News from December 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: CONCORD -Michael Francis, 34, of Manchester, was indicted on Monday by a federal grand jury and charged in a superseding indictment with conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, cocaine; possession of over 500 grams of cocaine with intent to distribute; possession of over 400...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Sweden. Overview: The National Center for Terrorist Threat Assessment gauged that the main threat to Sweden remained Islamist-motivated and right-wing extremist-motivated terrorism. The assessment noted that a small number of Islamist- or right-wing extremist-motivated individuals could develop both...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
Release: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. On Nov. 20, 2017, the Secretary of State designated the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. The Secretary determined that the DPRK government repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, as the DPRK...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Bulgaria. Overview: Bulgaria remains a strong counterterrorism partner of the United States. While the threat of terrorism in Bulgaria remains relatively low, the government has continued its CT capacity building, including through close and ongoing cooperation with U.S. government agencies, though some...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Kazakhstan. Overview: Kazakhstan remained on guard against the potential for both externally directed and homegrown terrorist attacks. The government continued rehabilitation and reintegration efforts for more than 600 Kazakhstani FTFs and family members repatriated from Syria and Iraq in 2019, several...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
Release: Cameroon. Overview: In 2020, terrorist activity increased in Cameroon in the Far North Region. Terrorists launched at least 400 attacks during the year, a 90 percent increase since 2019. The government attributed these terrorist attacks to Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa. According to reports, terrorists...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
Release: In recognition of the growing challenges and opportunities in the Arctic, the United States and Canada held a half-day dialogue on Arctic issues on December 16. Brian A. Nichols, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Sandra McCardell, Assistant Deputy Minister for Europe, Arctic...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Derrick Felton, 43, of Alexandria, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Jay Zainey to 188 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, on drug trafficking charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - A Greensboro resident was sentenced on Dec. 14, 2021, in federal court in Winston-Salem for drug and firearm offenses, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rasjon Walters, age 26, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was indicted on Dec. 15, 2021, by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of violating federal drug and firearms laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Massachusetts man faces between 10 years to life in federal prison when he is sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence after pleading guilty on Wednesday to an indictment charging him with attempted enticement of a minor, attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor, and travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: India. Overview: In 2020, terrorism affected the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), in northeastern India, and Maoist-affected parts of central India. Major terrorist groups that have been active in India include Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Hizbul Mujahideen, ISIS, al-Qa’ida...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to illegally reentering the United States after deportation.
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Kuwait. Overview: Kuwait is a major non-NATO ally, an active participant in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, a member of the Defeat-ISIS Coalition Small Group, and co-leads (with Turkey and the Netherlands) Defeat-ISIS’s Foreign Terrorist Fighters Working Group. The Government of Kuwait has frequently...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN - Dell Dickerson, 24, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr., announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Gruis received the meth at his home via dark web purchases.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - An Indianapolis man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James R. Sweeney to over 27 years in prison following his conviction at trial for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
Release: Norway. Overview: Norway’s law enforcement capacity for proactively detecting, deterring, and preventing acts of terrorism in its territory is strong despite some underfunding issues. Norway is responsive to information requests and postured to prevent acts of terrorism, and its bilateral counterterrorism ...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: North Macedonia. Overview: North Macedonia cooperated with U.S. counterterrorism efforts and was a member of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. With no terrorist attacks in 2020 and no reported departures to join ISIS, the main counterterrorism issue North Macedonia faced consisted of returned FTFs...
