News from December 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 86 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine and cocaine base, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A North Attleboro man indicted by a federal grand jury in Providence on charges that he accessed, possessed, received, and distributed child pornography, and distributed an animal crush video, pled not guilty today at his arraignment in U.S. District Court in Providence, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following statements after President Biden issued an executive order, entitled “Transforming Federal Customer...
By Timothy Stuckey | Dec 13, 2021
The United States recently committed to addressing disability-inclusive democracy across the globe by collaborating with professionals and other governments worldwide, according to a press release from the White House.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. has been sworn in as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana by District Judge Brian A. Jackson. Mr. Gathe was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden and confirmed by the United States Senate last week.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Kathryn Mizelle has sentenced Kary Stevenson (47) and Corey Quinn (35), both of Tampa, for conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft related to COVID unemployment insurance benefits. Stevenson was sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: - The Opportunity Project (TOP) Summit: Open Innovation for All is beginning today. Hosted by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Census Open Innovation Labs (COIL), the three-day virtual conference will feature more than 45 new products from industry collaborators including Esri, Google, Amazon Web Services, Morehouse College and others that use federal open data to solve real-world problems. The products were developed during this year’s sprints on the world post-COVID -19.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Victor Ramel Chancler Witcher, of Copley, Ohio, was sentenced today to five years of probation for methamphetamine distribution, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.
By State Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY21 IRF: Promoting Societal Respect and Interfaith Understanding in Indonesia. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008454. Catalog of Federal Domestic...
By State Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) issued the following statement supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and condemning Russia’s aggression on the Ukraine border.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell swore in Erik Hooks today as the agency’s new Deputy Administrator. Hooks was appointed for the position by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. earlier this year and confirmed by the Senate last week.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: MILWAUKEE - John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Wisconsin, and Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced that on Dec. 10, 2021, Lisa Hofschulz, 61, formerly a licensed nurse practitioner in the state of Wisconsin, was sentenced...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Two Mexican men have admitted to their roles in an alien smuggling conspiracy which resulted in death, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Fred Lee White (41, Titusville) to 13 years in federal prison for receiving images over the internet that depicted child sexual abuse. White was also ordered to serve a 15-year term of supervised release and to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: Admits Participation in Scheme to Kidnap and Kill New Castle County Woman and Subsequent Shooting of 6-Year-Old; Agrees to 30 Year Sentence.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: FREDERICK, Md. - Dying in battle and being laid to rest in an unmarked grave was a common fear of Civil War soldiers. A recent addition to the collection at Monocacy National Battlefield demonstrates one of the ways soldiers sought to ensure their loved ones would know their fate. The Monocacy National...
By Timothy Stuckey | Dec 13, 2021
United States officials have condemned a recent militant assault on a bus in central Mali which killed at least 31 passengers and injured 17.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: Next to insurance, low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration are the primary source of funds for Connecticut disaster survivors to make property repairs and replace personal property destroyed by Hurricane Ida.
By State Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
Release: On December 9, the United States and Canada concluded the eleventh round of negotiations to modernize the Columbia River Treaty regime. During this round, the United States and Canada discussed ecosystem priorities, post-2024 flood risk management, and Canada’s desire for more operational flexibility.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Texas man was sentenced to federal prison today for assaulting a Deputy U.S. Marshal with a construction hammer during a July 2020 protest in Downtown Portland.
