News from August 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union County resident was charged with possessing three firearms, as well as possessing with intent to distribute narcotics, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
News Release: Sedro Woolley, WA- Cascade River Road is now closed to all traffic, both foot and vehicle, at milepost 20, three miles before the trailhead. The road sustained a considerable amount of damage following storms on Tuesday, August 3. Park staff are working to repair the damage and remove hikers and vehicles beyond the closure.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced an Atlanta resident to 40 months in prison for selling counterfeit and fraudulently autographed memorabilia, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
News Release: Minimal fire behavior with slow growth on the Bear Creek Fire was observed over the last few days. With improved smoke and weather conditions, air operations were successful on Tuesday to fly the perimeter of the Bear Creek Fire. The fire is estimated at 1,000 acres, an increase in acreage due to more...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jessica Stover, age 27, of Millheim, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Aug. 3, 2021, by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann to one year of probation for theft of mail. Stover was also ordered to pay $350 in restitution and a $300 fine.
By State Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - James Obelkevich, age 51, of Carbondale, Pennsylvania, pled guilty today to traveling to New York from Pennsylvania for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with two children. 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 4, 2021
News Release: Aranda-Moreno picked up large quantities of Mexican meth in California and transported the meth to Sioux City for distribution.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) this week announced the selection of two industry partners to move forward with the next test and evaluation phase of S&T’s Wildland Fire Sensor Research Program. Breeze Technologies UG of Hamburg, Germany, and N5 Sensors, Inc. of Rockville, Maryland, were selected following the evaluation of sensor performance during laboratory and field testing.
By State Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Obtaining Controlled Substances by Deception was sentenced on Aug. 2, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
News Release: Hagatña, Guam - SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant Jesse Cruz Camacho, age 57, from Harmon, Guam was sentenced in the United States District Court of Guam to twenty-four months imprisonment for Theft of Government...
By State Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
Release: The United States is revitalizing our multilateral partnerships to advance our shared prosperity, security, and values in the Indo-Pacific.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Chunchula man was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for his participation in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, applauded the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for unanimously passing their bipartisan State and Local Government...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that a federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment yesterday charging a Millsboro man with possession of four destructive devices and an AK-47 with an altered serial number.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - FEMA has approved a grant of $27,075,628 for the State of Florida to help the Lee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC) defray the cost of repairs and equipment replacement for its utility distribution system after Hurricane Irma in 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - Two Indian nationals today admitted to conspiracy to commit wire fraud by accepting illegally obtained wire transfers from victims across the country totaling over $600,000, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By State Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the one year anniversary of the Beirut port blast:
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
News Release: MONROE, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that two North Louisiana men each have been sentenced to 10 years in prison by United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty for offenses involving drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms.
