News from December 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Winston-Salem woman was sentenced today to 28 months incarceration, two years supervised release and a $7,005.00 in restitution for impersonating the identity of two victims. On Aug. 24, 2021, Melanie Alecia Ruona pled guilty to two counts of a six-count indictment charging her with Aggravated Identity Theft and Mail Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Malden man was sentenced today in connection with submitting fraudulent applications for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). The federal PUA program provides unemployment-related benefits to individuals who have been impacted by COVID-19.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: EL PASO, Texas - An El Paso man was sentenced Tuesday to 151 months in prison for coercion and enticement of a minor, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By Interior Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: ST. GEORGE, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah St. George Field Office announces construction improvements will begin to support growing visitation and diverse populations at the Anasazi Valley Trailhead located south of Ivins, Utah, starting Monday, Dec. 13, and continuing through early...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement on the retirement of Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Health...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: Brady: With “Miserable" Jobs Report, Biden Nearly a Million Jobs Short of Promises.
By State Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
Release: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland departed December 7 for the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Israel, and the West Bank. In the UAE, Under Secretary Nuland will meet with senior officials to discuss and advance key regional security and economic issues, and visit...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Rochester man was sentenced to 180 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for distribution of methamphetamine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J. Kovats.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chair Jahana Hayes delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled "Review of USDA Nutrition Distribution Programs".
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: Had Previous Federal Conviction for Manufacturing Methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Allen Martin Kenna, 20, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, was sentenced today to five years in prison by Judge Patricia A. Gaughan after Kenna pleaded guilty earlier this year to attempted use of an explosive device and interstate communication of threats.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: Defendant Alleged to Have Four Firearms Including a Privately Made Firearm Which Lacked a Serial Number in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2021 - As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to support dairy farmers and rural communities, today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) opened signup for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program and expanded the program to allow dairy producers to better...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Babatunde Ajibawo, age 55, of Essex, United Kingdom to four years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Judge Blake has also ordered Ajibawo to pay $262,653.87 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: For Production of Child Pornography. FORT WAYNE - Larson Wuest, 30 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to production of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Wuest was sentenced...
By State Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
Release: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland departed December 7 for the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Israel, and the West Bank. In the UAE, Under Secretary Nuland will meet with senior officials to discuss and advance key regional security and economic issues, and visit ...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two Republican Natural Resources Committeebills, theIndian Buffalo Management Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), and theBlackwell School National Historic Site Act,introduced by U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas). House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) launched the competition for graduate and undergraduate students across the United States to participate in the 2022 Homeland Security Professional Opportunities for the Student Workforce to Experience Research (HS-POWER) program.
By State Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
Release: In concert with the goals of this week’s Summit for Democracy, the United States is imposing sanctions today on 16 individuals and 24 entities from several countries in Europe and the Western Hemisphere. These sanctions target perpetrators of corruption pursuant to Executive Order 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2021
News Release: Brady: This Debt Ceiling Is Being Lifted To Pay For Trillions of Wasteful Socialist Spending.
