News from February 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Joshua Neil Bowen, 28, of Alto, New Mexico, was sentenced on Feb. 16 in federal court to 12 years and seven months in prison for kidnapping. Upon his release, Bowen will be subject to three years of supervised release.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: ANALYSIS: One Third of All Coronavirus Relief Funds Remain Unspent.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2021-The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today virtually launched its "Three Sisters Project," a new educational outreach effort to ensure a steady pipeline of fresh ideas, talent and diversity to the ranks of tomorrow's scientists, technologists, engineers, mathematicians and other professionals.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow, announces that the White House has decided not to seek a new United States Attorney nominee for Puerto Rico at this time.
By State Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. Very good to see everyone, and very nice to be back in your room.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - On Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Shelby Lamonte Miller, age 52, of Davenport, to 121 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine Base, Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, and Possession with...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Chi Lung Winsman Ng, aka Winsman Ng, age 64, a resident of the People’s Republic of China, was indicted yesterday for conspiring to steal General Electric’s (GE) trade secrets involving the company’s silicon carbide MOSFET technology worth millions of dollars.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: Fired the Gun at Security Officers After Being Asked to Leave the Front of the Facility; Defendant is on Probation for a Previous Felony Conviction and is Prohibited from Possessing a Firearm or Ammunition.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: Dear President Biden: I write to request your consideration of several matters as you review agency recommendations for public health protocols at land borders following your Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel. I, as well as my constituents from Michigan,...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS -Assistant U.S (AUSA). Attorney Duane A. Evans will serve as Interim United States Attorney pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546, which provides that “the Attorney General may appoint a United States Attorney for the district in which the office of United States Attorney is vacant." This appointment will take effect on March 1, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County man today admitted his role in conspiring with members of a white supremacist hate group to threaten and intimidate African Americans and Jewish Americans by vandalizing minority-owned properties throughout the country in September 2019, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - As part of the federal response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. Attorney’s Office is reminding landlords of their obligations and tenants of their rights under the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) Order temporarily halting residential evictions of tenants who meet certain income eligibility...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: This is the first traditional paper chart to be fully supplanted by an electronic chart as part of NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey Raster Sunset Plan, which includes a new process to notify mariners of the transition of individual paper charts to electronic charts. These charts are easier to update and maintain, keeping mariners safer with up-to-date information on marine hazards.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, held a joint hearing examining recent cybersecurity incidents affecting government and private sector networks, including the supply chain attack targeting SolarWinds Orion Software and other cyberattacks.
By State Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: So good to see you, Secretary.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has begun construction of a new wildland fire station located about 1.5 miles southwest of Bruneau. The new Bruneau Guard Station will replace the nearby existing station, which is being decommissioned after 37 years due to outdated facilities requiring extensive maintenance.
By State Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
Release: In October 2018, the world was horrified by the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a long-term resident of the United States, in the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Individuals should be able to exercise their human rights and fundamental freedoms without fear of government retribution,...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, Lamartrez Oshun Story, a 24-year-old from Lafayette, Alabama, was sentenced to 42 months in prison for his role in robbing a Lanett, Alabama bank, announced U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. In addition to his prison sentence, Story was ordered to serve three years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management invites the public to comment on proposals it has submitted to the California State Parks, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division (Division) for the 2021 grant cycle. The proposals will be available for review and comment from March 2 to May 3, 2021.
By State Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
Release: “Canada is one of our closest allies, and I look forward to working in partnership to advance our shared interests and confront our shared challenges.".
