News from April 2021
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) wrote Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser regarding the solitary confinement of more than 1,500 men and women within the District of Columbia’s jail as reported by the Washington Post. Ranking Member Comer is...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: Defendant allegedly engaged in harassment, intimidation, and false impersonation on social media that left victims traumatized.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: Every April, the Department of Justice leads communities across the Nation in their annual.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Ocean County, New Jersey, insurance producer today admitted filing false statements in connection with the delivery of $1.5 million in fraudulent claims by Blue Cross Blue Shield health care affiliates, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Alan S. Lowenthal (D-Calif.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, today released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that found the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) does not provide adequate...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal grand jury has returned charges against three individuals in the Northern District of Ohio with aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return. These are separate cases and are not related.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Acting United States Attorney Vipal J. Patel announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Heather A. Hill will serve as the district’s Senior Litigation Counsel.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc. (“CRAFT") based in Pipersville, PA, has agreed to pay $192,586 and implement enhanced compliance measures to resolve claims arising from its administration of Small Business...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: Junior Ranger Day is an annual event, held during National Park Week (April 17-25, 2021), designed to engage children of all ages in the treasures that are our national parks. On this special day, national park units across the country offer distinct programs to encourage participants to explore, learn...
By State Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management has released a funding opportunity inviting new public and private partners to help support the agency’s mission to manage and protect wild horses and burros on public lands. The funding opportunity is open to a variety of organizations, including local and state governments, Native American tribes, other federal agencies and non-profit organizations, among others.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Two known Hoover Criminal Gang members have been arrested in Portland after being charged with illegal firearm possession, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Scott Erik Asphaug.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Anthony A. Shuster, Jr., of Caldwell, Ohio, was sentenced today to 70 months of incarceration for drug and firearms charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: HURRICANE, W.Va. - Shea Owen Marsh, 32, of Hurricane, pleaded guilty today to possessing child pornography. Marsh was charged in a single-count Information in April 2021. Marsh was previously indicted last August for possessing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Senior Executive Service (SES) employee of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) pleaded guilty today to submitting fraudulent applications for over $350,000 in COVID-19 economic relief loans and benefits.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: Ochopee - Big Cypress Natioanal Preserve is closing all Off-Road Vehicle trails, for recreational use, effective 12:01 A.M., Tuesday, June 01, 2021 for all units of the original Preserve as required by policy. This closure will be rescinded on 11:59 P.M., Friday, July 30, 2021. All units of the original Preserve will be closed temporarily to all ORV recreational use during this time.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A federal grand jury in Springfield last week indicted a Pittsfield man on child pornography charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - An Elizabeth City man was sentenced today to 162 months in prison for three counts of Interference with Commerce by Robbery and Brandishing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: MOAB, UT- In order to protect critical wildlife habitat for raptors and desert bighorn sheep, a number of climbing routes in Canyonlands and Arches national parks will close for up to six months each year. This temporary closure affects the following routes.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2021
News Release: On April 26, the National Park Service (NPS) will begin seeking public input on the Channel Islands National Park Backcountry and Wilderness Management Plan (BWMP). The 30-day input period begins April 26, 2021 and ends on May 26, 2021.
