News from February 2023
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Calvin Butler, 24, of Dunbar, pleaded guilty today to a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of $16,040 in COVID-19 relief loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: Merton Weed Jr., 50, of Norway, Maine, was arrested today on an indictment charging him with filing fraudulent claims for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and a fraudulent application for a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insured mortgage.
By State Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full Committee will convene a hearing entitled “Combatting the Generational Challenge of CCP Aggression" on Tuesday, February 28 to identify gaps in pursuing a more holistic approach to countering the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: A federal jury today convicted Keith Wyche, also known as “Marco," of distributing fentanyl which resulted in the fatal overdose of a 43-year-old Staten-Island resident on April 18, 2017. Wyche and co-defendant Oneil Allen were also convicted of distributing heroin to a 28-year old woman on Oct. 27...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced up to $435 million in grant awards for 34 University Transportation Centers (UTC) that will help the next generation of transportation professionals make our roads, bridges, rail, shipping, and airspace safer, more innovative, . .
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Bryanna Danielle Kern, 25, of Proctorville, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute suboxone.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Capitol Heights, Maryland, man was sentenced today to 2 years in prison for conspiring to engage in dogfighting.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Glenn Dolford, 30, of Washington, D.C. pleaded guilty to one count of 2nd degree murder while armed, one count of aggravated assault while armed and one count of assault with a deadly weapon for the murder of Raheem Murray and shooting of Corvell Hayden and Marco Harper on Feb. 2, 2020...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a seven-count indictment charging 20 men and four women with trafficking cocaine in the District of Puerto Rico, beginning in 2017. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) oversees the investigation, with the collaboration...
By State Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: I extend my warmest wishes to all those celebrating Losar, the Tibetan New Year. On this first day of the Year of the Water Hare, we celebrate the perseverance, compassion, and strength of Tibetans across the globe, including the over 26,000 members of the Tibetan diaspora in the United States. The United ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
OVC FY 2023 Peer-to-Peer Support for Survivors of Crime grant opened on Feb. 22.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Palm Beach art dealer Daniel Elie Bouaziz pled guilty today to laundering money derived from his scheme to sell counterfeit artwork.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - As previewed in the January 5 border enforcement announcement to limit irregular migration and create additional safe and orderly processes, today the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are issuing a proposed rule to incentivize the use of new and existing ...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: As you came over the last small dune you may have noticed a dramatic change in the landscape. The location where you now stand exists largely on the outskirts of the Sunken Forest, where fresh water bogs give way to freshwater and saltwater marshes. These marshes are dominated not by trees, but by an...
By Karen Kidd | Feb 22, 2023
A twice-departed gang member was returned to El Salvador from the U.S. to face charges in three homicides thanks to efforts from Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston, ERO El Salvador and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
OJJDP FY 2023 Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative grant opened on Feb. 22.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: DUBLIN, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $20,107 in back wages for a Georgia bank employee who suffered wrongful retaliation and termination after the financial institution violated their rights under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.
By State Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, Putin announced today he would suspend cooperation with New START. Do you have a reaction and do you see this as a sign he’s going to breach the limits of the treaty?
By DOL Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture expressing concerns with the agency’s proposed changes to the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program packages that limit families from accessing flexible and nutritious food options.
By State Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
