News from September 2022

By State Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Belize. During the review period, the government made its enacted budget, end-of-year report, and information on debt obligations widely accessible to the public, including online. However, it did not publish an executive budget proposal within a reasonable period.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Eric Timothy Gray, of Inwood, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

By State Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Laos. During the review period, the government did not make its executive budget proposal or end-of-year report publicly available online. It did publish its enacted budget, though not within a reasonable period, and published a partial end-of-year report. Limited...

By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
News Release: NINETY SIX, SOUTH CAROLINA - Ninety Six National Historic Site announces the return of the much-loved Autumn Candlelight Tour. On Saturday, Oct. 15, visitors will be invited to explore history by candlelight. Tours of the one-mile interpretive trail will begin at 6:45 p.m. Along the path, Living Historians...
By Press release submission | Sep 10, 2022
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By State Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: People's Republic of China.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN.- A Kansas man is facing prison time after he admitted to downloading child pornographic images from the Internet. Justin Packham, 34, of Shawnee pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that James J. Peperno, Jr., age 57, of Old Forge, Pennsylvania, was convicted following a jury trial, of conspiracy, federal program bribery, honest services wire fraud, Travel Act, false statement, and perjury offenses. The nine-day trial was held before United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion in Scranton.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo will travel to Mexico City, Mexico on September 12 to participate in the 2022 U.S. Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue (HLED). Secretary Raimondo will co-chair the U.S. delegation alongside Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Deputy U.S. Trade Representative ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
News Release: Miami, Florida - Yesterday, a federal district judge in Miami sentenced 42-year-old Daniel Pintado Cazola to 87 months in prison for his role in using a durable medical equipment company to commit Medicare and Medicaid fraud, and trying to conceal his connection to the crime by listing a straw owner in corporate and bank records.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced that on September 9, 2022 that Stacy Chappell (age 44) was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for a series of armed robberies of Milwaukee-area auto parts stores.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jefferson County felon was found guilty in U.S. District Court following a four-day jury trial of three counts of possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, with one count charging 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, one count of possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, and one count of possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
News Release: Weather conditions along with dry fuels continue to increase fire activity on the lightning-caused Chilliwack Complex. Increased easterly winds, high temperatures, and low humidity throughout the area have prompted a Red Flag Warning from the National Weather Service through Sunday evening. On Friday...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
News Release: William Sadleir Used Stolen Funds to Purchase a $14 Million Beverly Hills Mansion.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington man, Titus Mayhorn, 34, was sentenced on Wednesday to 250 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Troy Alexander Cole (28, Fort Myers) to three years and five months in federal prison for attempted possession with the intent to distribute MDMA (commonly referred to as “Molly") and methamphetamine. Cole had entered a guilty plea on April 20, 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on September 8, 2022, the Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Dominique Troupe (also known as “Wop" and “Juice"), 35, of Colchester with one count of possessing with intent to distribute cocaine base.
By State Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
News Release: Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Tim Betts will travel to Israel September 9-13. During the trip, he will join Ambassador Nides at a 9/11 commemoration ceremony at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), meet with Israeli counterparts to discuss regional security and counterterrorism cooperation, and deliver remarks at the ICT’s annual summit meeting in Herzliya September 13.

By State Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Algeria. During the review period, the government made significant progress by disclosing debt of major state-owned enterprises. The government published its executive budget proposal and enacted its budget within a reasonable period but did not publish an end-of-year...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2022
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rauon Gordon, age 28, a former inmate of FCI Allenwood, pled guilty on September 7, 2022, before U.S. District Court Chief Judge Matthew W. Brann, to possessing contraband in prison.