News from August 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey gas station manager was charged today in connection with entering fraudulent charges on fuel credit cards assigned to at least four Amtrak vehicles, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management today issued supplementary rules for use of a small parcel of public land that the agency uses as an administrative site in Fairbanks. The rules, published today in the Federal Register, address public safety concerns and apply only to the 11.41 acres of public land at the BLM site.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 5, 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 $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas, De Queen, Arkansas, to support a Medical Mobile Unit and create a healthcare simulation lab and telemedicine space at all four campuses. This EDA grant is expected to create 105 jobs.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a news conference to discuss the release of the first local level results from the 2020 Census. States use these data on race, Hispanic origin, and the voting-age population to redraw the boundaries of their congressional and state legislative districts. The news...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, highlighted the importance of hearing and learning from current government officials about the magnitude of the domestic terrorist and violent extremist threat and...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Vale, South Dakota, woman convicted on two counts of Wire Fraud, two counts of Money Laundering, and one count of Bank Fraud, was sentenced on Aug. 2, 2021, by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $15.1 million for three collaborative research projects, at five universities, to advance the development of a flexible multi-tiered data and computational infrastructure to support a diverse collection of on-demand scientific data...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to assist the state of California in combating the River Fire burning in Placer County.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to examine how the federal government can more effectively combat the rise of domestic terrorism, including white supremacist, faith-based, and anti-government...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that the Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) will distribute nearly $3.5 million in 2021 to nonprofits and faith-based organizations across...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
Release: EAU CLAIRE, WI -Wisconsin residents will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck® application program inside Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) from Monday, Aug. 9 through Friday, Aug. 13.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A former Springfield man pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with entering into a sham marriage in order to obtain immigration benefits for another individual.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: Mulberry Bend Overlook will be closed temporarily while the park addresses accessibility issues at the overlook. The trail is being redesigned and reconstructed. Work is scheduled to take place between Monday, August 09 and Thursday, Dec. 02, 2021. Unfavorable weather or other unexpected project...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Fort Scott man pleaded guilty one count of Wire Fraud and one count of Aiding and Abetting Wire Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: The government alleges that the employee, who was previously convicted of a state controlled substance offense, improperly filled prescriptions and managed pharmacies.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Three Springfield, Missouri, residents were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - An Ava, Missouri, man has been sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing methamphetamine and a firearm.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the passing of Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 5, 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 $2.4 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, Augusta, Maine, to boost the state’s tourism industry through promotion and marketing. This EDA grant, to be matched with $600,000 in local funds, is expected to retain 1,225 jobs.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: DENVER - Jamaican national Leonard Luton of Brooklyn, New York was sentenced yesterday to 108 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years supervised release and $881,477.41 in restitution for his role in a lottery scheme that targeted an elderly woman in Estes Park, Colorado.
