News from December 2021

By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. Dec. 17, 2021 - Fire management staff at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks declared the KNP Complex Fire 100% contained on the afternoon of Dec. 16, 2021. The KNP Complex is currently measured at 88,307 acres, most of which fall within Sequoia...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: Defendant convicted at trial in September 2021.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: Montgomery, Ala. - On Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, William L. Holladay, III, 57, now a resident of Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to defraud the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) by falsely inflating the number of students enrolled in public virtual schools...

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - Joshua Matthew St. John, age 42, of Glenwood, was sentenced on Dec. 16, 2021, by United States Chief District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 132 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. His term of imprisonment will be followed by five years of...

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two high-ranking members of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club were indicted today for assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, narcotics distribution, and firearms offenses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two high-ranking members of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club were indicted today for assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, narcotics distribution, and firearms offenses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: Has Prior Felony Conviction for Aggravated Robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: A member of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood pleaded guilty Thursday for his role in a racketeering enterprise, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. The UAB is a “whites only" prison-based gang with members operating inside and outside of state prisons throughout Oklahoma.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: Defendant Threw Plank and Sprayed Fire Extinguisher at Officers Attempting to Secure Lower West Terrace.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.- A Lexington man, Robert W. Bledsoe, 57, was sentenced to 322 months in federal prison on Friday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, possession of firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

By Press release submission | Dec 17, 2021
Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s action to help school meal programs respond to supply chain disruptions.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Morris County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a reverse mortgage fraud scheme that exploited several elderly homeowners, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: PHOENIX - As U.S. overdose deaths reach a devastating new height, claiming a new victim every five minutes, the Drug Enforcement Administration has revealed a direct link between fentanyl-related overdose deaths and criminal drug networks in Mexico. These groups are harnessing social media platforms...

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Edward Holloway, 34, of Philadelphia, PA was charged by Indictment with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, all stemming from a vehicle search conducted during traffic stop earlier this year.

By State Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY21 IRF: Supporting Religious Equality and Protection in Bangladesh. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008468. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - An Albany resident with several prior felony convictions was sentenced as an armed career criminal this week for a federal firearms violation resulting from a Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Reynaldo Millan, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 19 months and 21 days of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.

By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: Visitors to North Lake Powell are advised that due to a recent drop in water levels, the Stanton Creek Primitive boat launch ramp is no longer usable. As reported previously, the Bullfrog Main Spur Ramp will close to houseboats on Dec. 20, 2021. The park currently anticipates the Bullfrog Main Spur Ramp...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
Release: Private exporters reported the following activity.
By State Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY21 IRF: Strengthening Religious Freedom in Sudan through the Rule of Law. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008466. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance...