News published on Federal Newswire in April 2021

News from April 2021


Former College Track and Field Coach Charged in Cyberstalking, Extortion and Fraud Investigation

News Release: Defendant coached at Boston, Chicago, Pennsylvania and Tennessee universities.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney W. Anders Folk today announced a federal criminal complaint charging MICHAEL PAUL DAHLAGER, 27, of St. Cloud, Minnesota, with illegal possession of a machine gun. DAHLAGER, who was taken into custody early this morning, made his initial appearance today before Magistrate Judge Becky Thorson in U.S. District Court. DAHLAGER was ordered to remain in custody pending a formal detention hearing, which is scheduled for April 9, 2021.


Felon Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Possessing Loaded Firearm

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday has sentenced Davron Igles (33, Tampa) to five years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Igles to forfeit the firearm and ammunition used in the offense.


News Release: STILLWATER, NY: Saratoga National Historical Park is planning a series of prescribed fires in the coming weeks. The areas to be burned this year include approximately 40 acres of grasses, shrubs, and woodlands on the hillsides around stop 3 and stop 9 on the park tour road.


Dominican National Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking

News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with trafficking fentanyl.


FY 2021 TIP Office Notification of Funding Opportunity – Program to End Modern Slavery (PEMS)

Release: The Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office) announces an open competition for grant funding to support the Program to End Modern Slavery (PEMS).  Applicants are invited to submit proposals describing how they will advance transformational programs or projects that seek to achieve a measurable and substantial reduction of the prevalence of forced labor in an industry within a State in Brazil.


News Release: BOISE, Idaho - On Saturday, April 17, youths representing eight different 4-H Clubs based in the Treasure Valley will compete in a trail challenge with wild horse yearlings gathered from the Saylor Creek Wild Horse Herd Management Area south of Glenns Ferry. The trail challenge includes navigating an...


News Release: Research Indicates Environment is Unlikely to Affect Transmissibility of SARS-COV-2 Variants

News Release: WASHINGTON - The deactivating effects of heat and sunlight on SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are consistent across different variants of the virus, according to new research from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). This suggests that the increased...


News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Three major road construction projects will occur in Yellowstone National Park in 2021. One project will have a complete closure between Tower-Roosevelt and Canyon Junction, while two projects will cause delays and/or traffic pattern changes (Old Faithful Overpass Bridge and North Entrance).


Nineteen indicted in drug distribution conspiracy

News Release: More than 70 firearms seized from defendants distributing cocaine and crack cocaine.


Self-Described Member of Boogaloo Bois Arrested, Charged With Illegal Possession of a Machine Gun

News Release: Acting United States Attorney W. Anders Folk today announced a federal criminal complaint charging MICHAEL PAUL DAHLAGER, 27, of St. Cloud, Minnesota, with illegal possession of a machine gun. DAHLAGER, who was taken into custody early this morning, made his initial appearance today before Magistrate Judge Becky Thorson in U.S. District Court. DAHLAGER was ordered to remain in custody pending a formal detention hearing, which is scheduled for April 9, 2021.


News Release: Miami, Florida - Six South Florida residents were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that they defrauded investors of approximately $21 million by falsely claiming that the investors’ money would go towards the development of a lucrative mobile gaming application that, in reality, never launched...


Two Pittsburgh Residents Indicted on Drug Charges

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA. - Two residents of Pittsburgh, PA, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


News Release: BOSTON - A Malden man and woman have been arrested and charged in connection with a drug and firearms conspiracy that included multiple shootings in Chelsea, Somerville and Cambridge.


News Release: PLANO, Texas - Two men have been sentenced for crimes against children, including attempted coercion and enticement of a minor and distribution of child pornography, in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.


Michigan man admits to firearms charge

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Khorion Williams, of Highland Park, Michigan, has admitted to a firearms charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.


News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. -A Wilmington man was sentenced today to 100 months in prison for robbery affecting interstate commerce and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.


News Release: Vice President Joe Biden was an architect of the Obama administration’s disastrous Title IX policies, which led colleges and universities to create policies that have subsequently drawn judicial scrutiny in courts across the country. The Trump administration restored balance to the Title IX system, expanding protections for sexual assault victims while guaranteeing the due process rights of the accused.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Carl David Davis, of Hepzibah, West Virginia, was indicted today on firearms charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.


Joint Statement on the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Dialogue

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq.