News from December 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: URBANA, Ill. - Two Kankakee, Illinois, men were sentenced on Dec. 13, 2021, in separate child enticement cases. They were Kyren Williams, 31, of the 1000 block of S. Osborn Ave., and Jazzie Simmons, 30, of the 200 block of Greenwood Ave.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for holiday travelers who are planning to fly out of Buffalo Niagara International Airport during the Christmas and New Year holidays as passenger volume is expected to increase during the end-of-year travel period.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - One resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal Postal laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A New York man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to his role in a drug distribution conspiracy involving heroin, fentanyl and cocaine.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: Brady: Biden Delivers Another Paycut for Workers, Families.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Bernard Giddings, 26, of Philadelphia, PA, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Michael M. Baylson to illegally possessing a firearm as a felon following an incident on a state highway earlier this year.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: MACON, Ga. - A federal jury convicted a Middle Georgia resident with a violent criminal history of illegally possessing a firearm after he was captured following a high-speed and foot chase involving multiple law enforcement agencies, helicopter support and a K-9 unit.
By State Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
Release: We welcome President Saied’s announcement of a timeline outlining a path for political reform and parliamentary elections and look forward to a reform process that is transparent and inclusive of diverse political and civil society voices. The United States supports the aspirations of the Tunisian people for an effective, democratic, and transparent government that protects rights and freedoms. We remain committed to the U.S.-Tunisia partnership.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.- A Lexington man, Marcus Jones, 40, was sentenced to 220 months in federal prison on Monday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C Reeves, for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 50 grams of methamphetamine.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer and Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney sent a letter to Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Isabella Casillas Guzman requesting documents and information about SBA’s efforts to mitigate the longstanding problem of fraud in small business set-aside contracting programs and to improve the certification process of eligible businesses.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: For Possessing With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Christopher D. Smith, 25, of Shreveport, Louisiana, has been sentenced by Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to 71 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: BROOKLYN, NY - Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Linares (Ricardo Martinelli Linares) pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering for his role in a massive bribery and money laundering scheme involving Odebrecht S.A. (Odebrecht), a Brazil-based...
By State Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
Release: The United States condemns today’s politically motivated convictions of Belarusian opposition figures Syarhey Tsikhanouski, Mikalai Statkevich, Radio Liberty journalist Ihar Losik, and others in judicial proceedings that do not conform to the rule of law. Belarusian courts harshly sentenced Mr. Tsikhanouski to 18 years, Mr. Statkevich to 14 years, and Mr. Losik to 15 years in prison. Neither these individuals, nor the Belarusian people, warrant such harsh repression.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: FORT SMITH - A Fort Smith woman was sentenced on December 8, 2021 to 41 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $120,978.00 in restitution following her guilty plea to one count of Wire Fraud. The Honorable Judge P.K. Holmes III presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fort Smith.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: EM is on track to complete the vast majority of its program priorities for 2021 and is well positioned for the future, EM Senior Advisor William “Ike" White said in an address at the 2021 National Cleanup Workshop.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that BENJIE KIZER, age 25, was sentenced today to serve 63 months in federal prison following his guilty plea to being a previously convicted felon in possession of firearms. The sentence was imposed by United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform Carolyn B. Maloney and Ranking Member James Comer sent a letter to Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Isabella Casillas Guzman requesting documents and information about SBA’s efforts to mitigate the longstanding problem of fraud in small business set-aside contracting programs and to improve the certification process of eligible businesses.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: RENO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking people to join one of the largest firefighting programs in the United States. Over 20 wildland firefighting positions in Nevada are open now through January, with some positions closing as early as January 4. Previous firefighting experience is not a requirement for entry level positions.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - A federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana returned a three-count indictment on Dec. 10, 2021 charging a New Orleans man for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act and the Federal Gun Control Act.
