News from April 2021

By DOT News Wire | Apr 2, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Apr 2, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Apr 2, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By State Newswire | Apr 2, 2021
Release: The United States congratulates Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum on his inauguration, marking an historic transfer of power from one democratically elected president to the next. This is a significant milestone for Niger’s democracy. We congratulate the Nigerien people on this achievement.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Valerie Nicole Williams, 31, was arrested on March 22, 2021 and charged via criminal complaint with felony Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person and Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult, in violation of D.C. Code § 22-933.01. On March 23, 2021, Mechille R. Akinkuotu (a.k.a. Mechille R. Tate), 53, was arrested and charged via criminal complaint with felony Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person, in violation of the same code provision.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Brodie Coonsis, 27, of Zuni, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Zuni, appeared in federal court April 1 where he was charged with murder in Indian Country. Coonsis will remain in custody pending a detention hearing scheduled for April 5.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - Superintendent Judy Forte announces a schedule of events for the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park commemorating the 53rd Anniversary of the Assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., beginning Monday, April 5, 2021 and ending on April 30, 2021.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the filing of a criminal complaint charging Julio Lugo (44) and Rosenide Venant (37), both of Davenport, with conspiracy and making false statements to a financial institution. Lugo has also been charged with an illegal monetary...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2021
News Release: Defendant injected individuals with silicone oil, which can cause stroke, death or disfigurement.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2021
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - Daniel Lee Wade, an inmate at the United States Penitentiary (USP) Lee in Jonesville, Virginia, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Abingdon to 48 months in prison for unlawfully possessing weapons inside the prison, Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar announced today.

By Homeland Newswire | Apr 2, 2021
News Release: DENVER - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided more than $8.5 million in additional Public Assistance funding for the COVID-19 response in North Dakota. The assistance was made available under a major disaster declaration issued April 1, 2020. FEMA has provided a total of $85.6 Million for the North Dakota COVID-19 response to date.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 2, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision and order on Feb. 5, 2021, against Musa Slaughterhouse LLC and Musa S. Simreen (Musa), Tampa, Fla., and Yonkers, N.Y., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.

By State Newswire | Apr 2, 2021
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2021
News Release: ST. MARYS, GA - Cumberland Island National Seashore is pleased to announce that all three park docks are back in operating condition after significant damage by hurricanes Matthew and Irma in 2016 and 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. -A Trenton man was charged today with assaulting a federal agent with a deadly weapon, armed robbery, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2021
News Release: Members of the Drug Trafficking Organization Received Cocaine Through the U.S. Mail and Bribed U.S. Postal Service Letter Carriers to Divert Mail Parcels Containing Kilograms of Narcotics to the DTO.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2021
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina - Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that his office has resolved claims that RPh Now, LLC d/b/a/ The Medicine Shoppe of Georgetown failed to abide by recordkeeping requirements of the Controlled Substances Act. RPh Now, LLC will pay $24,500 to resolve the claims and agrees to comply with heightened reporting requirements for a two-year period.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Angelita Aipoalani, 42, of Waianae, Hawaii, pled guilty on April 1, 2021 in federal court to conspiring with her husband, Hanalei Aipoalani, to embezzle $69,000 from AmeriCorps and to fraudulently obtain more than $11,000 in AmeriCorps education grants.

By Homeland Newswire | Apr 2, 2021
News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - FEMA is seeking property owners to help survivors find a home after last year’s hurricanes. Hurricanes Laura and Delta affected areas of Southwest Louisiana where affordable housing was already limited, destroying, or making homes unlivable, and worsening the housing shortage.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2021
News Release: Law Enforcement Rangers of Big Cypress National Preserve are requesting assistance with an ongoing investigation involving the theft of trail cameras that were deployed in the Ochopee area of the park. These trail cameras aid the park in determining the presence of a neurological disorder found in Florida panthers and bobcats.