News from December 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Newark men have admitted their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy based in Newark, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
By State Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
Release: Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will visit Tegucigalpa, Honduras December 12 -13. This visit follows the November 28 national elections in Honduras in which a historic number of Hondurans cast their vote. Under Secretary Zeya will meet with President-Elect...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
News Release: St. Paul, Minn. - A Minneapolis man pleaded guilty today to a Hobbs Act robbery that resulted in the shooting death of a store clerk, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J. Kovats.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
News Release: An Iowa man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge related to the sale of misbranded vitamin B12 injectable drugs, the Department of Justice announced.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
News Release: Sulphur, Okla.- Fence construction on Chickasaw National Recreation Area’s new bison enclosure has started. Planning for this project began in 2017. Visitors to the park may see machinery in the area as work takes place.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a Missouri woman with two counts of bank robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Christopher Eberlein, age 55, of Albany, was sentenced today to serve 188 months in prison for transporting and possessing child pornography, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A Philippine man was sentenced Monday in federal court to three years in prison for possession of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and false swearing in immigration matters.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A Knoxville woman was sentenced to serve 30 years in federal prison for child exploitation involving an infant and a toddler.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida - A Miami man charged with submitting approximately $38 million in fraudulent health care claims to United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield was arrested this morning by federal law enforcement agents.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for stealing mail containing gift cards and cash.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management invites Idaho residents and visitors to celebrate the wonders of their public lands this holiday season by participating in BLM Idaho’s Super 75 Challenge which commemorates the agency’s 75 anniversary. The challenge highlights 75 of the most scenic and fascinating destinations on Idaho’s public lands while educating participants about Idaho’s history and BLM programs.
By State Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
Release: Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Tokyo, Japan, December 12-15, and to Seoul, the Republic of Korea (ROK), December 15-17. During his visits, Under Secretary Fernandez will meet with senior government officials to discuss cooperation on...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement today on the bipartisan package of bills the House of Representatives approved in a series of votes over the last two weeks to address longstanding issues in Indian Country, including tribal cultural patrimony, the federal land into trust, and management of buffalo (also known as bison) on tribal lands.
By State Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
News Release: As part of its commitment to put human rights at the center of U.S. foreign policy, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken meaningful action to curb the proliferation of technology that has been misused by governments for repression. Today at the Summit for Democracy, the United States, Australia,...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. B A Camden woman was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin in the City of Camden.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
News Release: A heroin trafficker who fled the scene of a controlled delivery has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
News Release: MOAB, Utah-The National Park Service today announced its intention to implement a temporary, timed entry reservation system at the highly visited Arches National Park in 2022.
By State Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
Release: The United States intends to support the International Monetary Fund’s Caucasus, Central Asia, and Mongolia Regional Capacity Development Center (CCAMTAC). The CCAMTAC is a new regional capacity development center headquartered in Almaty, Kazakhstan that supports economic policymaking and institution...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2021
News Release: United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that ANNIN DAMIAN SOLDIERWOLF, 52, from Riverton, Wyoming was sentenced to 70 months imprisonment, 10 years of supervised release and ordered to pay a fine of $500 and a $100 special assessment for abusive sexual contact. The sentencing hearing was held before Chief United States District Court Judge Scott Skavdahl on December 7, 2021.
