News from November 2022
By USDA Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced a voluntary compliance agreement under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA") with New York University (“NYU" or the “University") to increase the accessibility of NYU’s student housing facilities for individuals with disabilities. The agreement covers all of NYU’s student housing facilities in the New York metropolitan area.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
News Release: USDA Also Increases Total Funding Available for Tribes, Gives Current Cooperators More Time to Enact Programs, Non-Participants More Time to Apply
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
News Release: COVINGTON, Ky - A Mason, Ohio, woman, Amanda Baker, 38, was sentenced on Tuesday to 168 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-KY) are raising concerns TikTok provided misleading or false information to the committees about its data sharing and privacy practices...
By EPA Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO (Nov. 21, 2022) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued orders to drinking water systems in Maywood and Lansing, Illinois, for failing to meet requirements under America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018. EPA took action to ensure Lansing certifies its risk assessment and Maywood certifies its risk assessment and emergency response plan.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A federal jury convicted an Olmsted County man for conspiring to distribute controlled substances and for possession with intent to distribute cocaine after being arrested with four kilograms of cocaine in his rental car, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
News Release: An Albuquerque mother who allegedly concealed a deadly dose of fentanyl inside her children’s luggage has been charged with a federal drug crime, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA - Hubert Nathans has been sentenced to federal prison for selling fake Roxicodone pills containing fentanyl to multiple people in Roswell, Georgia, in 2017 and 2018, including pills that resulted in the death of one buyer and serious bodily injury to another. Nathans’ drug supplier, Edward Culton, was sentenced to federal prison earlier this year.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Nicholas Turnquist, 36, of West Falls, NY, who was convicted of transportation and attempted transportation of a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, was sentenced to serve 156 months in prison and 15 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Office of Justice Programs (OJP)’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) announced today a grant award of almost $2 million to establish the Department of Justice Jails and Justice Support Center to help create and maintain safe environments for people in the custody of the nation’s jails and those who work in jail facilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - John Dale Parmer, age 59, of Osceola, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for Social Security Fraud - Concealment. Parmer pleaded guilty on June 21, 2022. Following completion of his prison term, Parmer will be on supervised release for three years. Parmer was ordered to pay $234,552 in restitution to the Social Security Administration (SSA).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
News Release: Essex Junction, VT - The U.S. Marshals Service arrested a fugitive who has been actively evading apprehension.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Barnstable man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to child exploitation offenses.
By State Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
News Release: The Governments of the United States and Australia held their annual Strategic Policy Dialogue (SPD) on November 21–22 in Canberra. The SPD, established in 2019, is a forum for Australia and the United States to deepen collaboration to address growing strategic challenges, including on deterrence, arms ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Alexis Figueroa, age 32, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for conspiring to steal pandemic funds. She was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 23, 2022
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Chickahominy Indian Tribe Eastern division under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement (LFPA) program.
