News from April 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
Release: The United States looks forward to working with the government of President Ismail Omar Guelleh and the people of Djibouti to advance our common interests following Djibouti’s presidential election on April 9. We appreciate the work of the election observer missions from the African Union, the Organization...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: MISSOULA - A Jamaican national who crossed into Montana from Canada and was arrested with others near Whitefish after a 75-mile car case admitted to an immigration charge today, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Errol Andam, 49, of Beaverton, Oregon, a former marketing manager at Nike, Inc., pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements on a loan application as part of a scheme to defraud his former employer, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Scott Erik Asphaug.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Today, FEMA begins processing applications for funeral assistance, helping ease some of the financial stress created by the COVID-19 pandemic. FEMA is providing financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020, under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Gordon, Nebraska, man convicted of Sexual Abuse of a Minor was sentenced by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that Puesh M. Kumar will serve as Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER). With this appointment, DOE is accelerating capacity-building...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: Florence, South Carolina --- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Robert Anton Warren, 26, of Mullins, was sentenced to over six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that employees or self-employed individuals who live in Rincón and became unemployed as a direct consequence of the Earthquakes that began in Dec. 28, 2019 may be eligible to receive Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA).
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
Release: The United States looks forward to working with the government of President Ismail Omar Guelleh and the people of Djibouti to advance our common interests following Djibouti’s presidential election on April 9. We appreciate the work of the election observer missions from the African Union, the Organization...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: SALEM and SAUGUS, MA - The Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Sites will be participating the 2021 Boston Area City Nature Challenge (CNC) and invites the public to join in the effort. On May 1, we will have staff collecting data at the park units submitting to the wider data collection...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: Fairview Heights, Ill. - U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft and FBI Springfield Special Agent in.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRIAN VELEZ, also known as “Whites," 32, formerly of Hartford and West Hartford, pleaded guilty today to distributing fentanyl while released on bond in a federal gun case.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: Indianapolis - Acting U.S. Attorney John E. Childress announced today that Kenyatta Ray, 43, Indianapolis, was sentenced to 278 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge James R. Sweeney for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Last week, Ruben Arnulfo Chavarin, 31, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 78 months in prison and fined $10,307.20. Chavarin previously pleaded guilty to smuggling firearms and ammunition from the United States into Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Mark Allen Riffle, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 48 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: Kula, Maui -The Summit District of Haleakalā National Park has now reopened. Drivers should be prepared for slippery conditions and periodic ice on roadways.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Today, JOHNELLE FABRE SHELLS, 31, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve 52 months in federal prison for bank robbery, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: The mountain bluebirds are back, the ice is melting, and it’s time for the National Park Service to prepare for the summer. Ever wonder what it takes to get a park or recreation area ready for the summer rush of visitors? Along with hiring and training our seasonal staff, we turn on water systems, test...
