News from August 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: ST. THOMAS, USVI - U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Mashama Ferdinand, 38, of St. Thomas pleaded guilty to wire fraud affecting a financial institution before Magistrate Ruth Miller. Ferdinand was released after posting a $25,000 unsecured bond pending sentencing.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho - This week, the Bureau of Land Management announced the acquisition of two parcels of land near Cougar Bay from The Nature Conservancy, securing public access into the future and preserving the area from development. The Cougar Bay area, located on the west side of Lake Coeur d’Alene, remains mostly undeveloped, offering diverse wildlife habitat including wetlands and rich, conifer forests.
By State Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement on the news that more than 500 journalists and their families who were employed by the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) were abandoned by the State Department in Afghanistan. Only 50 USAGM staffers were evacuated, thanks to efforts by our allies - not the United States government.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - In compliance with a recent district court decision (Louisiana v Biden), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is asking for public feedback on parcels that were previously under consideration for competitive auction at the deferred 2021 Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 lease sales. To the extent parcels had already been deferred from those sales through analysis completed by the prior administration, those parcels will not be reevaluated.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Ronnie Hammond, age 21, of Laurel, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: BERKELEY, Calif. - EM has completed a cleanup project under budget and ahead of schedule at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) that will allow valuable land to be made available for the lab’s future use.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: MANTEO, N.C. - Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) has been notified by the Ocracoke Sanitary District that water service to several Seashore facilities will be interrupted temporarily tomorrow, Sept. 1, due to a water line leak in the northern region of Ocracoke Village.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Brecksville, OH - Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) and Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad (CVSR) have an urgent message about safety around railroad tracks and near-misses, anticipating thousands of visitors wishing to view the historic steam engine during CVSR’s Steam in the Valley event set to begin September 3. Effective immediately, the area including the railroad tracks and four feet beyond the railroad ties in CVNP are closed to pedestrians.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced $11 million awarded to 21 grant projects to strengthen and explore new market opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products. The funding is made possible through three funding programs administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS): Acer Access and Development Program (Acer), Federal State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP), and Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (MGFSP).
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: A new, first-ever report of its kind released today by the U.S. Census Bureau shows 15.2 million, nearly 1 in 6 (16.5%), adults age 55 and older are childless, and the levels of childlessness among older adults are expected to increase. The report Childless Older Americans: 2018 uses data from the 2018...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant team has completed startup testing of two melters and related support systems in the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility, moving a step closer to transforming radioactive and chemical waste from large underground tanks into a glass form safe for disposal.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: PORT ANGELES, WA: The park areas at Deer Park and Hurricane Ridge remain closed for public safety due to an ongoing law enforcement incident. The area closure includes the nearby wilderness camping areas and hiking trails. A multi-agency response is in place and we are currently focused on keeping the Deer Park area clear of visitors and resolving the situation.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is initiating a process to revise its regulations related to renewable energy permitting and linear rights-of-way on public lands. As part of this process, the BLM is soliciting preliminary input from the public on this proposed rulemaking. On Aug. 18, 2021, the...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Have you ever wondered where the honey you add to your morning tea and drizzle on your desserts or oatmeal comes from (besides bees)? The easy answer would be to check the label, which typically offers the country of origin along with all those wonderful nutritional benefits. Unfortunately, as the Department...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Defendant went on a rampage after injecting methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Interference with Commerce by Robbery and Use and Brandishing of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence was sentenced on Aug. 25, 2021, by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan E. Heesch (619) 546-9442.
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: The Defendant Destroyed More Than 20 Gigabytes of Data, Including Financial Records, in Retaliation for Being Fired.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Javier Jaquez, 50, of Albuquerque, was sentenced on Aug. 26 to 32 years in federal prison. On Sept. 18, 2020, Jaquez pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 100 grams and more of heroin, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.
