News from April 2021
By State Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
Release: In keeping with the Department of State’s commitment to facilitate legitimate travel to the United States, Secretary Blinken decided today to apply the same set of National Interest Exceptions to India that he had previously applied to all other regional travel restrictions currently in effect as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. These Exceptions are detailed on our website here and here.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: United States Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Alvie Mark Waltman, 48, of Mobile, was sentenced today for his participation in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. In January of 2021, Waltman pled guilty to the conspiracy charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a North Sioux City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for False Income Tax Returns and Tax Evasion.
By State Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
Release: In keeping with the Department of State’s commitment to facilitate legitimate travel to the United States, Secretary Blinken decided today to apply the same set of National Interest Exceptions to India that he had previously applied to all other regional travel restrictions currently in effect as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. These Exceptions are detailed on our website here and here.
By State Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the occasion of the Extended “Troika" on Peaceful Settlement in Afghanistan.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced a bipartisan bill to require U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to remove personally identifiable information (PII), which includes Social Security and passport numbers, from cargo manifests before public disclosure.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: SUSANVILLE, Calif. - With drought impacts expected to intensify over the coming summer and fall months in California, resource management specialists in northeast California’s high desert rangelands will be paying close attention to conditions, including plant health and water availability, to determine if changes in land uses will be necessary.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: OMAHA, Neb. - A Mexican citizen was sentenced to eight months in prison for two counts of making a false claim of citizenship and two counts of making a false representation of a social security number.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of two projects to receive a total of approximately $99 million in federal funding. The projects will advance to Phase III (Construction/Operation) of funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0001788, Fossil Fuel Large-Scale Pilots.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL HILD, the founder and former chief executive officer of Live Well Financial, Inc. (“Live Well"), was convicted today of securities fraud, wire fraud, and bank fraud charges in connection with a scheme...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement on the retirement of Representative Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division announced today that Jerry J. Roneker, Jr., 43, of Correy, PA, who was convicted of possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A St. Clair County man is in federal custody today on a trio of crimes.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: Norfolk, Virginia - The FEMA- supported Community Vaccination Center administered its 50,000th vaccine in Norfolk, VA this morning at the Military Circle Mall after five weeks of operation. The federally operated center is a joint effort between FEMA, Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia Department of Health, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, and the city of Norfolk.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: Jeremy Lee Barrera, a 36-year-old former firefighter with the Odessa Fire Department (OFD), admitted in federal court today to possessing child pornography and using his cell phone on the OFD network to access an online chat room where several videos were posted which depicted child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Browning man who admitted to strangling his dating partner on two separate occasions on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation was sentenced on April 29 to 40 months in prison and to two years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: MIAMI - DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day collected 829,543 pounds (419.7 tons) of unused, expired, and unwanted medications across the country. The Miami Field Division (FD) collected 29,260 pounds of that grand total. Americans once again showed their dedication toward helping prevent...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jerry J. Roneker, Jr., 43, of Correy, PA, who was convicted of possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a new GAO report showing a dramatic increase in demand for mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, straining part of the health care system that faced accessibility and affordability challenges prior to increases in anxiety and depression corresponding to the pandemic.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: Beginning May 16 through September, major road construction will occur again on US 36 inside of Rocky Mountain National Park. The work will take place on a 3-mile section of US 36, just west of Bear Lake Road junction to east of Deer Ridge Junction. Beginning on May 16, this section of road will be closed nightly from 7 pm to 7 am, Sunday nights through Friday mornings. There will be no nightly closures on Friday and Saturday nights.
