News from August 2021
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: Beatrice, Nebraska - Homestead National Historical Park will wrap up this year’s campfire series on Saturday, August 7th, at 7 PM. Beth Sparrow of the Nebraska State Genealogy Society will present an introductory program on family history research. Sparrow has been researching her family for over 19...
By State Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
Release: Americans wishing to help Afghan refugees in their community should reach out to their local refugee resettlement agency. Please find a list of our resettlement agency and affiliate contact information here.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: SAN DIEGO - A federal jury today convicted Andrew Hackett, a Canadian citizen who previously resided in Toronto, Canada, of participating in a securities fraud pump-and-dump scheme surrounding the publicly-traded stock of a small company.
By State Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
Release: MR PRICE: Good afternoon. Happy Monday. As you all can see, we have a special guest with us today. Secretary Blinken will offer some remarks at the top. He’ll have time for a question or two, at which point we will resume with our regularly scheduled programming. So without further ado, Secretary Blinken.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: Biden’s ‘Jobs Plan’ Costs Taxpayers $2.3 Million Per Job Over Next Decade.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: A Cresco man who cyberstalked a Minnesota woman for nearly two years was sentenced on July 30, 2021, to ten years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: EL PASO -Victor Phillips, owner of Cutt Master Barber School, LLC (Cutt Master), has agreed to pay $900,000 to settle allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by falsely submitting claims to the Veteran’s Administration (VA).
By USDA Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for August 2021, which are effective August 2. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures, or meet cash flow needs.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: Spokane - Joseph H. Harrington, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced Juan Carlos Sandoval-Guerrero, age 21, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today, after pleading guilty to production and attempted production of child pornography, on April 1, 2021. United...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 58-year-old Chandler woman has been ordered to federal prison for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By State Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
Release: MR PRICE: Good afternoon. Happy Monday. As you all can see, we have a special guest with us today. Secretary Blinken will offer some remarks at the top. He’ll have time for a question or two, at which point we will resume with our regularly scheduled programming. So without further ado, Secretary Blinken.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: LAKEVIEW, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is pleased to announce the selection of Angela Bulla as the new Deputy District Manager for the Lakeview District. Bulla previously served as the Assistant Field Manager for the Monticello Field Office in Monticello, Utah.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that D’Amore Produce Solutions LLC satisfied a $40,405 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Jared Collins (28, Pasco County) to 20 years’ imprisonment for distributing narcotics, resulting in death. Collins had pleaded guilty on April 27, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida - On Friday, a Miami federal judge sentenced a 38-year-old Arizona resident to 76 months in federal prison for his role in a sophisticated fraud scheme involving millions of dollars in diverted pharmaceutical drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kenneth Ritchie, 30, of Cheektowaga, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with production and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 50 years, and a $250,000 fine.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced that their Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act, a bill to improve the federal permitting process for some...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: The National Park Service is seeking food trucks or other self-contained food service vendors to serve park visitors at various locations, special events and festivals at Indiana Dunes National Park for the remaining calendar year.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Brazilian national residing in Whitman was arrested on Friday, July 30, 2021, on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett today sentenced Collin Davis, age 34, of Pasadena, Maryland, to 25 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for the federal charge of carjacking resulting in death, related to Davis’ carjacking and murder in Baltimore of an individual who he knew and had attempted to carjack.
