News from January 2023
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Karin Robinson, a former correction officer employed by the New York City Department of Correction (DOC), with conspiracy to violate the Travel Act and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances to an inmate incarcerated...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MICHAEL CRAWFORD, age 27, from New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on January 4, 2023 to being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Will Thompson had a momentous first year as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the Southern District of West Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Dr. Ronald Lubetsky was sentenced today to five years in prison by U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks for unlawfully dispensing narcotics-specifically oxycodone and morphine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Stewart has been sentenced to federal prison for leading a prolific fraud scheme in which she and others illegally raked in millions of dollars from COVID-19 relief programs and federal student loan forgiveness.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
The US Justice Department published a six page proposed rule on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Robert Fiser was sentenced to one year and three months in prison. Fiser, 62, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty on July 11, 2022, to one count each of conspiracy and aiding and assisting in preparation of a false and fraudulent return.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
Indian Highway Safety Law Enforcement Grants grant opened on Jan. 11.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Tomeka Glenn, age 46, and Kevin Davis, age 42, both of Windsor Mill, Maryland, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, relating to the submission of fraudulent COVID-19 CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging the following five individuals with fentanyl trafficking offenses...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Dhanraj Singh, 62, of Bowie, Maryland, was sentenced to two years and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for interstate transportation of stolen property. Singh also paid $382,449 in ordered restitution.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of October 2022 for on-time performance, consumer complaints, mishandled baggage, and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters. There was a 12.0% decrease in air travel service complaints from September to October; however, complaints are more than 370% above pre-pandemic levels in October 2019.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page proposed rule on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: Casper, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Casper Field Office is seeking public comments as it evaluates its 2007 Casper Resource Management Plan. The draft evaluation report is available for a 30-day public comment period.
By State Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
Release: I welcome the inaugural meeting of the Negev Forum Working Groups hosted by the United Arab Emirates on January 9-10, in Abu Dhabi. Senior officials from the Governments of Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States discussed opportunities to advance initiatives...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: A Berklee College of Music student, who is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with allegedly stalking and threatening an individual who posted fliers in support of democracy in China.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: Seattle - A resident of Astoria, Oregon was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison for five federal felonies connected to his scheme to profit from illegal kickbacks in the medical testing industry, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Richard Reid, 53, was convicted...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced new proposed regulations to Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans that will drastically shift the responsibility of student loan debt from borrowers to taxpayers...
