News from February 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Thurmont, Md. - Due to increased security measures, portions of Catoctin Mountain Park will be closed at approximately 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. Closures are scheduled to continue through approximately 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - Michael Saffold, 27, of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty to one count of armed robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Saffold appeared today before United States District Judge John A. Ross who accepted the plea and set sentencing for Feb. 25, 2021.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Dover, Tennessee- Fort Donelson National Battlefield is closed today, Thursday, Feb. 11, due to icy conditions.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Presque Isle man pleaded guilty in two separate cases in federal court today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man accused of knowingly receiving and approving of sexually explicit videos from a minor female on Wednesday admitted to receiving child pornography, Acting U.S Attorney Leif Johnson said today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Hyslop to remain active in the Spokane and Eastern Washington community.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Schenelle M. Flores, 45, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud in relation to a scheme to divert funds from the California Department of Public Health, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $900,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas, to develop a workforce training strategy with a special emphasis on technological skills and to support business community recovery efforts across Arkansas. The EDA grant will be matched with $225,000 in local investment.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Browning man convicted by a federal judge of sexually abusing a minor girl on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation was sentenced today to four years in prison and to six years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two Louisiana tax preparers pleaded guilty on Feb. 10, 2021 to conspiracy to defraud the United States, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) urged President Biden to fully utilize the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) in his upcoming budget request, a move that would make billions of dollars in already-collected fees available...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On Tuesday, Isaiah Joseph Rios, 22, of Sells, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to concurrent terms of 121 months and 120 months in prison. Rios previously pleaded guilty on Nov. 22, 2019 to one count of Abusive Sexual Contact and one count of Sexual Abuse involving minors. Following his release from federal prison, Rios will be placed on lifetime federal supervision and will be required to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Hector Kioni Gongora, 43, of Fresno, charging him with possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition after being convicted of a felony, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $4.2 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of Louisiana prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.
By State Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
Release: More information about Seychelles is available on the Seychelles Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Assadulla Mohammed Khaliqdad, 26, of Sacramento, charging him with possessing fentanyl for distribution and being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) seeks feedback on a project to upgrade substandard employee housing in the monument. The existing 6-unit, single-story building was built in 1961 as part of the NPS Mission 66 program - an initiative launched to improve facilities by 1966, the 50th anniversary of the NPS.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - A federal grand jury issued an indictment charging Mark Ogo, Anthony Christian Valdovinos, and William Reidy with conspiracy in relation to a scheme to transport methamphetamine from Mexico to the San Jose area for distribution, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Drug...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) is issuing the Final Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Moab Remedial Action Contract (“Moab RAC"). The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project (Moab UMTRA Project) is responsible for remediation of EM’s Moab Site through the Moab RAC.
