News from February 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Xavier D. Cooper, 27, of Canton, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Court Judge David C. Bramlette III to 30 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Michelle A. Sutphin of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Cooper was also ordered to pay a $1500 fine.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement in support of H. Con. Res. 11, the budget resolution that will direct the resources to tackle the public health and economic crises stemming from the coronavirus pandemic...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - Karla Suzanne Spiker has been sentenced for her role laundering money for an international telephone scam. Spiker began laundering money after having been a victim of a mortgage scam, which is believed to have originated in India.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Two men were arrested today for their alleged roles in a scheme to defraud multiple financial institutions of millions of dollars, Acting Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, NM - Larry Nathaniel, 64, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque on Feb. 2 to a charge of Abusive Sexual Contact in Indian Country.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: Two men were sentenced this morning after conspiring with others to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced Wednesday, the seizure of more than 169,000 counterfeit sports-related items over the past year, worth an estimated $45 million. This announcement was made during a joint press conference in Tampa with the National Football League (NFL), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Tampa Police Department (TPD).
By State Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: When Art Kleinrath retired from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) on Jan. 29, the office bid farewell to one of its original founders.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An Arlington businessman pleaded guilty today to making false statements to multiple federal agencies in order to fraudulently obtain multimillion-dollar government contracts, COVID-19 emergency relief loans, and undeserved military service benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kaylen Edwards, 22, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charge carries carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Biddeford woman was sentenced today in federal court on methamphetamine trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Somerset County, New Jersey, man today admitted defrauding his former employer by using the employer’s account to make unauthorized purchases of high-end electronic devices and selling those items on after-market websites, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2021...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee leaders Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) yesterday issued a subpoena to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), compelling production of documents related to the committee’s investigation of organ procurement organizations (OPOs), and potential...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned Mark Mills, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute , on the climate impact of President Biden’s executive order to ban new oil, gas, and coal leases. Mills confirmed the ban will be ineffective as a means to address climate change.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Robert James Tiffner, of French Creek, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, during a hearing, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), incoming Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, pushed to quickly confirm Secretary of Education nominee Dr. Miguel Cardona to help get students safely back to the classroom for in-person...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: Defendant Also Admits Role in Drug Conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: Complaint Seeks Forfeiture of Iranian Oil Aboard Tanker Based on Connection to Terror Group.
