News from October 2022
By State Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: The United States hosted the 14th round of negotiations with the Government of Canada to modernize the Columbia River Treaty regime in Spokane, Washington October 4-5. As a result of our discussions, we have been able to find common ground on aspects of flood risk management, hydropower coordination, ecosystem cooperation, and increased Canadian operational flexibility. We will continue to work to address outstanding issues in these areas the coming months.
By State Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. It’s wonderful to see so many colleagues here this morning. Thank you, everyone, for attending. And Secretary General, wonderful to be with you. We have a very busy day ahead, but I’m very grateful that everyone has agreed to start with this session this morning. I have a few words to say at the outset before turning it over to the secretary general, and then starting our session.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement recognizing October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: A former Regional Director of Parole Services for the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation in Parkersburg, West Virginia, pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Southern District of West Virginia to witness tampering.
By Press release submission | Oct 7, 2022
NIFA Invests $10M in Food Safety Outreach
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - Kelvin Earl Pittman, 46, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and firearm charges. For these charges, Pittman faces a mandatory sentence of ten (10) years’ imprisonment. Pittman is from Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: A Disaster Recovery Center in St. Louis County will close on Wednesday, October 12 at 6 p.m. It will reopen as a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) on Thursday, October 13 at 9 a.m.
By State Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
Release: Since the military coup in Burma over 18 months ago, the Burmese military regime has perpetrated violence against Burma’s people, killing thousands, displacing more than a million people, and detaining pro-democracy advocates, political opposition leaders, members of civil society, and journalists all in a brutal attempt to consolidate its control.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: MEDFORD, Ore.-A Medford man with previous felony convictions for his involvement in two Medford area shootings was sentenced to federal prison today after he was found by police in possession of a firearm.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 7, 2022
Ukrainian officials and Western allies have made public denouncements regarding Russia's elections regarding the potential annexation of four occupied regions in Ukraine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal judge has sentenced a man to more than four years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded handgun near a Chicago playground while on parole for a prior gun offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA - Gilberto Lopez-Giraldo, Raul Lopez-Giraldo, Guillermo Escobar, and Alexander Duque-Casanova have been sentenced for engaging in a more than $1.4 million drug money laundering conspiracy involving major cities from across the United States to Cali, Colombia.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: FBI Norfolk Announces 2021 Director's Community Leadership Award Recipient.
By State Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: On October 6, foreign ministers and representatives from among the twenty-one endorsing countries of the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection met in Lima, Peru, to advance the shared response to irregular migration and forced displacement throughout the Western Hemisphere. Endorsing countries ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: Fire Service Plus Inc. (FSP), a Georgia-based company, has agreed to pay $985,131 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by supplying fire suppression foam that did not meet military specifications, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and six years of supervised release on charges of violating federal firearms and drug laws, United States Attorney Cindy K Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: FBI Releases 2021 Crime in the Nation Statistics.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Methuen man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for selling a fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl mixture to an undercover agent on five occasions.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: A Tulsa man who allegedly attacked a church employee then threw two Molotov cocktails at Holy Family Cathedral Church in Tulsa has been charged in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: Breon Peace, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), in partnership with Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), and Brian M. Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, filed a Statement of Interest today in...
