News from August 2021
By USDA Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: Washington - Intermediary lenders can now apply for loans through the new Heirs’ Property Relending Program (HPRP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications today through Oct. 29, 2021, and cooperatives, credit unions and nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply for these competitive loans, which ultimately will help agricultural producers and landowners resolve heirs’ land ownership and succession issues.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Clackamas, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for distributing oxycodone pills acquired from dozens of fraudulent prescriptions, one of which led to the overdose death of Starlin Swan, a 26-year-old woman.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: ANCHORAGE - An Anchorage man was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess to 15 years in federal prison followed by 10 years of supervised released for selling more than 500 grams or approximately 5,000 doses of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A South Los Angeles man whose fireworks were detonated by police, leading to a massive explosion that destroyed a specially designed containment vehicle, damaged a neighborhood and injured 17 people, pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Ramsey E. Covington, Acting Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that MARK PAGANI, 60, of Bolton, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to fraud and tax evasion offenses.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: SPRINGDALE, UT - The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to engage the public with an opportunity to comment on proposed changes to the Superintendent's Compendium for Zion National Park (ZION).
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: Springfield, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on the future of the aging Hult Dam, including the removal of the structure to protect public safety. The removal plan, which would allow the creek to flow freely through the area, would also include options for future recreational use within the area.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: CINCINNATI - A Cincinnati man pleaded guilty in federal court this morning to making fake IDs claiming he was a Special Agent with Homeland Security and an employee of the Defense Logistics Agency, which is the Department of Defense’s combat logistics support agency.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man today admitted to lying about his educational background in his application for employment with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 30, 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 $3.4 million grant to the Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County, Port Huron, Michigan, to construct an 11,000-square-foot building for use...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Beckley, West Virginia, has been sentenced in federal court to 33 months’ imprisonment, three years’ supervised release and ordered to pay approximately $2.9 million in restitution on his conviction for stealing specialized mining equipment, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: John S. Billhimer, age 40, of Spring Valley, Ohio pleaded guilty today to a one count federal information charging him with filing a false U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, Form 1040, for tax years 2014 through 2017, said Bryant Jackson, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Cincinnati Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Daniel Cerna, Sr., age 38, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Senior United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Bataillon sentenced Cerna to 188 months’ imprisonment.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) today announced $7.27 million in Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants to 11 recipients in 10 states to support the preservation of historic buildings in rural communities across the country.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: DALLAS - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges response crews and residents in areas affected by Hurricane Ida to recognize the hazards created by flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees and storm debris.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Sharon Jones, 44, of Philadelphia, PA, was arrested and charged by Indictment with one count of dealing in firearms without a license and six counts of making false statements to a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) during the purchase of firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: Provided non-public subscriber information to others and later obtained non-public information to generate more than $1 million in illegal profits from insider trading.
By State Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I extend my best wishes to the people of Malaysia on the occasion of your National Day on August 31.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument debuts first Temporary Trail.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A former employee of the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) pleaded guilty today to fraud and identity theft charges arising from her claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) funds.
