployment benefits. His family members were also indicted for their roles in the scheme, along with a separate mail theft and bank fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
News Release: A federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, returned an indictment today charging an Indian national for fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A West Warwick man appeared in federal court today on federal firearm and drug charges, brought after West Warwick Police, investigating allegations of domestic violence that occurred at the man’s residence, discovered and seized seven firearms, nearly a kilo of cocaine, and more than one-half million dollar in cash, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Jose Gonzalez Pacheco, aka Jose Gonzalez, 48, and Kenneth Demetrius Harris, aka Kenneth Vann, 43, both of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to federal charges stemming from their roles in an armed robbery in Northeast Washington.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Brooklyn Park man has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
News Release: BRAINTREE, MA - A Quincy-based roofing contractor exposed workers on the roofs of a garage and house in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood to potentially fatal falls from heights between seven and 21 feet, U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors found.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Martin, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
News Release: Prineville, Ore. - The Prineville District, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to thin a total of 622 acres of juniper within the Steelhead Falls Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project area this fall. The thinning unit is located adjacent to the community of Crooked River Ranch. The purpose of the project is to remove hazardous fuels which will reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 54-year-old man has been sent to federal prison following his conviction of trafficking 75 kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
News Release: Deputy Secretary Sherman: Buenas tardes! It’s wonderful to be here with all of you today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
News Release: When 23-year-old J. Nicholas Bryant realized couldn’t afford the lavish lifestyle he wanted - complete with luxury limo rides, fully-stocked charter flights, and a private outing on a 90-foot yacht - he turned to fraud, he admitted in court today, according to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Luis Salvador Flores, 50, of Glendale, Arizona was sentenced on Oct. 31, 2022, by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 84 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release. Flores previously pleaded guilty to Possession of Firearms by a Convicted Felon.
By State Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
News Release: U.S. Special Envoy Tim Lenderking yesterday returned from travel to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, where he met with Emirati, Saudi, Yemeni, and other international senior officials, including representatives from P5 and other current and incoming UN Security Council Member States. These ...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
Release: Washington, D.C., Nov. 10, 2022 USDAs Food and Nutrition Service today launched a new and innovative initiative for healthier school meals through a $50 million grant opportunity that will support collaboration with the food industry to develop nutritious, appetizing school meals for students. This launch follows through on a commitment made in the administrations.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Kristin Leanne Price, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 87 months of incarceration for her role in a firearms trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - An Ocean County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for unlawfully possessing a privately manufactured short barrel rifle, a silencer, and five imitation badges of various federal agencies, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2022
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man pleaded guilty today to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
