News from August 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - A Council Bluffs man was sentenced Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 121 months in prison for Possession of Child Pornography. His term of imprisonment will be followed by 10 years of supervised release. According to court documents, Cody Goodwin Taylor, age 31, of Council Bluffs, pleaded guilty to Possession of Child Pornography in April 2021.
By State Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on Zambia’s August 12th elections:
By State Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
Release: U.S. Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland visited Egypt, Turkey, and Morocco August 10-16. Ambassador Norland met with senior officials in Cairo and Ankara, and with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Rabat. The Ambassador’s travel focused on the urgency of establishing the...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement on the release of U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) reevaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan, as required under the 2018 Farm Bill.
By State Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: ROCKFORD - An Illinois attorney whose practice included bankruptcy law has been found guilty of bankruptcy fraud charges following a two-week jury trial in federal court in Rockford.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: SAN DIEGO - Grey Zamudio, a San Diego resident who has expressed racist and violent extremist sentiments on social media, was sentenced in federal court today to 24 months in custody for possessing a short barrel rifle and two silencers, none of which was registered as required by law.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - Marcus Robinson, 45, of Winnabow, North Carolina, was sentenced on Aug. 13, 2021 to 128 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute 280 grams or more of Crack Cocaine and 500 grams or more of Cocaine and Possess with the Intent to Distribute 280 grams or more of Crack Cocaine and 500 grams or more of Cocaine.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Reclamation today released the Colorado River Basin August 2021 24-Month Study. This month’s study projections are used to set annual operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead in 2022. Releases from these massive reservoirs are determined by anticipated reservoir elevations.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the significant delivery delays of the Offshore Patrol and Polar Security Cutters, as well as related...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: Appomattox, Va. - The historic Mariah Wright House recently received a make-over thanks to the work of the maintenance crew at Appomattox Court House NHP. Pryor Wright built the home in 1823, and his wife Mariah inherited the house upon his death in 1851. Home to seven Wright children, including three...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Cumberland County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: MOAB, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Canyon Country District will host our second virtual Customer Service Week, Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Mountain Time. Customer Service Week presentations will share information BLM programs, processes, regulations, and provide insight...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
Release: ROBBINSVILLE, N.J., Aug. 16, 2021 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) announced a 23% increase, or $463.8 million in annual funding for nutrition assistance in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. In fiscal year 2022, which starts Oct. 1, 2021, the Commonwealth will receive $2.5 billion grant for the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP). In fiscal year 2021, Puerto Rico received $2.038 billion for NAP.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: In April 2021, the Biden Administration launched an Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Initiative to strengthen the cybersecurity of the critical infrastructure across the United States. The initiative was kicked off with a 100-Day Action Plan for the U.S. electricity subsector led by the U.S...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: PUEBLO, CO - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has again cited a Pueblo home manufacturing company for exposing employees to defective scaffolding and ladders, and failing to train workers on scaffolding safety.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: SUSANVILLE, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management has closed the Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail and other roads and lands in the Susanville area due to dangers imposed by the Dixie Fire. The closure will be in place until further notice.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: I. Illegal Reentry After Deportation (8 U.S.C. 1326).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago today announced that a suburban Chicago nursing facility has agreed to pay $360,000 to resolve civil allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by providing unnecessary and “upcoded" physical, occupational, and speech therapy services to increase Medicare payments.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The Duck Brook Motor Bridge driving lanes will be temporarily reduced to one lane of travel on Tuesday Aug. 24, from 9 am to 5 pm. This will allow contractors access to the bridge’s interior before submitting bids for an upcoming construction project.
