News from December 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican National residing in Boston was arrested today for allegedly using others’ identities to fraudulently obtain Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: BILLINGS - A former official for Signal Peak Mine, LLC, which operates an underground coal mine near Roundup, today admitted allegations that he conspired with others to not report as required work-place accidents that injured employees, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Transportation Department’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is tapping some of the nation’s top research institutions to build sustainable aviation fuel supply chains in different regions across the United States. More than $1.4 million will go to five universities to undertake ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-A Helena-West Helena man is expected to remain in prison until at least 2053 after possessing of a firearm following a felony conviction and for brandishing a firearm during the armed robbery of a local convenience store. On Thursday, United States District Judge James M. Moody sentenced Nicholas Dismuke, 27, to 226 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Paterson man with prior felony convictions was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for illegally transporting and selling 16 firearms for over $8,000 on four occasions beginning in July 2019, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By David Beasley | Dec 9, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $445,000 grant to the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) to identify lead in drinking water at tribally-operated schools and child care facilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: Conspiracy Involved the Distribution of Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine and Oxycodone.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: Statistics released today from the 2020 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) showed the value of shipments in the nation’s manufacturing sector decreased 8.9% to $5.2 trillion in 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: Hagatña, Guam - SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that the following defendants were sentenced in the United States District Court of Guam for conspiracy to rig bids.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: $331,859 Awarded for projects in the District of New Jersey.
By State Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: 8:12 A.M. EST. THE PRESIDENT: Well, hello everyone, and welcome to the first Summit for Democracy. This gathering has been on my mind for a long time for a simple reason: In the face of sustained and alarming challenges to democracy, universal human rights, and - all around the world, democracy needs...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: MANTEO, N.C. - On Dec. 17 at 9 a.m., Wright Brothers National Memorial and the First Flight Society will celebrate the accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright on the 118th anniversary of their first heavier-than-air, controlled, powered flight. Park entrance fees are waived on this special day.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Ryan Brandon Bailey, 40, of Modesto, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 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 Executive Office of the Government of the Virgin Islands was awarded $53,802 to administer PSN grant funds in the District of the Virgin Islands.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Bernardino County man was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison for causing more than $2.4 million in losses to Wells Fargo & Co. by orchestrating a scheme in which he gained control of hundreds of other people’s checking accounts to make phony fraud loss claims.
By State Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: Victims Included Eight Minors Between 11 and 14 Years Old.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the House passed the Protecting Our Democracy Act on a bipartisan basis - a comprehensive package of reforms that will strengthen America’s democratic institutions against future presidents who could seek to abuse the power of their office for corrupt purposes.
By Bob Martin | Dec 9, 2021
Deputy Secretary of State for Management Resources Brian P. McKeon traveled to Camp Atterbury in Indiana Dec. 1 where he met Afghan staff previously employed at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, according to a release by the U.S. Department of State.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: $233,742 Awarded for projects in the District of Minnesota.
