News from December 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 120 months in jail on his conviction of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By Timothy Stuckey | Dec 13, 2021
The 2021 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) was given to six U.S. companies in three categories reflecting policy goals and significant global issues on Dec. 8.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: ABINGDON, Va., - A Big Stone Gap, Virginia man was sentenced last week to 60 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $164,470 in restitution for his part in a much larger conspiracy to defraud the government of more than $1.5 million in pandemic-related unemployment funds.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform; Rep. Stephen Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security; and Rep. Ro Khanna, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Environment, and Rep. Jackie Speier issued the following statements...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, Calif., Dec. 13, 2021-Adding cooked black beans to a high-fat diet improved sensitivity to insulin and other measures often related to diabetes and restored gut bacteria balance in obese mice, according to a USDA Agricultural Research Service study.
By State Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken delivered an address on the United States’ commitment to the security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific in Jakarta, Indonesia on December 14. The United States is a proud Indo-Pacific nation, and the speech outlined a shared vision for the Indo-Pacific and how we will work with our allies and partners to make this vision a reality.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: MOBILE, AL - As the nation’s largest discount retailer, Dollar General stores are widely known by shoppers in 46 states for their low-price merchandise. At the U.S. Department of Labor, the company is recognized for its long history of violations and repeated failures to protect its workers from on-the-job hazards.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: LAKEVIEW, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management is announcing that the Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will hold virtual meetings January 19-20 and April 20-21, 2022. The public is welcome to attend these meetings. The January 19 meeting will be held Wednesday from 1 to 5 p.m. Pacific...
By State Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
Release: The Department of State is disrupting wildlife trafficking networks by imposing visa restrictions on eight nationals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). These actions under section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which targets wildlife and timber traffickers who...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS -U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced the sentencings of four defendants for their roles in a test score-fixing scheme at a Coast Guard exam center.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: CHALLIS, Idaho-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Challis Field Office is implementing several seasonal motor vehicle closures, which will be in effect from Dec. 16 through the end of April. These closures are in place through spring to protect wintering wildlife, important elk calving areas and bighorn sheep lambing grounds.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Ocean County, New Jersey man today admitted to fraudulently obtaining chainsaws and chainsaw parts from his employer Amtrak and then selling this equipment for personal profit, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Emily Bevard | Dec 13, 2021
A U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit filed Dec. 6 against Texas alleges the state violated a federal law protecting minority voters when finalizing its redistricting maps.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Kevin Wayne Fultz, of Maysville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 70 months of incarceration for his role in a methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution operation, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: PECOS - Today a federal jury convicted a Monahans man for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: MACON, Ga. - Nine individuals were taken into custody today and are facing federal charges from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) into a group of alleged drug traffickers in Houston and Bibb Counties. An indictment is only an allegation of criminal conduct, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington man, Subhadarshi Nayak, 49, was sentenced to 6 months in federal prison and 6 months of home detention on Monday by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. The matter of restitution is set for a hearing in February 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Tillamook, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for stealing 15 firearms from a sporting goods store in Tillamook while on post-prison supervision.
By Andy Nghiem | Dec 13, 2021
The White House's recent announcement to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in response to ongoing human rights abuses in China has drawn mixed reactions.
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 International Standards for Religious Freedom in Kazakhstan. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008453. Catalog of Federal Domestic...
