News from December 2021
By Bob Martin | Dec 8, 2021
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide $70 million toward research in Earth system model development, contributing to the development of the Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: CINCINNATI - A Cincinnati man who was charged with his half-brother for conspiring to sex traffic minor females was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 188 months in prison and 20 years of supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: Thurmont, Md. - The National Park Service (NPS) will move forward with plans for a parkwide utility infrastructure replacement project at Catoctin Mountain Park. Through this project, the NPS will upgrade outdated utility systems to better meet today’s standards and improve the visitor experience.The plan will enable the park to make several improvements, including.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during the markup of H.R. 55, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: TAMPA - A Tampa woman was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for her involvement in a money laundering conspiracy in connection with an international enterprise which operated subscription-based sexually exploitative “child modeling" websites. These cases were investigated by U.S. Immigration...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Families and students, birders and scientists, go out on an annual mission to count birds on a specific date in a specific area - often before dawn. Audubon and other organizations will use the data collected in this longest running wildlife census to assess the health of bird populations and to guide conservation action.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during the markup of H.R. 5338, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2021...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Meadville, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud and Making a False Statement to Government, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on December 7, 2021, Joshair Jones, age 19, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann for possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Jose Guillermo Molina-Arevalo, age 27, of Kensington, Maryland, to 20 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for federal charges in Maryland and the Eastern District of Virginia related to a series of armed...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: TUPELO --Tuesday morning Natchez Trace park rangers and Mississippi Highway Patrol troopers conducted a traffic safety checkpoint on Natchez Trace Parkway, just south of the City of Tupelo. Over 1000 vehicles were screened in a five-hour period.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Nathan Coakley, age 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the capture of Quenten Cortez Taylor, on two counts of Felony Murder charges and three counts of Aggravated Assault that occurred in Quitman County, Mississippi.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Poplar woman who admitted to being a long-time dealer of oxycodone pills on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 40 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is awarding more than $16.3 million to 64 projects with states, universities, and other partners to strengthen our programs to protect animal health. Ensuring the health of animals helps protect and preserve ...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: King of Prussia, PA - During the weekend of Saturday, December 18 and Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, Valley Forge National Historical Park will commemorate 244th anniversary of the arrival of the Continental Army at Valley Forge in 1777 with a series of special programs and activities.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Guatemalan man was sentenced in federal court here for distributing at least five kilograms or more of cocaine on the high seas.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: (Calumet, MI) Keweenaw National Historical Park will host living window displays featuring the Chassell Heritage Organization’s Friends of Fashion on Saturday, December 11 and Saturday, December 18 from 12:00 to 2:30 pm. This event is part of Main Street Calumet’s “Christmas in Calumet" annual community celebration.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: Defendant Stole Funds that Investors Believed Were for a Gravel Quarry in Texas and a Commercial Real Estate Venture in North Dakota.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Florida woman was sentenced today in connection with a multi-million-dollar Medicare fraud scheme.
