News published on Federal Newswire in April 2021

News from April 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.


South Rim Fire Hits 860 Acres

News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS - After burning for five days, the South Rim Fire has grown to 863 acres and extended through much of the “sky island" of the high Chisos Mountains. Aerial reconnaissance observed that the fire has left a patchy mosaic of scorched, burned, slightly singed, and untouched...


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Orville Darby, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to drug distribution, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China and Bangladesh

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the follow activity.


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CARECO MEDICAL, INC. and its owner and CEO, HELGA PFANNER, have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal government in which they will pay $28,246 to resolve allegations that they improperly...


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Wyden Statement on Nomination of Chris Magnus as Customs and Border Protection Commissioner

News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the nomination of Chris Magnus to serve as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which plays a critical role in enforcing U.S. customs and trade laws.


Release: The Government of Japan (GOJ), in close coordination with the International Atomic Energy Agency, has taken measures to manage the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in March 2011, including radiation monitoring, remediation, waste management, and decommissioning. The GOJ announced its decision on the Basic Policy on Handling of the Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS) Treated Water to dispose of the treated water by discharging it into the sea.


Historically Low Lake Mead Water Levels May Bring Changes to Several Boating Access Locations

News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nev. - The Lake Mead National Recreation Area is advising visitors to be aware of changes to water access points and boat launch areas on Lake Mead this year due to declining water levels through the summer.


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...


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.


Harrison County man sentenced for firearms charge

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.


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Norfolk woman was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for wire fraud and participating in the preparation of over 30 fraudulent income tax returns while she served as the co-owner of a tax preparation service with multiple offices in the Hampton Roads area.


Release: QUESTION: And a good Sunday morning. The writer David French once said right here on Meet the Press that Americans are so dug in politically that if you are 80 percent my friend, you’re 100 percent my enemy. Today, the personal has become political. In just the past few days, liberals cheered Major League...


News Release: QUESTION: And a good Sunday morning. The writer David French once said right here on Meet the Press that Americans are so dug in politically that if you are 80 percent my friend, you’re 100 percent my enemy. Today, the personal has become political. In just the past few days, liberals cheered Major League ...


News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s Visit to Bangladesh and Meetings with Prime Minister and Top Officials in the Government of Bangladesh U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry traveled to Dhaka, Bangladesh on April 9 to meet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, and other members of the cabinet. He also met with development partners and representatives of foreign governments.


Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s Visit to Bangladesh and Meetings with Prime Minister and Top Officials in the Government of Bangladesh.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Chuck Todd of NBC’s Meet the Press

Release: QUESTION: And a good Sunday morning. The writer David French once said right here on Meet the Press that Americans are so dug in politically that if you are 80 percent my friend, you’re 100 percent my enemy. Today, the personal has become political. In just the past few days, liberals cheered Major League...


Summit District of Haleakala National Park Temporarily Closed

News Release: Kula, Maui -The Summit District of Haleakalā National Park is temporarily closed due to winter weather conditions effective April 11, 2021 at 3:00 pm. The closure begins at the Summit Entrance Station on Haleakalā Highway extending up to the summit. The Summit District of Haleakalā National Park will reopen once conditions improve.


Release: QUESTION: And a good Sunday morning. The writer David French once said right here on Meet the Press that Americans are so dug in politically that if you are 80 percent my friend, you’re 100 percent my enemy. Today, the personal has become political. In just the past few days, liberals cheered Major League...