News from February 2021
By Interior Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: Glen Jean, WV - February is Black History Month and New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is highlighting the park’s African American Heritage Tour (AAHT), available for free in CD format at the Canyon Rim Visitor Center. The tour can also be found on the park website at African American Heritage Auto Tour - New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Andrew Vallone, 44, of Tonawanda, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with attempting to produce child pornography. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years, and a $250,000 fine.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, "Road to Recovery: Ramping Up COVID-19 Vaccines, Testing, and Medical Supply Chain:"
By USDA Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - As Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry for the 117th Congress, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) announced the majority members of the committee.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Burlington County, New Jersey, man today admitted stealing more than $350,000 from a special needs trust, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A former Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority member offered his guilty plea in U.S. District Court today to honest services wire fraud related to a contract with the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Sheri K. Green, of Martins Ferry, Ohio, has admitted to a methamphetamine charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: San Francisco, CA -Join San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and its nonprofit partner and web host, the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association for a virtual concert of maritime songs from Black traditions of the United States and West Indies, with four outstanding performers.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H. Con. Res. 11 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: Scams Targeted Victims in the Eastern District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Nicholas D. Klem, of Proctor, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 70 months of incarceration for his role in a drug trafficking operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: Statement of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) following today’s House vote on the Budget Reconciliation Resolution...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO-- U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow and Tyler R. Hatcher, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Miami Field Office, made the announcement today in an effort to prevent taxpayers from falling victim to criminals.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, "Road to Recovery: Ramping Up COVID-19 Vaccines, Testing, and Medical Supply Chain:"
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: Defendant Stabbed Victim to Death on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation and Assaulted Deputies at the Davis County Jail.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: MONROE, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced today that a Monroe, Louisiana man has been sentenced on federal firearms charges. United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty sentenced Jeremy Martin, 51, to 107 months and 15 days in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2021
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 42-year-old Brownsville resident has been sentenced following her conviction in Laredo federal court to conspiring with others to import more than 10 kilograms of meth from Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON- The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced today it will pilot a new technology in support of the Next Generation Network Priority Service (NGN-PS) Phase 2 program, which provides first responders and emergency managers with priority voice, data, and video communications...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security David Pekoske will make an official visit to Tampa, Florida, to participate in Super Bowl Security Day, Wednesday, Feb. 3. The Acting Deputy Secretary will meet with security officials, tour the Super Bowl LV Joint Operations Center and Raymond ...
