News published on Federal Newswire in April 2021

News from April 2021


Release: HOUSTON - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) in Houston recently discovered an unexpected - and illegal - item inside a breakfast burrito during checkpoint security screening operations.


Aberdeen Man Indicted on Firearm Charge

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Aberdeen, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.


Meeks Issues Statement on OIG Pompeo Report

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding a report issued by the State Department's Office of Inspector General (OIG) on former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s violation of federal ethics rules...


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New Orleans officers removed a 51-year-old Rwandan national and turned her over to law enforcement authorities in Rwanda on Friday.


Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking returned on April 16 from travel to Germany and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In Berlin, he met with representatives from the UN Security Council permanent member states, as well as Germany, Kuwait, Sweden, and the EU to discuss the importance of reaching...


News Release: or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today joined “Squawk Box" on CNBC to discuss her priorities for rebuilding America's infrastructure, ongoing negotiations between Democrats and ...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy & Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter Friday afternoon to Dr. Peter Daszak with EcoHealth Alliance (EHA) requesting information and documents that could be useful to a comprehensive investigation into the origins of COVID-19.


20 Indicted on Meth Trafficking and Firearms Charges

News Release: WACO TEXAS - Twenty central Texas residents face federal drug trafficking and firearms charges stemming from five separate, but related, federal grand jury indictments unsealed today in Waco, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division; ...


Monongalia County man sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking operation

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Larry Bruce Heaster, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced to one year of probation for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.


Tulare County Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Eleuterio Rosario Martinez, 49, of Porterville, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to 42 months in prison, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Chicago Man Indicted for Allegedly Straw Purchasing Handguns in Suburban Store

News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been indicted on a federal firearm charge for allegedly straw purchasing handguns in a suburban store on behalf of another individual.


News Release: Jackson, Miss - Ronnie Antwoine Arnold, 20, of Jackson, pled guilty today before Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and crack-cocaine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Michelle A. Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Jackson Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.


13 Drug Traffickers Sentenced to More than 235 Years Combined in Federal Prison

News Release: DALLAS - Thirteen individuals with ties to a Mexican drug cartel have been sentenced to federal prison following an investigation led by the DEA, announced Eduardo A. Chávez, Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Division.


Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Celebrates Virtual National Park Week 2021

News Release: OMAHA, NE - Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail will celebrate National Park Week   April 17-25, 2021. We encourage you to participate in one of our virtual activities to help you celebrate National Park Week.


Temporary Partial Tour Road Closure

News Release: Stillwater, NY - The National Park Service will be undertaking critical road and parking lot repairs to address safety and accessibility issues in parking lots and other unsafe pavement conditions on the Tour Road. This investment in the park infrastructure will improve access, safety, and overall condition of pavement which will prolong the life of park assets and allow us to safely serve the public for years to come.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Colorado Springs, Colorado, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.


News Release: RIDGELAND, MS - The Natchez Trace Parkway is open to through traffic from Milepost 115 to 135. Riverbend, Cypress Swamp, and a section of the Yockanookany trail remain closed at this time.


News Release: BOSTON - A Wareham woman was arrested on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 for stealing Social Security benefits.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Shuntaze Harvey, of Garfield Heights, Ohio, was sentenced yesterday to 12 months and 1 day of incarceration for a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.


Iowa Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that an Inwood, Iowa, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.