News from August 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Stephen M. Alford, 62, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury on counts of wire fraud and the attempted prevention of seizure of an electronic device, announced Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Alford was arrested on Aug. 31, 2021 and made his initial appearance in federal court to face the charges.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: MOOSE, WY-Grand Teton National Park visitors and boaters should continue to expect impacts to recreational activities, including earlier than normal closures of lake marinas, from the drawdown of Jackson Lake.
By State Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
Release: The United States strongly condemns the recent Houthi attack against Saudi Arabia that struck the civilian airport in Abha, wounding eight civilians and damaging a commercial airliner.
By State Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
Release: The United States joins others around the world in commemorating the first International Day for People of African Descent. This day was created to promote the extraordinary contributions of Africans and members of the African diaspora around the world and is an opportunity to focus on eliminating all...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: A man who possessed a firearm in furtherance of distributing marijuana was sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Stolen Firearm and Receipt of a Firearm While Under Indictment.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.--The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must investigate the greatest theft of American tax dollars in the nation’s history, according to a new letter by U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Representatives Kevin Brady (R-Texas),...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of People’s Republic of China (PRC) national Jian Zhang, a key leader of the transnational criminal Zhang Drug Trafficking Organization. This reward is also offered for information leading to his location.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Evonte Earl Glover (29, Jacksonville) and Terry Lavon Shuman (27, Jacksonville) each to eight years and four months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Glover had pleaded guilty on May 12, 2021, and Shuman had pleaded guilty on April 7, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - Elijah Isaiah Boykin, an active-duty U.S. Navy Sailor, and Elijah Keashon Barnes have been indicted for unlawfully obtaining and transporting dozens of firearms that were later used in New Jersey-area crimes. Boykin and Barnes served together in the U.S. Navy until June 2020, when Barnes was discharged following his confinement for repeated violations of military law.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 51-year-old resident of Hendersonville, North Carolina, has been ordered to federal prison for importing meth through Laredo, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Bureau of Reclamation will construct a boat ramp and parking area on the eastern tip of Gadens Point at Belle Fourche Reservoir beginning in late September with work continuing through the winter. Crews will shape and stabilize approximately 500 feet of shoreline, construct a double lane boat ramp and a 40-unit parking area, and install a vault toilet. The project is funded through a federal transportation grant.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-House Oversight and Reform Committee Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement after the committee received a briefing from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). Republicans pressed SIGAR for a briefing on Aug. 19, 2021. The briefing is a result of their request.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: ST. GEORGE, Utah-The Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Shivwits Plateau Landscape Restoration Project (PEPC-98370/ DOI-BLM-AZ-A030-2021-0005) has now been finalized. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the National Park Service (NPS) involved the public by engaging in a public scoping period...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: As a result of recent rain and cooler temperatures, on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Park Service (NPS) and State of Utah will lift fire restriction orders in the following areas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: MISSOULA - A Butte man accused of trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine in the Butte area admitted a drug trafficking crime today, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Hammond Illegally Possessed a 9mm Firearm Loaded with 15 Rounds of Ammunition to Facilitate his Drug Trafficking Business; Also Sold Illegal Firearms While on Supervised Release.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: A woman who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced to more than seven years in prison on Aug. 23, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Harjit Singh Dub, age 27, of Moreno Valley, California to seven years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for distribution of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. B A Camden man was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for conspiring to distribute more than 1 kilogram of heroin, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
