News from December 2021
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
Release: Eritrea. Overview: The Government of Eritrea took positive steps toward engagement with the United States on law enforcement and security in 2020. U.S. officials have a nascent, limited relationship with local law enforcement in Asmara, which allows for basic information sharing. However, a broader lack...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Bradley Beaty, component command fire chief for U. S. Air Force Central Command at Shaw Air Force Base (AFB) in South Carolina, has been named as the new structural fire training program manager for the National Park Service (NPS).
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
Release: Pakistan. Overview: Pakistan experienced significant terrorist threats in 2020. The number of attacks and casualties was slightly higher than in 2019. Major terrorist groups that focused on conducting attacks in Pakistan included TTP and ISIS-Pakistan. Separatist militant groups conducted terrorist...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
Release: Argentina. Overview: In 2020, Argentina concentrated its counterterrorism strategy on the Tri-Border Area (TBA) of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, where suspected terrorism financing networks operate. U.S.-Argentine law enforcement and security cooperation continued in 2020. No terrorist acts occurred...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
Release: Kosovo. Overview: Kosovo continued to fight the threat of terrorism through close cooperation with the United States. Kosovo is a member of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. The Government of Kosovo is drafting a new combined strategy and action plan for Counterterrorism (CT) and Countering Violent ...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Trinidad and Tobago. Overview: The threat from ISIS supporters in Trinidad and Tobago and the possible return of individuals who traveled, or attempted to travel, to Syria or Iraq to fight with ISIS is the primary terrorism concern in the country. Trinidad and Tobago and the United States cooperated...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Committee Member Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus’s Abortion Rights and Access Task Force, issued the following statements in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new estimates on the characteristics of nonemployer businesses. According to the 2018 Nonemployer Statistics by Demographics (NES-D), approximately 41.0% (10.9 million) of businesses without paid employees were owned by women, with $300 billion in receipts and 32.7% (8.7 million) of businesses owned by minorities, with $306.1 billion in receipts.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Biloxi man pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm during the commission of a robbery that killed three people, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man was sentenced today for distributing nearly one kilogram of cocaine.
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Lebanon. Overview: Lebanon is a committed partner in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. In 2020 the United States provided security assistance and training to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and worked with Lebanon’s law enforcement organizations, such as the Internal Security Forces (ISF), to enhance...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: MESA VERDE, CO-- The National Park Service (NPS) is in the planning phases of a proposed project to stabilize the sandstone arch at the front of the Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling alcove at Mesa Verde National Park (MVNP). The proposed stabilization would not include any alteration of the cliff dwelling structures within the alcove.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Arless R. Leito, age 37, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was indicted on Dec. 14, 2021, by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and firearms charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Johnnie Earl Ross III, 21, of Stockton, was sentenced Tuesday by United States District Judge John A. Mendez to 6.5 years in prison for conspiracy to deal firearms without a license and possession of an unregistered machine gun, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jose Sanchez-Flores, age 33, of Mexico, was indicted on Dec. 15, 2021, by a federal grand jury with illegal re-entry into the United States by a previously deported alien.
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Jordan. Overview: Jordan remained a committed partner on counterterrorism and countering violent extremism. As a regional leader in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, Jordan played an important role in Defeat-ISIS successes by preventing the terrorist group from regaining any territorial control and...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
Release: France. Overview: France remained a key partner of the United States in the global fight against terrorism, and their bilateral CT cooperation is strong. France is a longstanding and important member of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, and provides financial support to GCERF. France is also a founding ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: PIKEVILLE, Ky. - A Prestonsburg, Ky., man, James A. Newsome, 46, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, before U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, to distribution of methamphetamine and a mixture of heroin and fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation announced the winner of the Canal Safety Challenge today. Isotrope, LLC of Medfield, Massachusetts, will receive $100,000 for its innovative idea to improve canal safety.
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
Release: The Department of State has issued the 2020 Country Reports on Terrorism (CRT), which provides a detailed look at the counterterrorism environment last year, fulfilling an important Congressional mandate. Each year, the CRT provides insight on important issues in the fight against terrorism and helps the United States make informed decisions about policies, programs, and resource allocations as we seek to build counterterrorism capacity and resilience around the globe.
