News from February 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - Ten people have been charged in a federal indictment alleging a conspiracy to obtain and sell large amounts of opioids through fraudulent prescriptions.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - In support of the Biden administration’s goal to address climate change and promote renewable energy production, the Bureau of Land Management took the next step today toward issuing a decision for a proposed solar project on public lands near Blythe in Riverside County. The BLM has released the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) and amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area Land Use Plan for the Crimson Solar Project.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Supplier of Drugs Allegedly Traveled Across Mexican Border Twice In One Day To Facilitate Drug Deals.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Joseph Matney, 40, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 4 to armed robbery of a pharmacy, theft of medical products and possession with intent to distribute Oxycodone and Alprazolam.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that the Republic of Costa Rica complies with international safety standards and has been granted the highest international ranking.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that James Chase, 53, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced today in Lincoln by Senior United States District Judge Richard G. Kopf for receipt of child pornography. Chase was sentenced to 6 years in prison and 8 years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: A Tulsa man pleaded guilty today after committing two separate robberies in two days, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By State Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO):. Freedom of Expression for Women Environmental Defenders in the Indo-Pacific Region. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0007587. Catalog of Federal Domestic...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee advanced the nomination of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be the Secretary of Labor to the full Senate by a bipartisan vote of 18-4. Senator Patty Murray, Chair of the HELP Committee, reiterated her strong support for Mayor Walsh, highlighting his long career fighting for workers and his commitment to building back an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top.
By State Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Balkans Media and Civil Society. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0007595. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of Solicitation: ...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management will waive amenity-related fees at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for Presidents Day on February 15. Other fees, such as camping, entry reservations and group day use, will remain in effect.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin has announced he will be resigning as U.S. Attorney effective 11:59 pm, Feb. 26, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Landon Marquale Dupree, 35, of Philadelphia, Mississippi, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kristi H. Johnson, to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Jack P. Stanton, Acting Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: DAYTON - A Dayton man was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 288 months in prison for distributing carfentanil, fentanyl and heroin that resulted in at least one overdose death.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: MOAB, Utah -Individual campsites are now reservable at the Ken’s Lake Campground located south of Moab. Reservations are available and must be made through recreation.gov for March 1through November 15 annually. Reservations may be made up to six months in advance and will have a $6 transaction fee.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Woman First in the Nation Charged with Misappropriating Monies Designed for COVID Medical Provider Relief.
By State Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC-Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to the efforts by the governments of Poland and Hungary to further curtail press freedom and political opposition in their countries...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: GULF BREEZE, Fla. - Gulf Islands National Seashore officials will reopen the J. Earle Bowden Way, Highway 399 at 8 a.m. tomorrow to passenger vehicles. Opal Beach day use loop D pavilions, restrooms and parking lot will also reopen. Temporary repairs to the road are sufficiently complete to safely reopen the road until the project to implement permanent repairs gets underway later this year.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Gulfport, Mississippi - Kevin Jaquan Willis, 23, of Gulfport, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Brad L. Byerley, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA").
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah man who admitted killing the wife of a deployed U.S. Army soldier on post at Fort Stewart has been sentenced to nearly 60 years in federal prison.
