News from December 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: RENO - A federal jury convicted a northern Nevada man yesterday of making false statements on his U.S. passport application.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jose Alvarez-Carrillo, age 65, of Columbia, Pennsylvania, was indicted on Dec. 15, 2021 by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $5.2 billion to build and improve critical rural infrastructure in 46 states and Puerto Rico (PDF, 279 KB). The investments reflect the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to Building...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $675,180 grant to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Boston, Massachusetts, to provide roadway and stormwater infrastructure improvements needed to support additional development of the Devens Industrial Area and former Fort Devens Military Base.
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
Release: Niger. Overview: Niger faces terrorist threats on each of its seven borders. Terrorist organizations take advantage of Niger’s extensive borders and sparsely populated desert regions to attack and recruit among populations where access to government services is limited and economic opportunity is negligible.
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Canada. Overview: During the summer and fall, media reported several cases of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members’ association with right-wing violent extremist groups, an issue that has plagued CAF for several years. In October, Defense Minister Sajjan publicly denounced violent “extremists" and promised...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
Release: Identifying Firms Connected to the PRC Surveillance Technology Sector and Deterring PRC Misuse of Biotechnology and Military Modernization Identifying Firms Connected to the PRC Surveillance Technology Sector and Deterring PRC Misuse of Biotechnology and Military Modernization.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Oil City, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charges of Hobbs Act robbery and federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
Release: Identifying Firms Connected to the PRC Surveillance Technology Sector and Deterring PRC Misuse of Biotechnology and Military Modernization Identifying Firms Connected to the PRC Surveillance Technology Sector and Deterring PRC Misuse of Biotechnology and Military Modernization.
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
Release: Kenya. Overview: In 2020, Kenya continued to suffer terrorist attacks primarily along the Kenyan-Somali border. The most notable attack - which demonstrated al-Shabaab’s ability to conduct complex operations in Kenya - occurred on January 5, when AS fighters attacked the United States Armed Forces’...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Philippines. Overview: The Philippine government placed significant resources toward countering threats from terrorist groups that operate primarily in the country’s South. A new antiterrorism law increased police and prosecutorial tools. Philippine military forces remained engaged in counterterrorism...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON - The former chief operating officer of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) has been indicted along with another individual, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Several other former HISD officials have also admitted their guilt in the same corruption case.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Hunter Daniel Secrest, 27, formerly of San Francisco, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: CODY, Wyoming - Bureau of Land Management Geologist Gretchen Hurley has received a national BLM Director Award for her efforts to reclaim the abandoned uranium mines on Little Mountain in Wyoming’s northern Bighorn Mountains between 2006 and 2020.
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Iraq. Overview: The primary terrorist threats within Iraq included ISIS remnants and Iran-aligned militia groups, including U.S.-designated Harakat al-Nujaba, Kata’ib Hizballah, and Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq as well as the smaller Iranian-aligned militias claiming to be a part of Iraq’s “resistance." The Kurdistan...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
Release: Uganda. Overview: Uganda is considered to have one of the most effective militaries in the region in terms of CT capabilities and has not suffered a major terrorist incident since the 2010 World Cup bombings claimed by al-Shabaab. However, with al-Shabaab active to the East in Somalia and parts of Kenya...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Colombian-U.S. counterterrorism cooperation remains strong. While Colombia is not a member of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, the nation has openly condemned ISIS and its objectives.
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Bahrain. Overview: There were no successful terrorist attacks in Bahrain in 2020, but domestic security forces conducted numerous operations to preempt and disrupt attack planning. Bahrain is a major non-NATO ally, hosts the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, and participates...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Mozambique. Overview: Mozambique experienced a significant increase in terrorist activity in 2020. ISIS-Mozambique carried out hundreds of attacks in northern Mozambique and at least two in Tanzania. In 2020, ISIS-Mozambique-related violence resulted in 1,500 estimated deaths, more than 700 of them civilian...
By Emily Bevard | Dec 16, 2021
The Senate confirmed Chris Magnus as the next U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commissioner Dec. 7, following a close vote.
