News from April 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: James Bradley, a/k/a “Abdullah," and His Wife, Arwa Muthana, Were Arrested at a Seaport in New Jersey While Allegedly Attempting to Travel Overseas to Join and Fight for ISIS.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Pawtucket woman was arraigned in federal court in Providence today and released on personal recognizance, charged by way of indictment with allegedly executing a scheme to defraud her auto body repair shop employer of approximately $580,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: Indictment unsealed today in USAO-MDGA Valdosta Division case.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - An indictment returned by a federal grand jury charges a Pekin, Ill., man, Kenin Edwards, with allegedly underreporting his income on federal and state tax returns filed for tax years 2014 to 2018. Edwards made his initial appearance in federal court in Peoria today via videoconference...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award more than $627.7 million in infrastructure and safety projects through the FY2021 Airport Improvement Program (AIP).
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: HOPKINS, SC - Park rangers from Congaree National Park, along with staff from Kings Mountain National Military Park, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park and the SC Forestry Commission, will be conducting a prescribed burn the week of April 5, weather and conditions permitting. The...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A Colombian soccer star was sentenced to federal prison today for drug trafficking crimes in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the fourth phase of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS). Data collection began Feb. 15. Results will be released weekly Feb. 25 to April 22. The SBPS includes questions on topics such as location closings, changes in employment, disruptions in the...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: NDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: - Registration for the 1st annual Indiana Dunes Trash Trekkers Earth Day Cleanup is now open. This year’s cleanup is on Thursday, April 22, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and is sponsored by the Friends of Indiana Dunes, Indiana Dunes Tourism, and the Volunteer Office of Indiana Dunes National Park.
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
Release: April is National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM) and celebrates the heritage, culture, and contributions of Arab Americans. This month, the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs will highlight Arab Americans in our bureau advancing U.S. foreign policy and national security efforts in the United States and across Europe. This effort is a part of a broader campaign celebrating diversity and inclusion as core American values.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - Richard J. Randolph, III, has been arraigned on federal charges of securities fraud. Randolph was charged in an information filed on April 1, 2021.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management Southern Nevada District announces the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) to address potential environmental consequences associated with excess wild horses and burros within the Lake Mead Complex (LMC). The preliminary 10-year Wild Horse and Burro Gather EA will be available for public review and comment for a period of 30 days from April 1 to April 30, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON - Four Houston-area residents have been charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy to do so, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Sexual Exploitation of a Child.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that John Geimer, 54, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ALLEN ROBRTSON, 32, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on March 31, 2021 before United States District Judge Sarah S. Vance to conspiring to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment charging a California man for his assault of Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone, as well as other crimes, during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 that disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of affirming presidential election results.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Francis Vasquez-Familia, age 33, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 80 months' imprisonment followed by a five-year term of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for possession with intent to distribute in excess of 500 grams of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Alex Simien, Jr., 42, of Crowley, Louisiana, was sentenced by United States District Judge Michael J. Juneau to 135 months (11 years, 3 months) in prison, followed by 4 years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: The Youth Access to American Jobs in Aviation Task Force held its second public meeting on March 31, 2021, hearing from guest speakers from Black Girls Who Drone and the Civil Air Patrol. Ernanda White, founder of Black Girls Who Drone spoke on exploring other entry points to engage underrepresented women and girls in aviation, while Dr. Jeffrey Montgomery with the Civil Air Patrol addressed additional areas of aviation education and outreach.
