News from April 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Raul Valdez Rivas, 43, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for attempted enticement of a minor. The Honorable Brian C. Buescher sentenced Valdez Rivas to 120 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal prison system.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) welcomes Erica St. Michel as the new Deputy State Director, Communications and Mark Chatterton as the new Deputy State Director, Energy and Minerals in California. These two additions to the BLM state leadership team bring with them more than 50 years of combined public service and an unwavering dedication to BLM’s mission for responsibly managing public lands for current and future generations.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2021
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - An immigration services officer with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services was arrested this morning in Maryland on a federal charge that alleges he obtained U.S. citizenship under a false name.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2021
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Francis Tucker, of Moundsville, West Virginia, was indicted today on bankruptcy fraud charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2021
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 32-year-old man has entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 7, 2021
News Release: GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved an obligation of approximately $18.4 million to the Roberto Clemente Walker Stadium. These federal funds are earmarked for permanent repairs to this sports facility managed by the Municipality of Carolina.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 7, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers removed a convicted rapist and public safety threat, with multiple sexual assault convictions in Oregon, from the United States to Mexico, Tuesday.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2021
News Release: Medford, OR - The Nature Conservancy and Bureau of Land Management Medford District have created a new opportunity for hikers to connect with nature at the Table Rocks. This year, Signs of Spring @ the Table Rocks will replace the traditional in-person guided hikes that TNC and the BLM have held each spring.
By State Newswire | Apr 7, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s decision to restart assistance to the Palestinians:
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 7, 2021
Release: ( Español ). The TSA is screening passengers across Puerto Rico again at the Mercedita International Airport (PSE) and Rafael Hernandez International (BQN) Airport. Both airports are open for business after being closed for more than a year. Nevertheless, last year’s hiatus did not stop the screening...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2021
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - Beginning April 8, 2021, visitors traveling to Grand Canyon National Park will be able to enter the park through the East Entrance at Desert View.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2021
News Release: To celebrate National Park Week, which kicks off Saturday, April 17, as well as getting ready for Junior Ranger Day April 24, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park has seven days of Junior Ranger options for you!.
By State Newswire | Apr 7, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding the resumption of U.S. assistance to Palestine, including $75 million in economic and development assistance in the West Bank and Gaza, $10 million for peacebuilding programs through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and $150 million in humanitarian assistance for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 7, 2021
Release: ERIE, Pa. - Residents of the Erie area and northwestern Pennsylvania region will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck® application program inside Erie International Airport from May 3 to 7, where officials will host a temporary “pop-up" enrollment center.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2021
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Paris, Ky., man, Johnathan Scott Mason, 27, was sentenced to 360 months on Wednesday, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, for the production of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: A Harper Woods man, who wore prosthetic facemasks to hide his identity, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and identity fraud in a scheme to defraud and obtain money from the accounts of Global Payments Gaming Services Inc. (GPGS)’s VIP Preferred Program patrons, announced Acting United States Attorney Saima Mohsin.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Washington, D.C. man was sentenced today to 21 years in prison in connection with a series of armed robberies that he conducted at multiple banks and a retail store in northern Virginia in 2018 and 2019.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: On Monday, April 5, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas spoke by phone with New Zealand’s Minister for Justice and Minister for Immigration, Kris Faafoi. Secretary Mayorkas and Minister Faafoi reaffirmed the continued strength of the U.S.-New Zealand relationship and discussed opportunities ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Missouri man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison without parole today for attempting to purchase a chemical weapon, capable of killing hundreds of people, on the dark web with Bitcoin.
