News from October 2022
By State Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
Release: FOREIGN MINISTER URREJOLA: (Via interpreter) Good - I’m not sure if it’s good afternoon or good morning, but thank you for being here with us today. First of all, I would like to make a statement, and then Secretary Antony Blinken will have a few remarks. We’ll then go on to Q&A.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: HOT SPRINGS - A Hot Springs man was sentenced yesterday to 151 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Hot Springs.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: FBI and Linden Police Ask the Public’s Help in Identifying Robber.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Resource Advisory Council will meet to discuss a variety of public land management topics from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at the BLM Twin Falls District Office, 2878 Addison Ave. E, Twin Falls, ID 83301...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: The Justice Department today released the following statement from spokesman Anthony Coley regarding the President’s proclamation granting a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who have committed, or been convicted of, the offense of simple possession ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Daniel Stevens, 48, of Whitestown, Indiana, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distribution and possession child sex abuse material.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands - Before the water began to recede and the winds grew silent in 2017, one phrase stood out above the rest to symbolize recovery - “VI Strong." This expression not only reflects the spirit of Virgin Islanders but also captures the recovery efforts over the past five years. Building “VI Strong" means using resources to not only rebuild what was lost but building back stronger and more resilient to protect against future disasters.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A California man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for conspiring with others in schemes to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a federal loans initiative designed to help businesses pay their employees and meet expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Hampton man yesterday on charges of possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. sent the following letter today to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressing serious concerns about the proposed acquisition of TEGNA, a broadcast news company that manages 64 stations across 51 domestic markets.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. sent the following letter today to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressing serious concerns about the proposed acquisition of TEGNA, a broadcast news company that manages 64 stations across 51 domestic markets.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A White Post man was sentenced yesterday to life imprisonment for his leadership role in multiple violent crimes, including a 2017 murder in Charlottesville and two 2019 attempted murders in Prince William County.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A Vern Saeteurn, 34, of Sacramento, was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Defendants Nesly Mwarecheong, 46, and Bertino Weires, 51, residents of the United States and citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, pleaded guilty in federal court in Des Moines, Iowa, to two counts of unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of trafficking or forced...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m., the United States Park Police (USPP) arrested Shaun Ray Deaton, 44, of Bloomington, Ind., for allegedly vandalizing the outside base of the Washington Monument with paint. Deaton was charged with trespassing, tampering and vandalism (36 CFR2.31). This is...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: Defendants Nesly Mwarecheong, 46, and Bertino Weires, 51, residents of the United States and citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, pleaded guilty in federal court in Des Moines, Iowa, to two counts of unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of trafficking or forced labor.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: POCATELLO - A Pocatello man was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for the discharge of a firearm during a robbery that occurred on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation on June 23, 2021. According to court records, Jose Acosta, Jr., 41, entered a camping trailer and demanded money from a female occupant.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JONATHAN SKOLNICK was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for enticing minor children to send him nude and sexually explicit photographs and videos of themselves over the Internet. On April 5, 2022, SKOLNICK pled guilty before U.S. Judge Colleen McMahon, who imposed his sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven today sentenced Jamel Muldrew (34, Houston, Texas) to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for sex trafficking a minor, enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, use of a facility of interstate commerce in aid of racketeering, and interstate...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Elena E. Rivers, 30, and Tryton Alonzo Thomas, 33, both of Many, Louisiana, have been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine in the Sabine Parish area. United States District Judge Donald E. Walter sentenced the defendants as follows...
