News from August 2021
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: U.S. Census Bureau Delivers Data for States to Begin Redistricting Efforts.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the Census Bureau released census redistricting data based on the 2020 Census...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: We now have a clearer picture of the lightning-fast molecular dance occurring within the membrane that encloses each cell in our body, revealed in part by neutron beams at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The findings may have applications in drug development, and they also address long-standing fundamental mysteries about why cell membranes move as they do.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced today that James Edward Massey, 27, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell, for the robbery of a Circle K convenience store.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven has sentenced Sergio David Hernandez-Zuluaga (41, Tampa) to one year and one day in federal prison for providing a firearm to a prohibited person.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5.1 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the city of Hoonah, Alaska, to make critical infrastructure improvements to the Hoonah Marine Industrial Center Cargo Dock. This EDA grant is expected to create or retain nearly 270 jobs and generate $66.1 million in private investment.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about President Joe Biden’s expected remarks about government price controls and the cost of prescription drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: More Than $130 Million Scheme Included Fake UGG Boots, Nike Air Jordan Sneakers, Timberland Boots and Beats Headphones.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Kansas, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute more than three kilograms of heroin that was intercepted by law enforcement officers when it was shipped from California to Kansas City, Missouri.
By State Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
Release: U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will travel to Djibouti, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates from August 15 to August 24. Special Envoy Feltman will meet with senior officials in the three countries to discuss opportunities for the United States to promote peace and support the stability and prosperity of the Horn of Africa.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Clairton, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: SAN JOSE - A federal jury today convicted Johnny Ray Wolfenbarger of attempted production of child pornography, the attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in child pornography production, and the receipt of child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Federal Bureau of Investigation Craig D. Fair. The verdict follows a one week trial before the Honorable Lucy H. Koh, United States District Judge.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - On Aug. 12, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) went live with the second phase of new air traffic routes and procedures that improve the safety and efficiency of airspace in South-Central Florida. The project, often referred to as the South-Central Florida Metroplex initiative , will optimize aircraft arrival and departure procedures to and from 21 airports.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - At the end of a re-trial prompted by appellate court reversal, a federal jury today convicted a retired Marine Corps captain who traveled to Cambodia in 2005 for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with minors.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: Attacks Took Place This Spring in Northeast Washington.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the launch of the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) STEM Talent Challenge to support programs to train science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) talent and fuel regional innovation economies across the nation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A member of the MS-13 gang who was an alleged leader of a local Massachusetts clique of MS-13 pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to racketeering conspiracy charges.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about President Joe Biden’s expected remarks about government price controls and the cost of prescription drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A federal jury found a St. Paul man guilty of arson and riot after looting, damaging, and burning businesses in downtown Minneapolis, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: BUTTE - A Reed Point man today admitted to and was sentenced for unlawfully using strychnine in a manner inconsistent with its labeling to poison a wolf on a ranch near Ennis, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
