News from October 2022

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2022
News Release: AKRON, Ohio - Bruce C. Murdock, Jr., 54, of Massillon, Ohio, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John R. Adams to six months in prison and was ordered to pay $8,346.96 in restitution and a $20,000 fine after Murdock pleaded guilty to delay or destruction of mail and theft of mail by a postal service employee.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 5, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO (October 4, 2022) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will begin demolition of a former corner store at 1815 Davison Rd. in Flint, Michigan. EPA anticipates the cleanup, including the removal of asbestos-contaminated debris, will be completed by the end of November.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2022
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Last week, a federal judge sentenced a Birmingham teacher for transferring obscene material to a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Felix A. Rivera-Esparra.

By EPA Newswire | Oct 5, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Oct. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Interior Newswire | Oct 5, 2022
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY- The Bureau of Land Management will hold a public meeting of the Utah Resource Advisory Council on Oct. 19, 2022, at the BLM Utah West Desert District Office located at 491 North John Glenn Road, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116. The meeting will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the public is welcome to attend. A virtual participation option is also available.

By Bob Pepalis | Oct 5, 2022
The Port of Skagit County in Washington will receive a $2.2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration.
By State Newswire | Oct 5, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Buenas tardes. Gracias. Gracias a todos. I looked for this because I was almost rendered entirely speechless, quite literally.

By EPA Newswire | Oct 5, 2022
News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 4, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the results of its evaluation of the Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions’ two-year milestones today, noting that although most of the Bay states are not on track to meet the 2025 water quality restoration goals, 2022 saw new significant successes at the state level that will improve the restoration trajectory.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2022
News Release: CINCINNATI - A Cincinnati man was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 37 months in prison for illegally possessing a pistol that had been converted into an automatic weapon, which he used in self-defense during a shootout outside a restaurant.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2022
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - The Justice Department announced today the results of its efforts over the past year to protect older adults from fraud and exploitation. During the past year, the Department and its law enforcement partners tackled matters that ranged from mass-marketing scams that impacted thousands...

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2022
News Release: CONCORD - In connection with a nationwide effort to bring attention to elder fraud scams, United States Attorney Jane E. Young made the following statement today, “It is paramount that we protect our elder adults from scams targeted to steal their hard-earned assets. A critical tool in combatting the...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Bay Area man and former FBI special agent was found guilty today by a federal jury of conspiring to accept at least $150,000 in cash bribes and other items of value in exchange for providing sensitive law enforcement information to a corrupt lawyer with ties to Armenian organized crime.

By Lucas Nava | Oct 5, 2022
Beginning next year, Amtrak's most advanced rail cars will be functioning and traveling through the nation's busiest rail stations, representing a major step towards the United States' goal of achieving modern, faster and more reliable intercity train service.

By Homeland Newswire | Oct 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, called on the Biden administration to address the failures outlined in two Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports detailing...

By DOL Newswire | Oct 5, 2022
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) Acting Assistant Secretary Gary Rasicot traveled to San Francisco, California, last week to attend meetings with state and local public health officials, law enforcement, and first responders from two of CWMD’s signature programs: BioWatch and Securing the Cities (STC).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2022
News Release: FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. - In connection with the Department of Justice’s announcement of its Elder.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2022
News Release: Gulfport, Miss.- A Laurel man pled guilty to falsification of an annual financial report filed by a labor union, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Supervisory Investigator Tara Thibodaux of the U. S. Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards, in New Orleans.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2022
News Release: A federal jury convicted two members of the Aryan Circle yesterday for violent crimes in aid of racketeering, specifically assault with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious bodily injury and attempted murder.

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 5, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.