News from April 2021
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: Federal agencies screen an average of 235,000 vehicles every day for illegal contraband, explosives and other potential threats in the United States. This important work is performed at secure facilities across the nation and at hundreds of ports of entry (POE) and checkpoints along our border. The sheer volume and need for the efficient throughput of vehicles at inspection sites may present challenges during examination of vehicles and their occupants.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - On April 7 and 8, 2021, the Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned eleven separate indictments charging twelve (12) individuals with fraud against the Unemployment Insurance and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, U.S. Attorney...
By State Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement on reports of a complete withdrawal from Afghanistan by September.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 13, 2021-For her outstanding contributions to research on crop responses to global climate change, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist Lisa A. Ainsworth is the agency's Distinguished Senior Research Scientist of the Year for 2021.
By State Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to reporting that President Biden will withdraw all remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September, 11th.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: CONCORD, NH - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that William McKay, 48, of Rochester, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute, and to distribute, methamphetamine.
By State Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
Release: On behalf of the people of the United States, I congratulate Guillermo Lasso on his election as the next President of Ecuador. We also extend our congratulations to the Ecuadorian people for exercising their right to select their leadership, especially during these uniquely challenging times. Our partnership...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union County, New Jersey, man was arrested today for robbing a bank in Rutherford, New Jersey, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: Action copied and removed web shells that provided backdoor access to servers, but additional steps may be required to patch Exchange Server software and expel hackers from victim networks.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - On April 12, 2021, United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger sentenced David Robert Blake Vanderpool, age 35, of Council Bluffs, to 50 months in prison for the knowing possession of a short barrel shotgun that was not registered to him, announced Acting United...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a man on child pornography charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr., and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Katrina W. Berger.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Valerie H. Chu (619) 546-6750.
By State Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Shanghai and Seoul April 14-17, 2021, to discuss raising global climate ambition ahead of President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate April 22-23 and the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change later this year.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - William McKay, 48, of Rochester, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute, and to distribute, methamphetamine, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Smethport, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charge of false impersonation of officer or employee of the United States, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - James Maynard, Jr., age 53, of Boonesboro, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal charge for coercion and enticement of a minor in order to produce and distribute child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A South Korean national who lives in Orange County has been charged with tax evasion for failing to report on a federal income tax return interest income he earned from deposits in bank accounts he controlled in Hong Kong and Singapore.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Jose Luiz Suarez, age 30, a Honduran citizen residing in Germantown, Maryland, to 21 months in prison for illegal reentry after being removed from the United States as a result of a previous felony conviction.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Jafet Centeno, 23, of Manchester, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Monday and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: TAMPA - A Florida man was sentenced Monday to 20 years and 9 months in federal prison for mail fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme where he posed as an immigration attorney and filed hundreds of fraudulent asylum applications. This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
