News from October 2022
U.S. Attorney Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Actions to Combat Violent Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking
By Press release submission | Oct 31, 2022
U.S. Attorney Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Actions to Combat Violent Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking
Census Bureau Releases Map Illustrating 2020 Census Operational Quality Metrics for Counties and Tracts
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
News Release: Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2020 Census Quality Metrics Viewer. This map provides a visual tool for exploring the recently released operational quality metrics for counties and census tracts. The metrics show how the 2020 Census collected data within the counties and census tracts and can provide insight on the quality of the census.
Melbourne Gun Enthusiast Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses
By Press release submission | Oct 31, 2022
Melbourne Gun Enthusiast Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses
Member of 8Ave Street Gang Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison After Conviction of Distributing Narcotics and Illegal Possession of Firearm
By Press release submission | Oct 31, 2022
Member of 8Ave Street Gang Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison After Conviction of Distributing Narcotics and Illegal Possession of Firearm
Violent Felon Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison After Committing Six Armed Robberies in Six Weeks, Including Three of the Same Convenience Store
By Press release submission | Oct 31, 2022
Violent Felon Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison After Committing Six Armed Robberies in Six Weeks, Including Three of the Same Convenience Store
Philadelphia Man Sentenced to Over 18 Years in Prison for Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime
By Press release submission | Oct 31, 2022
Philadelphia Man Sentenced to Over 18 Years in Prison for Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime
Convicted Felon Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Illegally Trying to Buy a Firearm
By Press release submission | Oct 31, 2022
Convicted Felon Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Illegally Trying to Buy a Firearm
Fort Myers Felon Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Federal Prison for Firearms and Drug Offenses
By Press release submission | Oct 31, 2022
Fort Myers Felon Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Federal Prison for Firearms and Drug Offenses
Bakersfield Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Hundreds of Pounds of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl
By Press release submission | Oct 31, 2022
Bakersfield Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Hundreds of Pounds of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl
Former Aryan Brotherhood Member Sentenced to 18 Years for Meth Trafficking
By Press release submission | Oct 31, 2022
Former Aryan Brotherhood Member Sentenced to 18 Years for Meth Trafficking
Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Sentenced to 29 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Two Murders and an Attempted Murder
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - On Oct. 28, 2022, U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Bobby Cannon, a/k/a Freaky, age 24 of Baltimore, to 29 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for participating in a violent racketeering conspiracy, specifically, the NFL Criminal Enterprise, ...
Disaster Recovery Centers and Multi-Agency Resource Centers to Remain Open — Don’t Wait — Visit Today
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - While the deadline for federal disaster assistance is 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 28, help is still available. FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers and commonwealth-managed Multi-Agency Resource Centers will continue to operate. Survivors who still have disaster related questions can visit a center today.
DOE-GFO grant application closes on March 27
By DOE Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
Advancing Fish Passage and Protection Technologies grant opened on Oct. 31.
DOS-ISN grant application closes on Jan. 31
By State Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
Countering North Korean and Iranian WMD and Missile Proliferation grant opened on Oct. 31.
Tampa Couple Sentenced in Multimillion Dollar Money Laundering Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven sentenced Virginia Garcia Moreta (35, Tampa) and Hector Rodriguez Mendez (47, Tampa) to 70 and 63 months in federal prison, respectively, for conspiring to commit money laundering. As part of their sentences, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $21,567,939, which represented the proceeds of the conspiracy. The couple had pleaded guilty on June 10, 2022.
EPA grant application closes on Jan. 31
By EPA Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
Columbia River Basin Restoration Funding Assistance Program - Tribal Program Implementation grant opened on Oct. 31.
District Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison For Domestic Violence
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Delonte Mitchell, 38, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for attacking his then-girlfriend, a child, and a dog at a home in Southeast Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
New Haven Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
News Release: 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.
TSA to host hiring event for Indianapolis International Airport
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
Release: INDIANAPOLIS The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event Wednesday, Nov. 2 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Indianapolis International Airport (IND).
Help With Hurricane Ian Recovery; FEMA Is Hiring
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
News Release: BRANDON, Fla. - Come to work for FEMA and help your community recover from Hurricane Ian.