News from January 2023
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ENNA SERRANO-CRUZ, age 31, a native of Honduras, was charged on Jan. 25, 2023 in a one-count bill of information with illegally using a social security number to qualify for employment, in violation of Title 42, United States Code, Section 408(a)(7)(B).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Eugene W. Williams, also known as “Bo," 46, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to seven years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Esteven Matos, 31, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of nearly $1.7 billion to support state and local efforts to modernize aging transit fleets with low- and no-emission buses, renovate and construct bus facilities, and support workforce . .
By EPA Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement regarding the release of a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report titled: “The National Institutes of Health and EcoHealth Alliance Did Not Effectively Monitor Awards and Subawards, Resulting in Missed Opportunities to Oversee Research and Other Deficiencies."
By DOL Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FL - A Gainesville psychiatric and substance abuse hospital has implemented a series of changes to their safety protocols after the U.S. Department of Labor cited the facility for failing to protect employees from workplace violence after a series of incidents left employees with serious injuries.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging Ryan E. Dales, age 34, of Baltimore, Maryland, with illegal possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon and with wire fraud, relating to the submission of fraudulent applications for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES") Act.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that William A. Quinones, 48, of Mayville, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and sex trafficking of a minor. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum of life.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - An Iowa City man was sentenced on Jan. 24, 2023, to five years in prison for possessing a firearm as a felon and making false declarations before a grand jury.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
News Release: A federal court in New York today unsealed murder-for-hire and money laundering charges against three members of an Eastern European criminal organization for plotting the murder of a U.S. citizen who has been targeted by the Government of Iran for speaking out against the regime’s human rights abuses.
By State Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
Release: The United States is designating former Serbian National Assembly Representatives Verica Radeta and Petar Jojić for their involvement in significant corruption. While serving in the National Assembly of Serbia, Radeta and Jojić bribed and intimidated witnesses scheduled to appear before the International ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Luis Martinez, 51, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five grams or more of methamphetamine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years and a fine of $5,000,000.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
News Release: Five members and associates of a white supremacist gang were sentenced in Alaska this week to life in prison without the possibility of parole for racketeering, including murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping, and other offenses.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
News Release: The United States and Canada conducted the 15th round of Columbia River Treaty regime negotiations on January 25 and 26, 2023, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The two countries focused on flood risk management, hydropower coordination, ecosystem cooperation, and increased Canadian operational flexibility.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
News Release: A New York woman was sentenced today to 45 months in prison for her role in the submission of fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $9.2 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 28, 2023
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
