News from April 2021
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today unveiled legislation to ensure working Americans are able to save for retirement as they repay their student loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two men were sentenced to federal prison terms for possessing a large quantity of cocaine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: Defendants Conspired to Defraud JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Its Customers By Stealing Nearly $7 Million from More than 40 Individual Bank Accounts.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, at a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) urged her colleagues to support the nominations of Jennifer Abruzzo, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and Seema Nanda, to be Solicitor...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: Our choice of language - what we say and how we say it - can have unanticipated effects on our audience, potentially conveying messages other than those we intend. In an effort to help writers express ideas in language that is both clear and welcoming to all readers, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released new guidance on effective wording in technical standards.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Glassport, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to 27 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by a two-year term of supervised release, on his conviction of Conspiracy, Food Stamp Fraud, and Money Laundering Conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Twelve people have been charged for their roles as members and associates of “Harlem World/12th Avenue," a Paterson, New Jersey-based street gang involved in the distribution of drugs, including cocaine base, heroin, and fentanyl, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Arnetta Harris, 60, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to one count of aiding and abetting the distribution of a controlled substance, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - SAP SE, a global software company headquartered in Waldorf, Germany, has agreed to pay combined penalties of more than $8 million as part of a global resolution with the Departments of Justice, Commerce, and the Treasury.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: Barbara Baker, a research plant molecular geneticist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), is among the newest members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS ). One of the highest honors in the science community, NAS election recognizes significant achievements in original research.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: “Mother Covington’s Daughter" has returned to Moores Creek National Battlefield.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - Husband and wife Mehulkumar Manubhai Patel and Chaitali Dave have been sentenced for laundering over $500,000 on behalf of India-based phone scammers.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: Santa Fe, New Mexico - The National Park Service (NPS) is currently working on the Pike National Historic Trail Feasibility Study, and public input is needed. The study will evaluate the eligibility, suitability, and feasibility of designating the route taken by Zebulon Pike’s 1806-1807 expedition as a new national historic trail.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal grand jury today indicted former City of Chicago Alderman RICARDO MUNOZ on fraud charges for allegedly using money from a political fund to pay personal expenses.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned Tommy Beaudreau, President Biden’s nominee to be deputy secretary of the Interior. Beaudreau testified before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
Release: Washington - Since Jan. 20, 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration has been on a mission to Build Back Better. From the American Rescue Plan to the American Jobs Plan and now with the introduction of the American Families Plan, action has been taken to provide relief to the American people, and the necessary investments have been made to rescue and begin to rebuild our economy.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
Release: Production of Critical Materials Essential for Clean Energy Projects Can Create Jobs in Coal and Power Plant Communities
By DOE Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) announced that Hitachi ABB Power Grids is participating in DOE's Cyber Testing for Resilient Industrial Control System (CyTRICS) program as an equipment manufacturer.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County man today admitted illegally possessing eight firearms, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Melissa Ann Slayton, of Elkins, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 100 months of incarceration for methamphetamine distribution, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
