News from October 2022
By State Newswire | Oct 27, 2022
Release: Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from October 26-28, 2022. Her trip underscores the United States’ strategic commitment to fighting corruption and advancing human rights as foundational components of U.S. foreign policy, including enforcing labor rights and resolving statelessness.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2022
News Release: Birmingham, Ala. - 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 27, 2022
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Vishal Kamal Chhabria, 41, of Lake Forest, Illinois, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit marriage fraud before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2022
News Release: Previously Convicted of Multiple Drug-Related Felony Offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2022
News Release: Criminal Division Announces First Arrest and Charges by the New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2022
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced Roberto Garcia-Gutierrez, 32, of Mexico, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Garcia-Gutierrez...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2022
News Release: Saipan - SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant Servillana Soriano, age 61, from the Republic of the Philippines was sentenced in the United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands to 1 month in prison...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2022
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Environmental Justice is a principle that combines civil rights with environmental protection by examining whether all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income are receiving fair treatment and meaningful involvement with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2022
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Kaylen Edwards, 24, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to being a felon-in-possession of a firearm before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2022
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY- United States Attorney Trina A. Higgins announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Aaron Clark will lead the efforts of her Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA Clark...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2022
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced Patricia Jacobsen, 36, of Omaha, Nebraska, and Elycia Washington, 24, of Arizona, were sentenced in federal court in Omaha for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Chief United States District Judge Robert...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 27, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) is asking toy manufacturers how they plan to ensure children and their information is protected online following reports that manufacturers are moving their marketing efforts to Big Tech companies like TikTok and YouTube in order to increase their reach and target advertisements to children on those platforms.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2022
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that Nathan Dale Smith, age 32, of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma was found guilty by a federal jury of one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and one count of Abusive Sexual Contact in Indian Country. The jury trial began on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, and concluded on Wednesday, September 7, 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2022
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that on Sept. 30, 2022, a federal jury in the District of Nebraska found Prince L. Spellman, 39, of Omaha, guilty of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, or phencyclidine (PCP), possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Garfield Heights, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal court to violations federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2022
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Kurt Batucan Sheldon (31, Interlachen) to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for production and distribution of child sex abuse images. Sheldon was also ordered to serve a life-term of supervised release and register...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced criminal charges today against 42 defendants related to racketeering, violence, narcotics distribution, and federal firearms offenses. The charges stem from five separate investigations conducted by federal, state and local enforcement partners.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 27, 2022
The US Interior Department published a two page rule on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 27, 2022
News Release: Pierre, S.D. Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding $3,600,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to school districts serving the communities ...
By Tamara Browning | Oct 27, 2022
A national paid media campaign launched by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to bring awareness to the “dangers of illegally passing stopped school buses” will end Oct. 31.
