News from August 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal jury this afternoon convicted a San Fernando Valley man for attempting to bomb a rally in Long Beach for the purpose of causing mass casualties.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: With continued hot weather and dry conditions, Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park are reminding visitors that all campfires, including charcoal, are banned on both the National Forest and National Park. This includes the coastal areas of Olympic National Park. Gas or propane camp stoves...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Port Arthur man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A former Lunenburg woman was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester to stealing Social Security benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Eric William Tompkins, age 37, of Clifton Park, New York, pled guilty today to possession of child pornography. The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A Laredo federal jury has convicted a 32-year-old out-of-state man for conspiring to transport and transporting undocumented aliens within the United States, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
Release: We stand with the international community in calling for the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to release, immediately and unconditionally, Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig. We continue to condemn these arbitrary detentions as well as the sentence imposed against Mr. Spavor on August...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Romeo Martinez, 22, of Mescalero, New Mexico, appeared in federal court on Aug. 6 for a preliminary hearing where he was charged with assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country. Martinez will remain detained pending trial.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: Be sure to mark your calendar for the 29th annual "Haunting in the Hills" Storytelling Festival, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 18, from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM (ET) at the Bandy Creek Visitor Center area.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SHENG-WEN CHENG, a/k/a “Justin Cheng," a/k/a “Justin Jung," was sentenced to 72 months in prison for multiple fraud schemes he perpetrated. In particular, CHENG engaged in a scheme to fraudulently obtain...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: The Denali Subsistence Resource Commission teleconference will be held on Thursday, August 26 from 10:00 am - 5 pm or until business is completed. The public is invited to call into the meeting. To receive the call-in number to join the teleconference, contact Amy Craver at 907-342-2877 or email Amy.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: “Adding more renewable energy to the grid is key to fighting climate change, but it has its challenges. I am pleased that the Department of Energy is investing in researching and demonstrating innovative technologies that will help communities deploy more solar energy and create a more reliable grid.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is announcing that the Wahweap Auxiliary Ramp in South Lake Powell will be available for the launch and retrieval of some motorized vessels as early as Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. As previously advised, the Wahweap Main Ramp will soon become unusable for all motorized...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Lincoln County man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: The National Park Service is seeking public comment on a proposed entrance fee for Indiana Dunes National Park. Comments are also being sought on two new proposed services in the park; six backcountry campsites and a group campsite located near the beach. Comments are due by Oct. 1, 2021 (now closed).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Malden man pleaded guilty yesterday to operating a drug trafficking enterprise in which he sold fentanyl, cocaine and cocaine base to an undercover officer on multiple occasions.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A Bristol, Tennessee man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for conspiring with others to defraud the government of more than $499,000 and to commit mail fraud.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
Release: . Please submit your name and organizational affiliation in this request.Observers can watch the open session, but they cannot speak. It is not necessary to pre-register to observe. To join as an observer, a link and call-in lines will be posted at www.poultryimprovement.org with further instructions on Sept. 1, 2021.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released $3,395,568 in Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) funds to the city of Freeport for the acquisition of 127 flood-prone parcels along the Pecatonica River, including 88 structure and 39 vacant lots.
