News from April 2021
By State Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate the citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands on your 42nd Constitution Day. The United States and the Marshall Islands share a historic friendship underpinned by our Compact of Free Association, and I look forward to strengthening the deep bonds between our nations and citizens.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
Release: Enhanced Geothermal Systems Can Harness Clean, Renewable Baseload Energy to Power Millions of Homes, Create Jobs for Oil and Gas Workers
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston yesterday to fentanyl trafficking in connection with the seizure of approximately 20 kilos of heroin and 10 kilos of fentanyl. A firearm and $20,000 were also recovered.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - FEMA has awarded $12,883,938 for the State of Florida to reimburse applicants for emergency measures, debris removal and sand and dune renourishment costs associated with Hurricane Irma in 2017.
By State Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
Release: Secretary of State Antony Blinken is attending the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ Meeting in London, United Kingdom, May 3-5, 2021. The Secretary has said wherever the rules for international security and the global economy are being written, America will be there, and the interests of the American people will be front and center. We see the G7 as a crucial forum for that effort.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Somerset County, New Jersey man, was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for engaging in a $2 million Ponzi scheme targeting elderly investors and for subscribing to a false tax return, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: Today, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced the winners of the 2021 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC). EERE announced the winning teams at the MECC award ceremony on April 29, and Kelly Speakes-Backman, the Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, recognized them today during the closing plenary for the 2021 International Conference on Ocean Energy.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Heather Lynn Pratt, of Fort Myers, Florida, has admitted to bankruptcy fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
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: Gulfport, Miss. - A Honduran national pleaded guilty today to the crime of unlawful reentry by an alien who was previously deported after conviction of a felony, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Michael J. Harrison, Acting Chief Patrol Agent of the Border Patrol’s New Orleans Sector.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: Defendant Cut Brake Line of NYPD Vehicle and Stole Thousands of Dollars Earmarked for Small Businesses Suffering Economic Effects of the Pandemic.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: JUPITER, Fl. - The Bureau of Land Management will host its third annual community listening session regarding management of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area (ONA) on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: DENVER - DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day collected 829,543 pounds (419.7 tons) of unused, expired, and unwanted medications across the country. Denver Field Division collected 31,823 pounds of that grand total. Americans once again showed their dedication toward helping prevent addiction and potential overdose by removing prescription pills from their homes. Our April event included 4,425 community partners at 5,060 collection sites throughout the country.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - A federal jury has found Paul Berkins Moise guilty of 14 counts of filing false returns on behalf of (unknowing) clients and 3 counts of filing false tax returns on behalf of himself. Moise faces a maximum penalty of three years in federal prison for each count. The United States will also seek restitution for the tax losses arising out of the fraud. Moise’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for August 9, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: Over 400 grams of cocaine and firearm seized.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - The Drug Enforcement Administration is announcing a new initiative, Project Wave Breaker, to disrupt the flow of deadly fentanyl into the United States, and to dismantle the violent criminal organizations that are responsible.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GUY SMITH, 63, of Shelton, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 14 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for tax evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that MICHAEL MEAKEM, 59, of Norwich, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to one count of wire fraud stemming from an embezzlement scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: Orlando, Florida - A federal jury has found Xzavier Scholtens (20, Palm Bay) guilty of one count of transporting and one count of possessing child sex abuse material. Scholtens faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a lifetime term of supervised release for each offense. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for July 20, 2021.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: From Monday, May 3, 2021, through Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, the Drakes Beach area of Point Reyes National Seashore will be closed. Drakes Beach Road will be closed at its junction with Sir Frances Drake Boulevard. The road closure is part of the park's two-year Federal Highway Administration and County of Marin road improvement project.
