News from April 2021
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission will convene virtually for its regular quarterly meeting at 1:00pm on Monday, April 19th, 2021 via Zoom.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change Republican Leader David B. McKinley hosted a forum on President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline and what it means for this and other energy projects around the country.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has extended the comment period for the proposed rule to update the agency's Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to May 19, 2021. OSHA extended the comment period by 30 days to allow stakeholders additional time to review the proposed rule and collect information and data necessary for comment.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of more than $330 million to help agricultural producers and organizations in the food supply chain recover from the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding announced today is part of USDA’s Pandemic...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: In San Antonio, a federal grand jury has indicted a Mexican businessman, his wife and two other individuals for a scheme to defraud business investors of $1 million, announced U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff; FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Field Office; IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Richard D. Goss, Houston Field Office; and, Texas State Securities Board Commissioner Travis J. Iles.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: Tampa, FL - A federal jury has found Michael Davis (37, Jamaica, NY) guilty of conspiring and attempting to engage in the sex trafficking of a minor. He faces a minimum mandatory of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for July 9, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: Johnstown, PA - One resident of Johnstown, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of possession with the intent to distribute quantities of a substance containing fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Full Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Brett Guthrie (R-KY) wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 300 months in prison for producing and distributing images of child sexual abuse, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: BILLNGS - Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson today issued the following statement in seeking the dismissal of the murder case against Taylor Leigh Plain Bull.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A charged felon from California has been sentenced today to 14 months in federal prison for receiving four firearms, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher Chiou for the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Patrick Gorman of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
By EPA Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee member Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) spoke at a forum on the Keystone XL pipeline and the effect its cancelation by President Joe Biden has on American jobs and the environment. Watch live here.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jorge Alvarez, 27, of Los Angeles, CA, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to receipt of child pornography. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum penalty of 20 years, and a $250,000 fine.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Full Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Brett Guthrie (R-KY) wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - An Illinois man was sentenced April 13, to 45 years in prison for producing child pornography involving multiple minors.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: SPEEDWAY, Ind. - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Indianapolis Motor Speedway, state and local first responders, law enforcement officials, and local businesses held a tabletop exercise today to test response plans around hypothetical public...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Fayetteville woman was arrested and was detained pending her trial in federal court today on charges of wire fraud and laundering the proceeds of government contract fraud scams that targeted the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and businesses in the Eastern District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A Corpus Christi federal jury has convicted a 42-year-old legal permanent resident of Houston for transporting an illegal alien, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, April 16, 2021, select roads and services in Yellowstone National Park will open to the public for the season, weather permitting. Visitors should expect modified operations that are subject to change based on future conditions and public health guidance.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
Release: MADISON, WI - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a Missouri man from carrying a loaded pistol onto his flight at Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) on Friday, Apr. 9. This was the second firearm detected at MSN in one week.
