News from August 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: For Drug Trafficking. FORT WAYNE - Virgil S. Smith, 43, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady upon his plea of guilty to possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tina L. Nommay. Smith was sentenced...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 11, 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 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia upheld in part the Committee’s subpoena for eight years of financial information from President Trump and his businesses...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: Spokane - Joseph H. Harrington, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Clifton Frank Peter, age 37, of Parker, Washington, and an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation, pled guilty to three counts of Second Degree Murder. A sentencing hearing has been set before Chief United States District Judge Stanley Bastian to take place on Dec. 1, 2021.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: HINES, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management Burns District announced today plans to conduct a helicopter gather of wild horses within and immediately adjacent to the Stinkingwater Herd Management Area beginning in mid-August 2021. The gather is being conducted to remove approximately 390 excess wild horses.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A Westmoreland County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on a charge of bank robbery, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the U.S. Senate confirmed Ms. Jenny L. Moffitt to serve as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Belle Vernon, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, PA on charges of embezzlement from a federal credit union, wire fraud, and use of fire to commit a federal felony, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Michael Messina, 34, of Manchester, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for distribution of fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A Southwest Virginia man was sentenced yesterday to 30 months in prison for conspiring with others to defraud the government of more than $499,000 and to commit mail fraud.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today released the following statement on passage of the Senate budget resolution...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: MOBILE, AL - An Atmore, Alabama, woman was sentenced on Aug. 10, 2021, to 38 months in prison for her participation in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine ice.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: EL PASO - A federal grand jury in El Paso returned an indictment last week charging an El Paso man with distribution of a controlled substance causing death.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
Release: Funding Creates New Industry-Wide Consortium to Strengthen Grid Infrastructure, Supports American-Made Products That Accelerate Clean Electricity
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Top Republican on the Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Trade Subcommittee Republican Leader Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL), and Ways and Means Republicans today called on President Biden to end his Administration’s trade moratorium and begin consultations with Congress to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA).
By DOE Newswire | Aug 10, 2021
News Release: An association recently recognized several EM contractors across the DOE complex with a variety of awards for safety, health, innovation, and outreach.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2021
News Release: Alexander Traveled Across State Lines to Acquire and Distribute Two Kilograms of Cocaine; Alexander Possessed a Firearm in Furtherance of His Drug Trafficking Activities.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 10, 2021
News Release: Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure package: “I want to thank the Senate for passing the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which will help deliver much needed relief to communities across ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host a virtual roundtable on September 15 (11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDT) titled Exploring Food Waste Solutions: Success Stories from the U.S. and Beyond, to showcase innovative policies and approaches to reducing food waste in the United States, Europe, and the United Kingdom.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold key staff positions in Washington, D.C.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2021 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following statement following Senate passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The bill will now go to the House for consideration.
