News from December 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Today, RONALD DAVID KIRKPATRICK II, age 51, of Norman, pleaded guilty to uttering forged securities, in connection with his taking over $830,000 from a Norman based oil and gas exploration company, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: * Starting winter 2021/2022, Yellowstone National Park will suspend a wildlife monitoring effort because evaluations over the last decade have not substantially changed.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced today that it has awarded more than $17.5 million in grants to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program. Funding will support efforts across the country to address violent crime, including the gun violence that is often at its core. The United Way of Northern Utah was awarded $155,210 to administer PSN grant funds in the District of Utah.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
Release: SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for holiday travelers who are planning to fly out of Syracuse-Hancock International Airport during the Christmas and new year holidays as passenger volume is expected to increase during the end-of-year travel period.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: IMF: U.S. Tied for Highest Level of Inflation Among Top 35 Developed Economies.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The winter season begins in Yellowstone National Park Wednesday, Dec. 15, and most park roads will open to oversnow vehicles. Due to limited snow, travel will be restricted to snowcoaches until conditions improve.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Browning who admitted to soliciting and receiving nude images of a minor girl was sentenced today to five years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: LOUISVILLE - On December 7, 2021, a federal grand jury in Louisville returned an indictment charging a Louisville couple, Krlos Hidalgo and Esther Baldeon, with aiding in the preparation of false tax returns.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Screening at Speed Program announced the award of $2,527,907.76 to Vanderlande Industries Inc. of Marietta, Georgia, to develop a passenger self-screening concept design and prototype that streamlines TSA...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: All Arrested Defendants in 32 Defendant Case Have Pleaded Guilty and Most Sentenced to Between 6-9 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Heroin in and Around the Salt Lake Valley.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: Berlin MD- We are pleased to announce the winners of the annual Assateague Island Superintendent’s Award and the Assateague Island Safety Award. The Superintendent’s Award is given to an employee or employees who have performed “above and beyond" during the previous year. The Safety Award is given to an employee who has made a major contribution to the safety program or the safety culture of the park.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Alisha Obey, 35, of Fulton, New York, was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for unlawfully possessing with the intent to distribute the synthetic drug eutylone, a Schedule I controlled substance.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - One resident of Wheeling, West Virginia, 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: PITTSBURGH - A suburban Pittsburgh resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of Coercion and Enticement and Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Illegal Sexual Activity, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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 DOE Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: EM federal and contractor leadership from the Hanford Site provided an in-depth look at the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW) Program, and progress made toward immobilizing tank waste in glass through the process of vitrification during the 2021 National Cleanup Workshop.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: Toddler Tax Now Costs Families $27,000 as Democrats Push Washington Takeover of Child Care.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that GRANT GRANDISON was sentenced to 24 months in prison for making false statements to federal agents, which led to the shooting of two Deputy U.S. Marshals on December 4, 2020. GRANDISON pled guilty on June 28, 2021, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Debra A. Freeman. U.S. District Court Judge Kimba M. Wood imposed today’s sentence.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in all areas of the 1980 park additions.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2021
News Release: Minneapolis - A Canadian man was sentenced to 68 months in prison for aiding and abetting unlawful possession of firearms, announced Acting United States Attorney Charles J. Kovats.
