News from April 2021
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Full Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) wrote to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today urging the agency to fulfill its statutory role of managing federal spectrum use.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: CINCINNATI - A Greene County man was arrested by federal ATF agents on an illegal gun possession charge that stems from an incident in which an Ohio wildlife officer was shot.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: ROANOKE, Va. - Steven Rosine, a former employee at a production facility here that manufactures night vision goggles used by the U.S. military, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Roanoke to 18 months in federal prison for stealing night vision devices and other components and selling them...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: State agency failed to provide legally required sign language interpreters to those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jeremy Hamlin, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that after a four-day jury trial, Felipe Nevarez, age 40, of Alamosa, Colorado, was convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: Bayfield, WI -The southeastern part of Oak Island was heavily impacted by a severe storm that created a large amount of tree blowdown and blocked access to trail sections. The following sections of trail are temporarily closed.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: The April 18-24 observance features the theme, Support Victims. Build Trust. Engage Communities.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - The Drug Enforcement Administration is holding its 20th Take Back Day and invites the public to safely turn in expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs at designated collection sites from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 24, National Prescription Take Back Day.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit today alleging that the Chicopee Housing Authority and its Executive Director, Monica Blazic, violated the Fair Housing Act based on disability.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee Republicans renewed their request to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for information regarding the pause in construction of the border wall and the Administration’s...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A woman in Illinois who trafficked numerous undocumented immigrants from Guatemala was sentenced today to six and a half years in federal prison April 19.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Texas woman was arrested last week and charged in federal court in Boston in connection with her alleged involvement in a scheme to fraudulently claim COVID-19-related unemployment assistance.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: Grazing is an agricultural term to describe the natural behavior of cattle moving across pastures and rangelands as they consume different plants. Surprisingly, grazing cattle are selective about where and which plants they will eat, and land managers consider grazing distribution an essential factor in deciding how to manage their herds, including how to prevent overgrazing for conserving biodiversity of the land.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: Final preparations are underway at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area for the 21st annual Spring Planting and Music Festival on Saturday, April 24, 2021. The festival celebrates the coming of spring and the Appalachian way of life that has been an important part of the history of the Big South Fork area.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: Leaders of Extremist Jewish Sect Charged with Participating in a Scheme to Kidnap 14-Year-Old Girl and Return Her to Sexual Relationship with Adult “Husband".
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - On April 12, 2021, United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger sentenced Lindsay Hurst, age 35, of Council Bluffs, to 126 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine announced Acting United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal. Hurst was ordered to serve five years of supervised release to follow her prison term and pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund. There is no parole in the federal system.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida - Tonight, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida will be hosting a District-Wide, Virtual Town Hall Discussion starting at 6:00 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Andrea M. Gervais, 44, of Roseville, pleaded guilty today to theft of government money in a scheme involving 97 fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claims in the names of persons other than her own, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: CINCINNATI - A federal grand jury has charged a Cincinnati man with impersonating a federal employee and making fake IDs claiming he was a Special Agent with Homeland Security and an employee of the Defense Logistics Agency, which is the Department of Defense’s combat logistics support agency.
