News from October 2022
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston Field Office apprehended 18 unlawfully present noncitizens residing in the Houston area who have previously been convicted of DWI during a recent immigration enforcement operation aimed at bolstering public safety.
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
A Dexter resident was sentenced to 23 years in prison after pleading guilty to various drug, weapons and money laundering charges, following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 22, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A New York resident has pleaded guilty and been sentenced in federal court to 72 months’ incarceration and 10 years of supervised release on his conviction of distribution of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. The...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2022
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Chesterfield man yesterday on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2022
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On October 6, 2022, Omar Natalio Martinez Fontes, 51, pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bribery and Alien Smuggling. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 20, 2022, before United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2022
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - David William McConnell, 39, of Charlotte, North Carolina, pleaded guilty today to traveling in interstate commerce to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - A New York man was arrested today on felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
Representatives from U.S.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 22, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) is calling on America’s governors, like Governor Jay Inslee, to not mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for children following the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vote to add COVID-19 vaccinations to the recommended schedule of vaccines for both adults and children.
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
A local gang member who supplied drugs to the Mexican Mafia was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison Oct. 17, for drug trafficking and firearms-related offenses, following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi Police Department (CCPD), and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
A joint firearms operation between Interpol and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) resulted in the seizure of some 350 weapons, 3,300 rounds of ammunition, and record drug hauls across the Caribbean.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 22, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Oct 22, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman met with Staffan de Mistura, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, today in Washington, D.C. The Deputy Secretary emphasized full U.S. support for de Mistura’s efforts to advance the ongoing ...
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced today the launch of Operation Boiling Point focused on combating organized theft groups (OTG) through the targeting of domestic and transnational criminal organizations (TCO) profiting from organized retail crime (ORC).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Forrest Hardy, age 33, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 292 months in federal prison following his convictions for interference with commerce by robbery. The Court further sentenced Hardy to serve five years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment and ordered that the firearm involved be forfeited.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 22, 2022
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine and distributed methamphetamine pleaded guilty Oct. 12, in federal court following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), joint law enforcement partner investigation.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 22, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
