News from October 2022

By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: Austin, TX - House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul issued the following statement in response to the growing fighting and violence in Ethiopia.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Huong Van Thai, age 60, and Tim Duong, age 51, both of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, were indicted on October 5, 2022, by a federal grand jury for conspiring to defraud the United States by failing to withhold and pay employment taxes, as well as other related offenses. The case was unsealed following the arrest of Thai and Duong.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 56-year-old man who illegally resided in Mission has been ordered to federal prison for his role in conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 32 kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Francisco Javier Melgoza, 41, of Delano, was sentenced today to seven years and eight months in prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 20.

By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
Release: Following the devastating impact of Hurricane Ian, the United States is providing to the Cuban people critical humanitarian aid to trusted international partners working directly with Cubans whose communities were devastated by the storm. The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, will provide $2 million in funding for emergency relief to those in need in Cuba.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: MIAMI - Carter Healthcare LLC, an Oklahoma-based for-profit home health provider, its affiliates CHC Holdings and Carter-Florida (collectively Carter Healthcare), and their President Stanley Carter and Chief Operations Officer Bradley Carter have agreed to pay $7.175 million to resolve allegations that...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: Joshua Christopher Astorga, 29, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

By Homeland Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - A new, compact version of an advanced carry-on baggage screening system is in use at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. The new design, developed in part by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), allows the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to install advanced screening technology in smaller airports that can’t fit conventional systems.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: ASHLAND, Ky.- An Elliott County man, Ronald Stinespring, 51, was sentenced to 100 years in federal prison on Monday, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, after pleading guilty to three counts of using a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct, one count of possession of material containing sexually explicit images of minors, and one count of obstruction of justice.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Justice (DOJ) filing complaints for permanent injunctions against six e-cigarette manufacturers on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: BILLINGS - A Glendive woman today admitted to defrauding a man of more than $119,000 in a scheme in which she managed his finances and used his money for her personal expenses, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has pled guilty on a charge of making a false statement in connection with the acquisition of a firearm, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jarrail Lamont Smith, an inmate at Federal Correctional Institution Hazelton, was sentenced today to an additional 57 months of incarceration for a bribery charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Melissa Waller, 45, of St. Albans, was ordered today to pay $84,509 in restitution and sentenced to probation for five years, with the first year to be served on home detention, for theft of government benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia today released the following statement about legislation to change the D.C. Criminal Code.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Colin Webb, 33, of Charleston, was sentenced today to six years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for distribution of 5 or more grams of methamphetamine.
By State Newswire | Oct 19, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.