News from February 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Eddie Terrell Adams, 39, of Jackson, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kristi H. Johnson to 46 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Michelle A. Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Jackson Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Terry Thomas, age 33, of Hogansburg, New York, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for possessing and intending to distribute a large amount of marijuana in Clinton County.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: EL PASO, Texas - Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Customs Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized more than 200 counterfeit sports-related items worth an estimated merchandise suggested retail price (MSRP) of $102,600.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 34-year-old Mercedes resident has been ordered to federal prison after admitting he intended to engage in sexual activity with a young female, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALEX NEGRON, 37, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 27 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a cocaine trafficking ring.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Somersworth, New Hampshire man pleaded guilty today in federal court to stalking and traveling interstate to violate a protection order, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.
By State Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined House Natural Resources Committee Lead Republican Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and House Science, Space and Technology Committee Lead Republican Frank Lucas (R-OK) to send a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA),...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-Calif.) sent a letter to Senate and House leadership urging them to improve data reporting requirements...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bronx, New York, woman was arrested today and charged with fraudulently obtaining over $200,000 worth of iPhones, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: MCALLEN, Texas - A Mercedes, Texas, man was sentenced to 140 months in prison for engaging in sexual activity with a young girl via social media, following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - A Whiteville man was sentenced today to 117 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine case (crack) and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
Release: Washington, D.C., Feb. 10, 2021 -- The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in a cougar at a facility that exhibits wild animals in Texas. This is the first cougar ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced today that he will resign his position as the chief federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of California. The United States Attorney serves as the chief federal law enforcement officer and is responsible for prosecuting federal criminal...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was arrested today and charged with stealing mail.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Redding Field Office will hold a virtual public meeting and is accepting public comments regarding grant funding proposals that would benefit off-highway vehicle recreation on public lands in northern California.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Benjamin Stockwell, 30, formerly of Pittsfield, now residing in Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to bank fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the cancellation of export sales of 132,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: FEBRUARY 10, 2021 -- To protect the health of those who live, work, and visit our national parks and facilities, and in support of the President’s Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing, face masks are now required in all NPS buildings and facilities. Masks are also required on NPS-managed lands when physical distancing cannot be maintained.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the extension of the third phase of the experimental Household Pulse Survey. The extension includes intent-to-vaccinate and stimulus payment questions. The Household Pulse Survey is the result of an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical...
