News from April 2021
By USDA Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
Release: Washington - Participants in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) may soon see a temporary increase to their benefits for the purchase of fruits and vegetables. With $490 million provided by the American Rescue Plan...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: Democrats’ Tax Hikes on American Families Undo Bipartisan COVID Tax Relief.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - An Inglewood woman and her mother-in-law, who both ran a South Los Angeles drug-and-alcohol abuse treatment program, were sentenced today to federal prison for scheming to defraud Medi-Cal out of over $500,000 for services to clients who did not medically need substance abuse treatment and for services that were never provided.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: Statement of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) regarding The President’s address to Congress...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal criminal information has been filed charging Crystal Jones, a/k/a Crystal Powell-Jones, age 53, of Laurel, Maryland, for the federal charges of wire fraud and failure to pay to the IRS employment taxes withheld from employees’ wages. The criminal information was filed on April 26, 2021.
By State Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking will travel to Saudi Arabia and Oman on April 29, where he will hold meetings with senior government officials and work jointly with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths. U.S. Special Envoy Lenderking’s discussions will focus on ensuring the regular...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: REGION 1 - FEMA and the Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security announced today $1,610,356 in federal funding has been awarded to Middlesex Hospital in Middletown for the State of Connecticut’s emergency response to COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Christopher William Bounds, 38, of Lind, Washington, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 322 months in federal prison, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced today. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also ordered Bounds to serve ten years of supervised release...
By State Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on President Biden’s address to the joint session of Congress tonight:
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: Cedar City, Utah - After a very busy winter season, Cedar Breaks National Monument is preparing to start summer visitor services on Friday, May 28 (Memorial Day Weekend). Visitor services will look different in 2021 as the park expects construction of the new Visitor Contact Station to begin this summer.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A federal grand jury returned a 24-count indictment yesterday, charging two Huntsville men with committing a string of armed robberies across North Alabama, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: PLANO, Texas - A Pilot Point woman was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Production of Child Pornography.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, OR ‒ Every 99 minutes, about one worker suffers fatal injuries and fails to return home safely at their work day’s end. That’s 15 workers a day, 100 a week, more than 5,200 a year - a frightening reality, but one that the nation’s employers can change by following workplace safety and health standards and regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - - Jared Collins (27, Wesley Chapel) has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl to an individual, resulting in that individual’s death. He faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 20 years, and up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: FARMINGTON, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management Farmington Field Office is seeking public comment on the conveyance of a 19.5-acre parcel of public land 14 miles north of Aztec, NM to Linn and Treciafaye Blancett. The BLM was directed in the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act of 2015 to convey the parcel.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A federal grand jury in Abingdon returned an indictment today charging 23 individuals with their roles in a large conspiracy to defraud the United States government by filing fraudulent claims for more than $499,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits, mail fraud and associated offenses.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: RENO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public nominations for the Mojave Southern Great Basin and Sierra Front Northern Great Basin Resource Advisory Councils (RAC). These citizen-based councils assist in the development of recommendations that address public land management issues. The nomination period is open for 45 days.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Jared Collins (27, Wesley Chapel) has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl to an individual, resulting in that individual’s death. He faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 20 years, and up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.
