News from December 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin joined the Department of Justice in announcing 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 Eastern District of Wisconsin was awarded funding totaling $190,951.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A United States Army soldier was sentenced today to 120 months in prison and five years of supervised release for Possession of Child Pornography. On Sept. 30, 2021, Nicolas Antonio McElrath, 24, pled guilty to the charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: Possessed firearm decorated with Nazi symbol.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that JAMAR RUCKER, age 45, a resident of Houston, Texas, was sentenced on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 to 78 months in prison, four years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo for...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: MESA VERDE, CO-- Due to public safety concerns, Mesa Verde National Park has cancelled the Holiday Open House and Luminaria scheduled for Thursday, December 9. The weather forecast shows a strong winter storm moving through the region today and tonight with intense precipitation and high winds possible. These conditions present safety concerns for visitors and staff alike.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack Thursday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott of Georgia requested that a portion of USDA funding for relief from agricultural market disruptions be allocated to help merchandisers of U.S. cotton.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.- Last week, National Park Service biologists assisted the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) with four mountain lion kittens that were discovered under a picnic table near a Thousand Oaks office building that abuts open space.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Dubuque, Iowa, man convicted of Bank Robbery was sentenced on December 6, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: Boise, ID - The U.S. Marshals in Idaho are looking for a noncompliant sex offender and are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to his arrest.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: $137,031 Awarded for projects in the Northern District of Florida.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to the town of Boydton, Virginia, to upgrade the town wastewater treatment plant to service an expanding Microsoft data center campus and other business needs.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: Justice Department Awards More Than $17.5 Million to Support Project Safe Neighborhoods Nationwide.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: More than $270,000 awarded to combat youth violence in Western District of Washington.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) today awarded $3,378,437 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants to the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. These awards will protect over 536 acres in Tennessee and Virginia associated with an American Revolutionary War and four Civil War battlefields.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: More Than $17.5 Million in PSN Grants Awarded Nationwide.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Raleigh County man plead guilty today to the sexual exploitation of a child.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 7 of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), which measures the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as other major events such as hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses. SBPS complements existing Census Bureau data by providing detailed, near real-time information on challenges faced by small businesses.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Jonathan Revels, 57, from Red Springs was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. A federal jury convicted him in April of 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Christina D. Scaringi, Special Agent in Charge of the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging DONNA CARNEY, 66, of Canton, with one count of theft of government property.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 9, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published its 5-year strategic vision for modernizing, streamlining, and further securing air cargo transportation operations. Titled the Air Cargo Security Roadmap, the publication is designed to help TSA and air cargo industry stakeholders identify and address emerging threats and ensure the efficient flow of commerce.
