News from December 2021
By Karen Kidd | Dec 6, 2021
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management Site Manager and local politician Ken Kreie went to a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) event in Colorado earlier this month.
By Glenn Minnis | Dec 6, 2021
The U.S. Department of State has recently imposed visa restrictions on nine Cuban officials believed to be involved in silencing citizens through repressive and unmerited detentions on Nov. 15 following peaceful demonstrations in the country in July.
By Zachary Richter | Dec 6, 2021
The U.S. is standing in support of Australia's plan to declare Hizballah a terrorist organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Nov. 29, 2021, by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 6, 2021
News Release: Jewel Cave National Monument and Wind Cave National Park plan to increase their fees for cave tours and, in Wind Cave's case, their campground, in early January.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2021
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Joseph George Ray, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 77 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Scranton physician, Kurt Moran, age 69, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to charges related to the unlawful distribution of controlled substances and engaging in a health care fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2021
“HONORING JIMMY LAI“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on page E1311 on Dec. 3
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2021
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that MICHAEL MAZUR was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff to 216 months in prison for his role in the Oct. 31, 2011, murder of Joshua Rubin in Brooklyn, New York.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2021
News Release: Sentences. United Stated District Court Chief Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced TRAVIS BOUGIE, 45, of Gillette, Wyoming for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Bougie was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming on February 8, 2021. He received 36 months of imprisonment, to be followed by five...
By Timothy Stuckey | Dec 6, 2021
President Biden's new trade deal with the European Union will guarantee that the U.S. continues to have a constant supply of steel and aluminum while battling economic pressures from China, according to an op-ed piece by Secretary Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 6, 2021
News Release: HELENA, Mont. - Canyon Ferry’s Shannon boat ramp, located on the north side of the reservoir, will close for about two months beginning Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. During the closure, the Bureau of Reclamation will extend the concrete and widen the ramp to facilitate better ramp access to the reservoir.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A suburban Pittsburgh man has been sentenced in federal court to 24 months’ imprisonment on his conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute crack cocaine, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that CBL/BFL Gang member Dalvon Curry, 25, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted by a federal jury of two counts of murder in aid of racketeering; racketeering and narcotics conspiracy; possession of firearms in furtherance of a crime of violence; and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, was sentenced to serve life in prison plus 25 years by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By State Newswire | Dec 6, 2021
News Release: Via Teleconference. (December 5, 2021). 5:02 P.M. EST. MODERATOR: Hello, everyone. On behalf of the NSC team, we’d like to welcome you to a background call to discuss a forthcoming announcement by the White House related to the fight against corruption. For you reference, today we are joined by [senior...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 6, 2021
News Release: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has announced business opportunities for firewood sales, and incidental visitor services within the Park. Incidental visitor services include the sale of sunscreen, insect repellent, limited camping supplies and vended beverages.
By Timothy Stuckey | Dec 6, 2021
Senator Gary Peters (MI) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) recently welcomed U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the UAW Region 1A in Taylor, Michigan for a panel on the current semiconductor chip shortage in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2021
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Warren Long, of Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 37 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The former general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for accepting bribes from a lawyer in exchange for his official action to secure a three-year, $30 million no-bid LADWP contract for the lawyer’s company, the Justice Department announced today.
By State Newswire | Dec 6, 2021
News Release: Thank you to General Allen, Ambassador Eisen, and the Brookings Institution for inviting me to speak today.
