News from April 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - Enoch Ben Buckley III, 37, of Bassfield, was convicted today by Senior U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett for being a felon in possession of multiple firearms, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF").
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - This afternoon, a federal jury in Oklahoma City found JOHN SCOTT BROOKS, 55, of Lawton, guilty of bank robbery involving a fake bomb, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $520,518 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Chugach Regional Resources Commission, Anchorage, Alaska, to support development of the aquaculture sector in Prince William Sound. This EDA grant, to be matched with $97,235 in local investment, is expected to create 85 jobs and retain 128 jobs.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Brian K. Griffey, of Fairmont, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 180 months incarceration for a firearms charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
News Release: A Sioux City man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine around the tri-state area pled guilty April 15, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to the county of Monona, Iowa, to make critical roadway improvements and improve access to the Monona County Barge Port. This EDA project, to be matched with $1.6 million in state and local funds, is expected to create 30 jobs and generate $11.5 million in private investment.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
Release: House Appropriations Committee Chair and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee's hearing on the FY 2022 Budget Request for the Department of Health and Human Services.
By State Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Bill Keating, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber, issued the following statement in response to President Biden imposing new sanctions against Russia for its harmful foreign activities...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
News Release: Negotiated $529,000 in Stolen Altered Postal Service Money Orders into Bank Accounts Opened Using the Identifying Information of at least 16 Individuals.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Adam Matthew Denson, 33, of Charleston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine. Denson was charged in a single-count Information in March 2021.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
News Release: This week, 22 Republican members introduced the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Review (BUILDER) Act.
By State Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
News Release: Louisiana Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Receive Health Care Kickbacks.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
News Release: ELKO, Nevada - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has approved the next step for the proposed Midas Exploration Project boundary expansion by signing the finding of no significant impact, decision record and approval document for the project’s environmental assessment.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
News Release: TYLER Texas - A Wills Point, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
News Release: WHAT: Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 21st Century Federal Advisory Committee.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
News Release: Kula, Maui -Visitors intending to backpack in Haleakalā National Park will soon be able to reserve Haleakalā Crater wilderness campsites in advance. Reservations for wilderness campsites Palikū and Hōlua will go live on Recreation.gov beginning April 22, 2021 at 7 am Hawaiian Standard Time (HST). Wilderness...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3), Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12), Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA-3), Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12), Congresswoman Norma Torres (D-CA-35), ...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a special order on the House floor, where members showcased the real-world consequences of the Biden administration'senergy and natural resources policies. Members also highlighted constituents from their districts who have lost their jobs or been impacted by the executive orders.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - KENDALL MATHEWS, a/k/a “DOT," age 37, a resident of Thibodaux, Louisiana, was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment, 5 years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $1,300.00 in special assessment fees by U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier after pleading guilty to thirteen counts...
