News from April 2021
By State Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: On behalf of the people of the United States, I wish the citizens of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru successful elections on April 11 that are fair, free, accessible, and peaceful. As we strive to protect and strengthen democracies, we must recognize that free and fair elections for all citizens are only...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - An Ocean County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: SENTENCING - MATTHEW ALLEN. On April 6, Matthew Allen, 37, was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for attempted arson. Allen and another man drove from Houston to Dallas to commit arson of a local night club. Allen and the man wore Tyvek suits and used a crowbar to break into the nightclub. Once...
By State Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
Release: MODERATOR: Welcome to today’s call. We wanted to take the opportunity to bring this group together to discuss the past few days in Vienna and what might be ahead. This call is on background. You can attribute everything you hear to a senior State Department official. For your knowledge only, our speaker...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Michael Dashem, age 36, of Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 240 months' imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann for receiving and possessing child pornography. The fedearl sentenced imposed by Judge Brann will be served consecutively to a state prison sentence that Dashem is currently serving.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: Beginning with this year’s hurricane season outlooks, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) will use 1991-2020 as the new 30-year period of record. The updated averages for the Atlantic hurricane season have increased with 14 named storms and 7 hurricanes. The average for major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5) remains unchanged at 3. The previous Atlantic storm averages, based on the period from 1981 to 2010, were 12 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: Tucson, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering up to $2,500 for information that leads to the recovery of two 2019, black in color, Yamaha Grizzly 700cc all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). These ATVs were also equipped with extra lights, storage boxes, and were marked with numerous law enforcement decals.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: Sought TRICARE Beneficiaries to Receive Expensive Compounded Drugs.
By State Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
Release: MODERATOR: Welcome to today’s call. We wanted to take the opportunity to bring this group together to discuss the past few days in Vienna and what might be ahead. This call is on background. You can attribute everything you hear to a senior State Department official. For your knowledge only, our speaker ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Essex County men were arrested today for their roles in a fraudulent debit card scheme, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Muhammad Z. Aabdin, 30, of New York City, has been charged by complaint with offering a bribe to a public official, Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and Special Agent in Charge Christopher F. Algieri, Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General, Northeast Field Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: In order to protect the health of National Park Service employees, commercial service providers, partners and visitors as our nation continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of Public Health has established a process for reporting confirmed COVID-19 cases that present a risk of transmission...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A Castlewood, Virginia man, who illegally possessed military grade explosives, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Abingdon to 72 months in federal prison, Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar and Charlie Patterson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Washington Field Division (ATF) announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, MD - The U.S. Marshals in the District of Maryland announce the results of “Operation Not Forgotten," a 60-day operation to locate and recover critically missing children throughout Maryland. The operation resulted in the recovery of 18 previously missing children and the self-return of 11...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, ME - The New England Field Division’s (NEFD) DEA 360 Maine program has partnered with Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), Somerset Public Health and Healthy Sebasticook Valley Drug Free Coalition to address some local concerns and facilitate discussions surrounding those topics.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: Copper Center, AK--Wrangell - St. Elias National Park & Preserve Fire Management staff will conduct a debris pile burn April 16th through April 19th, if weather conditions allow. The piles are located near the park’s Slana Ranger Station, located in Slana, AK off the Nabesna Road.Multiple piles consist...
By State Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on President Biden’s discretionary budget request for Fiscal Year 2022...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 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 Bank Fraud, Attempted Bank Fraud, False Statement to a Financial Institution; Engaging in Monetary Transactions in Property Derived from Specified Unlawful Activity, and False Statement.
By State Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
Release: The Department of State has issued new guidelines for U.S. government interaction with Taiwan counterparts to encourage U.S. government engagement with Taiwan that reflects our deepening unofficial relationship. The guidance underscores Taiwan is a vibrant democracy and an important security and economic...
