News from October 2022
By DOE Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: On Oct. 17, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) will debut its Cybersecurity for the Operational Technology Environment (CyOTE™) four-hour practitioner training course for energy system owners and operators during the 11th...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: On Monday, Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Puerto Rico Economic Growth Coordinator Don Graves met virtually with a group of private sector leaders in Puerto Rico, including affiliates from the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association, and the Puerto Rico Retailers Association, ...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) to resolve violations of hazardous waste regulations at 1,160 facilities across forty-five (45) states and the territory of Puerto Rico.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A California man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to embezzling over $1.2 million from his employer over a 16-year period.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. Assistant United States Attorneys Lena Busscher in the Abingdon Division...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: Two Massachusetts men were sentenced today for an extensive scheme to take over victims’ social media accounts and steal their cryptocurrency using techniques such as “SIM swapping," computer hacking, and other methods.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez announced today that the Department of Justice has awarded $175,450 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the District of New Mexico. Funding will support community efforts to address the epidemic of gun crime and serious violence...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: Herve Fils Viaud, 31, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas to 78 months in federal prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release for robbing TD Bank in Delray Beach, Florida.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - EM contractor Isotek began processing the remaining inventory of uranium (U)-233 stored at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) last week, attaining a 2022 priority for the cleanup program.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: His two co-defendants were previously arrested and have been detained pending trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: Captain Responsible for Safety on Dive Boat Charged in Indictment that Alleges Misconduct, Gross Negligence and Inattention to Duties in Deaths of 34 People.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal court issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting a Tampa-area clinic, its operators and a doctor from administering, dispensing or distributing any controlled substances, including issuing prescriptions for opioids, the Department of Justice announced.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 20, 2022
Two workers for a Jackson, Mississippi, ground delivery contractor who were not paid for work they performed from their residences off-the-clock have been awarded $44,280 in back wages and liquidated damages by the U.S. Department of Labor.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 18, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will hold a Public Availability Session and Community Meeting at the Verona High School on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The session will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by the meeting with a presentation at 7 p.m. Following the presentation by the attending agencies, EPA will facilitate a question-and-answer session until 9 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: Louisville, KY - A Louisville attorney was sentenced today to 27 months in prison and was ordered to pay a $15,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: Violently Assaulted a Fellow Inmate at the Linn County Jail While Awaiting Trial on His Federal Gun Charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA. - Rodney Dwayne Brendle has been convicted by a jury on two methamphetamine trafficking charges. Just after his initial trial date was set in 2021, Brendle removed his geolocation ankle monitor and became a fugitive from justice. He was later arrested in Oregon.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON ― The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced grant awards totaling more than $340 million to help combat America’s substance use crisis amid a continued escalation of overdose deaths.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Reclamation is lowering water levels in Lake Mohave to aid in harvesting razorback suckers (Xyrauchen texanus) from lakeside rearing ponds. The fish is an endangered species native to the Colorado River, and the drawdown is part of annual river operations which are...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Oct. 11, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange.
