News from April 2021
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 23, 2021
News Release: DALLAS - A Texas man discovered with 110,000 images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) pornography faces 10 years in federal prison for possession of illicit materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide additional resources and better coordination for serious cyber-attacks or breaches...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 23, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the follow activity.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 23, 2021
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced $75 million in Federal funding for cost-shared research and development projects under Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002515, Carbon Capture R&D for Natural Gas and Industrial Sources and Front-End Engineering Design Studies for Carbon Capture Systems at Industrial Facilities and Natural Gas Plants.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2021
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced Bobby Wilson, III, age 23, of Buffalo, to 24 months in prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm announced Acting United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal. Wilson was ordered to serve three years of supervised release to follow his prison term as well as pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 23, 2021
News Release: Washington - At President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate on April 23, 2021, the United States and United Arab Emirates, with endorsement from the United Kingdom’s COP 26 Presidency, and with support from Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Israel, Singapore, and Uruguay, announced plans to launch the Agriculture...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2021
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - On Thursday, April 22, 2021, United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced Marion Joseph Hare, age 30, of Davenport, to 94 months in prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition and Distribution of Methamphetamine announced Acting United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal. Hare was ordered to serve three years of supervised release to follow his prison term as well as pay $200 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 23, 2021
News Release: MILFORD, Del. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), joined Rick Duncan, Executive Director of the Delaware Rural Water Association, and David Baird, National Rural Water Association President, along with representatives from ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2021
News Release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today recognized 13 individuals and teams for their advocacy on behalf of victims of crime. The award recipients were honored virtually during the annual National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Ceremony.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 23, 2021
Release: New White House Report Identifies Federal Resources Available to Create Good-Paying Union Jobs, Remediate Environmental Degradation, and Support Long-Term Economic Development in Energy Communities
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2021
News Release: VALDOSTA, Ga. - A Thomas County, Georgia, dog found a bag containing a large quantity of methamphetamine, sparking a chain of events resulting in a Meigs, Georgia, resident pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine, said Peter D. Leary, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 23, 2021
Release: New Global Partnerships Will Advance Clean Energy Technologies, Help U.S. Achieve Administration’s Net-Zero Emissions Goal, Create Jobs and Opportunities for All Americans
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2021
News Release: Singaporean National Kwek Kee Seng Charged with Federal Crimes Related to Alleged Leadership Role in Scheme to use the M/T Courageous to Violate Sanctions.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2021
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On April 22, 2021, DeShawn Whited, 23, of Knoxville, was arraigned before the Honorable Judge Debra C. Poplin, United States Magistrate Judge, in the Eastern District of Tennessee, for six counts of Hobbs Act Robbery, one count of carjacking, seven counts of brandishing a firearm in...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday April 15th, the District of Columbia unsealed a complaint against Nicholas Languerand, 26, of Little River, South Carolina, for assaulting law enforcement and destroying government property during the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, among other charges.
By State Newswire | Apr 23, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Michael McCaul, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement ahead of the upcoming Albanian national elections...
By State Newswire | Apr 23, 2021
Release: The United States notes with concern the numerous arrests of opposition political leaders related to the April 11 presidential elections. Among the democratic principles our two countries share is the presumption of innocence until proven guilty through a prompt, fair, transparent, and apolitical criminal justice process. This principle, as well as freedom of expression and assembly, is enshrined in both the Beninese and U.S. constitutions.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 23, 2021
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - April 25 through May 10, 2021, the Cedar Ridge composting toilet facility will be temporarily unavailable to hikers on the South Kaibab Trail. Hikers should use the restroom facilities at the trailhead before entering the canyon.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s emissions pledge.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2021
News Release: BILLINGS - A Mexican national accused of using personal information stolen from another person to live and work in the Billings community pleaded guilty today to charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said.
