News from February 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: For Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm.
By State Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
Release: The United States condemns the terrorist attacks this past weekend in Azaz, al-Bab, and Afrin that resulted in the deaths of at least 20 civilians, including children. We extend our sincere condolences to the families of civilians killed and wish a quick recovery to those wounded in these despicable and senseless acts of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON - A 43-year-old local man has been sentenced to nearly 42 years for the robberies of multiple phone and others stores during Christmas week in 2017, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: ROANOKE, Virginia - John Marshall Higgins, the former superintendent of the Rockbridge County Regional Jail, and a former member of the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors, was convicted yesterday on multiple charges related to federal civil rights violations and public corruption in an opinion issued...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: Washington - In one of his first acts in office, President Joe Biden requested federal agencies to extend the eviction and foreclosure moratorium for millions of Americans impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) extended the eviction and...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced today that a federal grand jury in Cleveland returned a three-count indictment charging Oliver Smith, age 51, of Youngstown, Ohio, with possession of explosive devices, felon in possession of a firearm and possession of an unregistered silencer.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: Today in El Paso, federal authorities filed two criminal complaints charging five individuals for smuggling an estimated $5.4 million worth of marijuana and methamphetamine and 77 illegal aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Gregg N. Sofer, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Erik...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that Marvin Keaton, 39, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine.
By State Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
Release: Today marks National Freedom Day, a day that commemorates President Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the joint resolution that established the Constitution’s 13th Amendment abolishing slavery in the United States. It is a day when, thanks to the decades-long push of Richard R. Wright and his fellow civil rights advocates, we commemorate our dedication to the ideal of freedom for all.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced loan interest rates for February 2021, which are effective February 1.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Amanda Boyle, age 37, of Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Jan. 29, 2021, by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to nine years’ imprisonment for her role in a Luzerne County-based methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: U.S.-Based Promoter of Foreign Cryptocurrency Companies Charged in over $11 Million Securities Fraud Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Carlentez McDaniel, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By State Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
Release: Today marks National Freedom Day, a day that commemorates President Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the joint resolution that established the Constitution’s 13th Amendment abolishing slavery in the United States. It is a day when, thanks to the decades-long push of Richard R. Wright and his fellow civil rights advocates, we commemorate our dedication to the ideal of freedom for all.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana vacated the Trump Administration's “Secret Science" rule.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss announced today that Akumin Corporation and Delaware Open MRI Radiology Associates, LLC have agreed to a $749,600.00 settlement with the federal government to resolve allegations of health care fraud arising under the federal False Claims Act. Akumin provides diagnostic medical imaging services at more than 125 locations across seven states including eight locations in Delaware.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced that Greg Dotson will serve as the Democratic Chief Counsel. Dotson comes to the Committee from the University of Oregon's Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center.
By State Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC-Chairman Gregory W. Meeks and Lead Republican Michael McCaul of the House Foreign Affairs Committee released a joint statement following the second straight weekend of protests in Russia that saw tens of thousands of peaceful protesters take to the streets across the country to demand the release of leading Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny. According to reports, more than 5,000 Russians and 80 journalists have been arrested during these demonstrations.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: DENVER - United States Attorney Jason Dunn announces that Dustin Alan Wall, age 31, of Colorado Springs, was sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison for his role in two robberies in Colorado Springs.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: The following statement is from Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Tanya Trujillo, and Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Camille Calimlim Touton, on behalf of the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation on the passing of former Imperial Irrigation District General Manager Kevin Kelley...
