News from August 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: DETROIT - FCA US LLC (FCA), one of the big three American automobile manufacturers, was sentenced in federal court in Detroit today after pleading guilty in March 2021 to conspiracy to violate the Labor Management Relations Act, also known as the Taft-Hartley Act, announced Acting United States Attorney Saima S. Mohsin.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO-In an effort to find a new food and beverage provider for the Lands End Restaurant location in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the National Park Service (NPS) is canceling the 2019 request for qualifications (RFQ). This cancellation will allow the NPS to issue a revised request for proposals (RFP) in the coming months.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida - A Fort Lauderdale man who blackmailed girls as young as 13 into having sex with him and other minor girls into sending him pornographic videos and images of themselves pled guilty today in federal district court in Ft. Lauderdale to child exploitation crimes.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: Luray, VA Shenandoah National Park is seeking feedback on proposed fee increases to be implemented over the next two years. This proposal does not include an increase in entrance fees and focuses only on specific user fees.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: STATESBORO, GA: Seven defendants are accused of participating in a major drug trafficking conspiracy in an indictment newly unsealed in U.S. District Court.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: LANDER, Wyo. - With a shared commitment to managing for healthy rangelands, the Bureau of Land Management will partner with Fremont County Weed and Pest for a fifth season of aerial weed treatments in the Government Draw area east of Lander. Treatments may occur from August 20 through September 15.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: GUNNISON, Colo. --- Low water levels on Blue Mesa Reservoir are driving changes to boat ramp and marina operations. The Elk Creek marina concession operations including fuel service, boat rentals and slips, the marina store, and Pappy’s restaurant will close for the season on Aug. 22, 2021. Those launching boats in Blue Mesa on August 22 should instead launch from Lake Fork or Iola boat ramps to avoid congestion and delays at Elk Creek.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Republicans wrote Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure demanding answers for the massive number of improper payments made by the Medicaid program. In fiscal year 2020, one out of every five Medicaid payments was improper and amounted to $86.9 billion.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss - A Natchez man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, announced Acting United States Attorney Darren LaMarca and Kurt Thielhorn, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: BOULDER, Colo. - The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently announced the four winners of the 2021 PSCR First Responder UAS Endurance Challenge. In the four-stage challenge, participants designed, built and flew an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) with...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Bulgarian national pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with a scheme to create counterfeit ATM cards and to withdraw money from the bank accounts of unsuspecting customers.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: DALLAS - A Colombian man was sentenced to nearly three decades in federal prison for drug trafficking violations.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Melanie Thompson, 47, of Cattaraugus, NY, who was convicted of distribution of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: BURLEY, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management Burley Field Office announced today that about 1.25 miles of the Milner Road leading to the Milner Historic Recreation Area will be closed until Aug. 27, 2021 for a paving project. The closure will take place from the 700 road to the east entrance of the Milner Historic Recreation Area. The west entrance to the site will remain open.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss - A Natchez man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, announced Acting United States Attorney Darren LaMarca and Kurt Thielhorn, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.VA. - Today, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Y. Castillo announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $2.65 million in grants to support business development and workforce training efforts in West Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: Cleveland, OH - The U.S. Marshals are alerting the public of several imposter scams involving individuals claiming to be U.S. Marshals, court officers, and county Sheriff’s Deputies.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: Glen Jean, W.Va. - For the fall 2021 hunting season, regulations at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve will remain the same as they have in previous seasons. New regulations for hunting are on the horizon in response to the park’s recent redesignation to national park and preserve, however hunters and hikers should be aware that these changes will not take effect until Jan. 1, 2022. The park will announce the new hunting regulations this fall.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: STATESBORO, GA: Seven defendants are accused of participating in a major drug trafficking conspiracy in an indictment newly unsealed in U.S. District Court.
