News from August 2021
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 State Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
Release: The United States congratulates President-elect Hakainde Hichilema on his victory in the August 12 general elections. We congratulate the people of Zambia for exercising their right to vote in historic numbers and welcome commitments from all parties to a peaceful and orderly transition. We look forward...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture Chair Sanford Bishop sent the following letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai in regard to European non-tariff trade barriers impacting peanuts. The full text of the letter is as follows...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JAVAN BAILEY, age 19, a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, was charged on Aug. 13, 2021 by a federal grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Louisiana in a two-count Indictment with producing images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Charlie Dion London, 28, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to 30 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, on a firearms violation.
By State Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I send my congratulations to the Indonesian people on the occasion of your National Day on August 17.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: Over the summer, our Virtual Whole-of-Government R&D Showcase highlighted a depth of content with the greater research and development (R&D) community. Although our panels have concluded, I want to take a moment to recognize our partners, recap the major points we covered in this four-part series, and share some of my personal observations.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A Fernley man - who used various encrypted messaging applications and numerous online aliases to conceal his identity and avoid detection by law enforcement - was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for distributing images of young children engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
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 DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man with five prior felony convictions was sentenced today to 151 months in prison for illegally selling and possessing multiple firearms, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, released new documents that directly contradict the Department of the Navy’s stated justification for its previous attempts to downsize the personnel strength and budget of the Naval Audit Service (NAS).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington man was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for a gun crime. Tyson Davis, Sr., 42, previously pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict today against MEDGHYNE CALONGE, on one count of intentionally causing damage to a protected computer, and one count of accessing a protected computer and recklessly causing...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Doriawn Eduane-Draphel Rogers, of Detroit, Michigan, has admitted to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: OAKLAND - A federal criminal complaint charging Troy Elias Walker, David Michael Rembert, and Daljit Kamal Singh with a conspiracy to deal firearms without a license was unsealed today, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds, Special Agent in Charge Patrick Gorman of the Bureau of ...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: BOTHELL, Wash. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Muckamuck Fire burning in Okanogan County, Washington.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: Orlando, FL - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. today sentenced Kadeem Jamal Roman (23, Riverview) to 10 months in federal prison followed by 1 year of supervised release for bulk cash smuggling. The court also ordered Roman to forfeit $49,519, which is traceable to proceeds of the offense.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott and Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chairwoman Jahana Hayes issued the following statement in response to USDA’s critical updates to the Thrifty Food Plan...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man with five prior felony convictions was sentenced today to 151 months in prison for illegally selling and possessing multiple firearms, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: 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 budgetary issues. The Offshore Patrol Cutter fleet is the largest vessel procurement the Coast Guard has undertaken, and Polar Security Cutter acquisition is the most complex.
