News from April 2021
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: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Lucious James Roy, 34, of Stockton, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to 17 years and seven months in prison for conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of a child, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Texas man, previously convicted of felony sex crimes, appeared in federal court.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: BAR HARBOR, ME - National Park Service staff studying effects of the Coronavirus pandemic found wide variations in park visitation, fewer park programs, gaps in long-term monitoring of natural and cultural resources, and lost park-related employment across the U.S. in 2020.
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Brussels, Belgium April 13-15. In Brussels, Secretary Blinken will join Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to consult with our NATO Allies and partners on a range of shared priorities. The Secretary will take this opportunity to reaffirm the U.S. commitment...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: Starting Monday, April 19, 2021, through Friday, May 7, 2021, Limantour Road will be closed each day, Monday through Friday, from 8 am to noon, and from 1 pm to 5 pm. On the weekends, Limantour Road will be open to the public. The road closure is part of the park's two-year Federal Highway Administration and County of Marin road improvement project.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former resident of Santa Barbara County was sentenced today to three months in federal prison for fatally shooting a northern elephant seal on a beach near San Simeon.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: FRITCH, TX -The Fritch Fortress Boat Launch Ramp and Dock will be closed from Monday April 12, 2021 through Wednesday April 14, 2021. During the closure park maintenance will address the accumulation of silt run-off that has occurred over time at the launch ramp.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Larry Casper (619) 546-6734.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Columbus, Ohio man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Rashawn Akmed Miller, 37, was one of 14 defendants charged as a result of a long-term investigation known as “Second Wave," which dismantled a poly-drug network operating in Kanawha and Fayette counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Dominican national who used the stolen Social Security number and identity of a person living in Puerto Rico to fraudulently collect more than $50,000 in government- funded benefits in Rhode Island has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and is expected to face deportation proceedings.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: Bandelier National Monument and other National Park Service areas will waive entrance fees on Saturday, April 17 to celebrate the start of National Park Week 2021. Fee free days provide an opportunity to explore Bandelier or another national park for the first time or visit an old favorite. Entrance fee waivers do not apply to expanded amenity fees such as camping.
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO):. DRL Strengthening Democracy and Human Rights in Thailand. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0007971. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for orchestrating and leading a $2 million armed robbery - staged as a legitimate law enforcement search - at a downtown Los Angeles warehouse where more than half a ton of marijuana and over $600,000 in cash was stolen.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: Columbus, OH - United States Marshal Peter Tobin is pleased to announce Anthony Truss was arrested April 7, 2021 in Covington, Georgia. Levon Sommerville was also arrested on April 12, 2021 in Tucker, Georgia. Truss and Sommerville were wanted by the Columbus Police Department on separate warrants issued...
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: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Portland resident and purveyor of Chinese homeopathic remedies pleaded guilty and was sentenced today for selling pangolin scales illegally imported into the U.S., announced Acting U.S. Attorney Scott Erik Asphaug.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury today named a Huntington Park man in a 21-count indictment that accuses him of robbing 15 Trader Joe’s stores throughout Southern California during a three-month crime spree.
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: Calvert was involved in over one pound of meth trafficking within 1,000 feet of a local park.
