News from August 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man pleaded guilty today to his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
Release: SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18, 2021 - Today, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service Western Regional Office recognized outstanding WIC agencies in the region for the work they have done to strengthen breastfeeding programs in their communities. The recognition program is part of FNS’s WIC Breastfeeding Awards of Excellence program. One hundred and one awards were handed out across the country, including six in the Western Region.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Rashaan Donell Mukes, of Steubenville, Ohio, was sentenced today to three years of probation for his role in a cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl distribution operation, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 38-year-old Beeville woman has been arrested on charges of attempting to bring meth to an inmate with whom she also had a sexual relationship, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: Pontoon Beach, Ill. - A St. Louis man who tried to buy cocaine in Illinois has been sentenced to.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
Release: DALLAS-FORT WORTH -The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that voting has started in the 2021 TSA Cutest Canine Contest. This year two of the four finalists are German Shepherds and both are part of canine teams at DFW Airport.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Raymond Baucom, 39, of Charlotte, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for receipt of child pornography, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. also ordered Baucom to serve a lifetime of supervised release and to register as a sex offender after he is released from prison.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: In celebration of the National Park Service turning 105 years old, Obed Wild & Scenic River will host a combined birthday party and 10th annual photo contest reception on Friday, August 27 at the Obed Visitor Center back lawn, located at 208 North Maiden Street in downtown Wartburg. The festivities will begin at 5:00 PM (ET).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: SHREVEPORT/ MONROE, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced the resolution of five cases today in United States District Court in the Western District of Louisiana, all of which are listed below.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man pleaded guilty today to his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture sales of 131,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 35 year-old Mexican citizen from Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to distribute more than 500 grams of meth, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of a 15-year-old male juvenile for Second Degree Murder.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced the Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All (DASH) Act, legislation to make a generational investment to house all people experiencing homelessness, tackle the housing affordability crisis, and expand homeownership opportunities for young people by creating a new down payment tax credit for first-time homebuyers.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. -Robert Francis Krebs, 84, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 262 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Krebs was previously convicted by a jury for armed bank robbery. Krebs was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $8,385.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Norris, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Abusive Sexual Contact.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A federal grand jury this afternoon returned an indictment charging a Hemet man with sexual exploitation offenses alleging he convinced a preteen girl to send him sexually explicit photos of herself and a younger relative.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: FREDERICKSBURG, VA - On Labor Day Weekend, September 4-5, 2021, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, in conjunction with multiple living history groups, will host a unique living history event covering various aspects of the Civil War. Depictions of soldiers, civilians, and leaders will convey the stories of what happened before, during, and after the Battle of Fredericksburg.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A Tyler man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: LOUISVILLE, KY. - A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky returned an Indictment charging Andre Ross, Robert Ross, Cory Ross, and Seiko Ross, all of Louisville, with violations of federal drug and firearms laws.
