News from October 2022
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Christopher Heck, Acting Deputy Assistant Director with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Public Safety and Border Security Division, participated in the first of two panel discussions focused on curbing the supply and demand of fentanyl across U.S. communities as a part of the National Crime Prevention Council National Fentanyl Summit, Oct. 19.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: BOISE - U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announces the formation of the District of Idaho’s COVID‑19 Fraud Task Force and highlights the District of Idaho’s ongoing efforts to combat pandemic‑related fraud. Those efforts have included complementary actions by the Criminal, Civil, and Asset Recovery Divisions, along with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -U. S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed the conviction and sentence of Richard Leon Wilbern.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
There are five releases scheduled to be published on Oct. 21.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Victor Allen Self, of Moorefield, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 148 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Saint Paul man was sentenced to 14 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for kidnapping a victim at gunpoint and bringing her across state lines, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
By State Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: One year ago today, Houthi forces breached the compound used by the U.S. Embassy in Sana’a, Yemen prior to its suspension of operations in 2015 and began detaining, without justification, Yemeni Locally Employed Staff. As of today, twelve current and former U.S. and UN employees remain detained. Most have had no contact with their families, and one passed away in detention earlier this year.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management is accepting comments through Dec. 5, 2022, on the proposed sale of 24.79 acres of BLM-administered public land to the Town of Bairoil in Fremont County, Wyoming.
By State Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 21.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with South Carolina for more than $3.1 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, a division of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2018 - Statistical Tables.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Department of Energy (DOE) today announced they will be jointly hosting a technical conference to discuss supply chain risk management.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Nathaniel Opondo Hubbert, 41, of Grass Valley, pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy to possess and distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and possession with intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 21.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: Wisconsin’s United States Attorneys, Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District and Timothy M. O’Shea of the Western District, announced today that four Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) will lead their offices’ efforts in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10, working with tribal air staff, has issued an air quality advisory and a ban on open burning on the Yakama Reservation due to the elevated pollution levels caused by regional fires. Weather forecasts indicate poor air quality will continue until ...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 21.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - During the first month of the Hurricane Fiona response, since the disaster declaration on Sept. 21, more than $456 million in FEMA disaster assistance has been provided to more than 600,000 Puerto Rico households to assist with disaster recovery efforts.
