News from October 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
News Release: FORT MYERS, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber sentenced Shauntavus Berklin (34, Fort Myers) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing firearms as a convicted felon and distributing fentanyl. The court also ordered Berklin to forfeit the firearms he illegally had possessed. Berklin had pleaded guilty to the charges, which were contained in two indictments, on July 14, 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Hector Enrique Veliz Villeda (30, Hialeah) pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Veliz Villeda faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
Development of National Jail Standards and Assessment Tool grant opened on Oct. 31.
By State Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
News Release: In pursuit of their joint interests and shared values, Japan, Mongolia, and the United States held a trilateral meeting on Oct. 28, 2022, in Tokyo. The three sides discussed a wide range of regional security challenges, economic issues, and areas for cooperation. The three sides reaffirmed their commitment ...
By State Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
Release: The 26th U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue will be held November 2 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Senior Bureau Official for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Erin Barclay and Vietnamese Assistant Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet will lead their respective delegations in the dialogue. The U.S. delegation to...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that a federal jury has found Juan Carlos Garcia (39, Apopka) guilty of conspiracy and possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute it. Garcia faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 6, 2023. Garcia had been indicted on Feb. 16, 2022.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
Release: WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented an Orange County, N.Y., man from carrying his loaded handgun onto a flight at Westchester County Airport on Friday, Oct. 28. The 9mm handgun was loaded with seven bullets.
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.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
News Release: BRANDON, Fla. - FEMA has expanded Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) to seven additional Florida counties: Brevard, Glades, Hendry, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach and Pasco.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - One month after Hurricane Ian made landfall, FEMA and its federal partners have delivered over $1.56 billion to Floridians through grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments. The federal government is leading a whole-of-community effort, with more than 2,400 federal personnel on the ground along with private sector, voluntary agencies and faith-based organizations to meet immediate needs of survivors and help Floridians jumpstart their recovery.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
News Release: Seizure of Cocaine from the MSC Gayane at the Port of Philadelphia Was One of the Largest in U.S. History
By State Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
FY23 Countering the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) Military Civil Fusion (MCF) Strategy and Balancing the Risks and Rewards of Emerging Technologies with WMD grant opened on Oct. 31.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA is conducting local hiring for more than 300 jobs in Brandon, Fort Myers, Kissimmee, Orlando and Sarasota, as the state of Florida continues recovering after Hurricane Ian. These positions are full-time, 120-day appointments that may be extended depending on operational needs. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply online through USAJobs.gov.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
News Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - A federal judge today sentenced Kameron Patricia Reid to 84 months in prison for distributing fentanyl that killed an inmate at the Santa Rita Jail, announced United States Attorney Stephane M. Hinds, FBI San Francisco Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp, and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Jon S. Tigar.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 31, 2022
A federal court placed a Pennsylvania poultry processing facility in contempt for failing to pay $162,359 in fines from citations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
By David Hutton | Oct 31, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy recently released a notice of intent announcing $80 million to help make schools more energy efficient and reduce their energy bills.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 31, 2022
Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves thanked Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Sens. Jon Ossof and Raphael Warnock for supporting Hyundai Motors.
By Karen Kidd | Oct 31, 2022
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced grants of more than $14.5 million for water improvement projects in the agency's Pacific Southwest Region to advance water resources projects.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
News Release: After a disaster, scam artists, identity thieves and other criminals may attempt to prey on survivors. The most common post-disaster fraud practices include phony housing inspectors, fraudulent building contractors, bogus pleas for disaster donations and fake offers of state or federal aid.
By State Newswire | Oct 31, 2022
Chemical Security Program grant opened on Oct. 31.
