News from December 2021
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
News Release: Harrisburg, PA - Survivors of Hurricane Ida who live in designated counties in Pennsylvania and received initial rental assistance from FEMA may be eligible for continued rental assistance.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida - A South Florida federal district judge sentenced three Broward County residents to prison terms this week for conspiring with each other to launder proceeds obtained from business email compromise schemes and fraudulently obtained Covid-19 relief loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
News Release: Vincent Trimarco, Jr. and Co-Conspirator Used the Stolen Funds to Purchase Luxury Cars, Real Estate in Suffolk County and Invest in Emporium Nightclub.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) during today’s hearing titled, “The Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape: Federal Perspectives on Securing the Nation's Infrastructure."
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced that Christopher Dunn, resident of New York, NY, was convicted today for possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Court Judge Henry E. Autrey accepted a plea of guilty from Robyn T. Roberts for multiple counts of aggravated identity theft, wire fraud and preparing and submitting false tax returns. A grand jury in the Eastern District of Missouri indicted Roberts earlier this year on several counts of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and tax fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
News Release: Spokane, Washington - Senior United States District Judge Rosanna M. Peterson sentenced Kyle Steven Scott Cate, age 30, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, to 107 months of imprisonment for Carjacking and Felon in Possession of a Firearm following Cate’s guilty pleas to two federal indictments earlier this year.
By State Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a full committee hearing to receive testimony on a number of outdoor recreation bills.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Dontaz Lavan Brandon, of Baltimore, Maryland, has admitted to a drug a charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) requested yesterday that Airlines for America President and CEO Nicholas Calio provide clarity on how airlines managed funds provided to them under the Payroll Support Program (PSP) and what effect these funds have had on airlines’ recent operational capabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Lucy Annette Alexander, age 35, of Maryland and Washington, DC, was indicted on Dec. 1, 2021, by a federal grand jury on seven counts of bank fraud for using checks in a fraudulent manner at stores located in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
News Release: In early September, Hurricane Ida caused a massive blackout, leaving New Orleans in the dark for more than two days. A month before Ida, Tropical Storm Henri cut power to 100,000 households in Rhode Island. The wildfires in the western United States are common sources of blackouts in California. And earlier this year in Central Texas, harsh winter conditions led to a breakdown of the state’s electric grid, leaving one million people without heat and electricity for days.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that three inmates at Federal Correctional Institute - Schuylkill (FCI Schuylkill), Minersville, Pennsylvania, were charged separately by criminal information with unlawfully possessing a prohibited object.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has published a final rule updating its import regulations for sheep, goats and their products, such as meat. This rule removes remaining bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) import restrictions on sheep, goats and their products, and aligns the regulations with the current scientific understanding of BSE.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was arrested today for impersonating a federal agent and illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Emily Bevard | Dec 2, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently proposed amendments to its import regulations for horses to mitigate the risk of transmitting equine disease, increase import flexibility and align regulations with international standards.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JONATHAN CONTRERA, also known as “Hollywood," 29, of Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 78 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for narcotics distribution and gun possession offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was arrested today for impersonating a federal agent and illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 2, 2021
News Release: The body of a 33-year-old female was found in the parking lot of Split Bow Arch Overlook Parking Area on Dec. 1, 2021. The cause of death is suspected to be drug overdose. McCreary County Sheriff's Office is investigating and will make the final determination.
