News published on Federal Newswire in April 2021

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JESUS MANUEL VALLE, also known as “LoLo," 24, of East Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses.

Chairwoman Maloney Issues Statement Applauding Census Director Nomination

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after President Joseph R. Biden announced his intent to nominate Mr. Robert Santos for Director of the U.S. Census Bureau...

Neal Statement on Brady Retirement

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) made the following statement after Ranking Member Brady (R-TX) announced he would not seek reelection...

Public Invited to Review Flood Maps in Marshall County

By Homeland Newswire | Apr 14, 2021

News Release: ATLANTA - FEMA has proposed updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Marshall County, Alabama. Community stakeholders are encouraged to review the updated maps to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance implications and may submit comments and appeals during the upcoming 90-day appeal and comment period.

Two Illinois Men Charged with Armed Robberies of Lake Delton Businesses

News Release: Deon Brown, 27, Zion, Illinois, and Cortez Thurmond, 28, North Chicago, Illinois, are charged with robbing two businesses in Lake Delton, Wisconsin. The indictment alleges that Brown and Thurmond robbed Alpha Red Studio and Gifts of the World on July 28, 2020, and that during each robbery the defendants brandished a dangerous weapon at the employees of the businesses.

Meeks and McCaul Introduce Resolution Condemning Uyghur Genocide in the People’s Republic of China

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) introduced a resolution condemning the genocide being committed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), under the direction and control of the Chinese Communist Party, against...

Lao New Year 2021

Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I extend greetings to the people of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on the occasion of the Lao New Year.

Biden’s Axis of Taxes Gives Russia & China a Vote on Survival of Americans’ Jobs

News Release: Biden’s Axis of Taxes Gives Russia & China a Vote on Survival of Americans’ Jobs.

Four individuals indicted on federal firearms felonies

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: Four defendants face felony charges including illegal firearms possession after indictment by a U.S. District Court grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia.

Jackson Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of Jackson Ice Company Gas Station

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Timothy Dante Alexander, 27, of Jackson, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves, to brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Ranking Member Risch Joins Effort to Block Iran Sanctions Relief

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty’s (R-Tenn.) Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act of 2021 (S. 488), legislation to enable congressional review of executive branch proposals to terminate or waive sanctions imposed with respect to Iran.

Upshur County Man Guilty of Sexual Exploitation of a Child

News Release: MARSHALL, Texas - A Gilmer, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

Brady on Fox Business: Biden’s Tax Hikes Are Dangerous to Blue-Collar Workers

News Release: Brady on Fox Business: Biden’s Tax Hikes Are Dangerous to Blue-Collar Workers.

Plant a Tree at Flight 93 Returns for National Park Week

By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2021

News Release: SHANKSVILLE, PA - New tree seedlings will be planted when volunteers converge on April 23 at Flight 93 National Memorial. The Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial, the National Park Foundation, and the National Park Service continue a major reforestation project that will result in 150,000 native trees at Flight 93 National Memorial.

Cameroon Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Defrauding Bourbonnais Bank, Others

News Release: PEORIA, Ill. -A citizen of Cameroon, Lovette Namatinga, 34, has been sentenced to serve 48 months in federal prison for defrauding a Bourbonnais, Ill., bank of nearly $300,000. At the sentencing hearing, on April 13, 2021, Senior U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm further ordered that Namatinga pay restitution in the amount of $278,201 to the bank and numerous other individual and business victims of the defendant’s fraud scheme.

Winnebago Man Indicted for Arson

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on April 13, 2021, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Christian B.M. Crawford (age: 28) of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, charging him with arson of a building in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 844(i).

Department of Justice Closes Investigation into the Death of Ashli Babbitt

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice will not pursue criminal charges against the U.S. Capitol Police officer involved in the fatal shooting of 35-year-old Ashli Babbitt, the Office announced today.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a Joint Press Availability

Release: MODERATOR: Good evening. Welcome to NATO Headquarters, to this press conference with the Secretary General, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense. They will make short introductory statements, and then we’ll be able to take a few questions. Secretary General.

Acting U.S. Attorney Juan Antonio Gonzalez Invites Community to Virtual Town Hall

News Release: Miami, Florida - As we near the end of the Derek Chauvin trial, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida will be hosting a District-Wide, Virtual Town Hall Discussion on Monday, April 19, 2021, starting at 6:00 p.m.

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with French, German, Italian, and UK Counterparts