News from April 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: In Midland, a federal judge sentenced the last of six defendants who were operating a methamphetamine distribution ring throughout the Odessa area. The judge sentenced 42-year-old Jeremy David Farley, aka “Biker," to 30 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute approximately 27 kilograms of...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Judge John A. Ross sentenced Randy Clark to 77 months in prison today. The 34-year-old St. Louis, Missouri resident pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - FEMA has proposed updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Etowah 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.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, the Committee on Oversight and Reform voted to pass H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, introduced by Congresswoman Norton on January 4, 2021, to grant statehood to the people of the District of Columbia. The historic vote paves the way for the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 51.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Christopher P. Tenorio (619) 546-8413.
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released a new data tool to explore changes in vaccination rates and vaccine hesitancy for the nation, states and select population characteristics. The Vaccination Tracker uses data from the Household Pulse Survey which includes questions about COVID-19 vaccinations and attitudes toward vaccinations.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Damione Brock, 42, was found guilty yesterday by a federal jury of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. United States District Judge Donald E. Walter presided over the trial.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Michael F. Bennet, D-Colo., today unveiled their proposal to overhaul the nation’s unemployment insurance system.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Richard G. Frohling announced that on April 13, 2021, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Paul R. Vanderlinden (age: 42) of Appleton, Wisconsin, with violating federal tax laws.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Garland Beardsley a/k/a Charlie Beardsley, 53, of Jamestown NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, a fine of $10,000,000.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) joined U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA), Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-WY), House Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Algoma Central Corporation (Algoma) was fined $500,000 by U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr. after pleading guilty to a negligent violation of the Clean Water Act. The company, which is headquartered in St. Catharines, Ontario, was also put on probation for a period of three years during which it must implement an environmental compliance plan.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement applauding the Internal Revenue Service’s work sending out the stimulus checks and supplemental payments to Americans in need...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Within the last week, three individuals pleaded guilty to their involvement in a conspiracy to launder at least $30 million of drug proceeds combined throughout the United States on behalf of foreign drug trafficking organizations (DTOs). These guilty pleas are the result of a nearly...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, questioned witnesses during a hearing to examine the federal response to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Portman asked the witnesses why the federal...
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting information on the relationship between Iran and the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Joseph Whitbeck, 55, of Tamaqua, PA, was charged by Indictment with wire fraud and honest services wire fraud stemming from his operation of a scheme to defraud fellow union members out of rightfully earned overtime compensation.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man who admitted trafficking and firearms crimes after a fake methamphetamine drug deal led to a shootout was sentenced today to seven years and 10 months in prison and to five years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Justin McInnes, 32, of Manchester, was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison on Tuesday for unlawful possession of a firearm, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
