News from February 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Courtney Marie Zirkle, of Elkins, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 41 months of incarceration for methamphetamine distribution, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
Release: Mr. President, thank you very much. Foreign Secretary Rabb, great to see you. Thank you to Prime Minister Johnson for convening this essential discussion and of course for your leadership and partnership as we all prepare for COP26. Also want to thank Secretary General Antonio Guterres for sounding the...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey nurse today admitted her role in a multimillion-dollar compounding fraud scheme, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Phoebe E. Harmon, of Cameron, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 30 months of incarceration for a drug charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Tyrone Morris-Janey, 30, formerly of Winchester, was sentenced to time served, three years of supervised release, and one year of home confinement for making false statements during the acquisition of a firearm, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Adam J. Cole, 32, of Fairport, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to possessing with intent to distribute MDA, marijuana, and cocaine. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM is moving closer to closing the first Savannah River Site (SRS) tank farm structures since the closure of an underground waste tank in April 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Nine-count indictment charges drug and gun crimes from September 2020 to January 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Charleston, South Carolina - United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina Peter M. McCoy, Jr., has announced that he will be resigning as U.S. Attorney effective 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 28, 2021.
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
Release: Around the world, corruption threatens security and stability, hinders economic growth, undermines democracy and human rights, destroys trust in public institutions, facilitates transnational crime, and siphons away public and private resources. The Biden Administration recognizes that we will only be...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
Release: Around the world, corruption threatens security and stability, hinders economic growth, undermines democracy and human rights, destroys trust in public institutions, facilitates transnational crime, and siphons away public and private resources. The Biden Administration recognizes that we will only be ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former sales representative was arrested today for his role in a scheme to defraud public health benefits programs by billing for medically unnecessary compounded prescriptions, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced the initial 2021 water supply allocation for Central Valley Project contractors. Allocation amounts are based on an estimate of water available for delivery to CVP water users and reflects current reservoir storages, precipitation, and snowpack in the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada. This year's low allocation is an indicator of the dry winter California is experiencing after the dry water year of 2020.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - As the nation continues to commemorate Black History Month, the National Park Service added 11 resources to its growing system of sites and programs that chronicle the African American Civil Rights Movement.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: CINCINNATI - Scott Surgener, 43, of Cincinnati, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to sexually exploiting a minor. As part of the plea, parties involved in his case are recommending a sentence of 20 years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: North Pole, AK - On Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force and the Fairbanks Area Narcotics Team (FANT) arrested a resident of North Pole, Alaska who was wanted on multiple outstanding state of Alaska warrants. Brandon Laszloffy, 24, was being sought on warrants...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Conspirators Allegedly Deposited Checks Stolen From Churches Into Fraudulently Opened Bank Accounts, Then Withdrew The Stolen Funds.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), questioned the Honorable Debra Haaland, President Biden’s nominee to be the next secretary of the interior. Haaland testified before ENR at a hearing on her nomination.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: MERRILLVILLE, Ind. - Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Chicago Division, announced that the DEA Merrillville District Office, with assistance from the United States Marshal Service, arrested Nurse Practitioner (N.P.) Chijioke Richard Jimonu, 63, of Hammond, ...
