News from January 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and New Haven Police Chief Otoniel Reyes today announced that, on Jan. 19, 2021, a federal grand jury in New Haven returned...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.- Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced additional senior staff for the Committee.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: Washington D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Republican Subcommittee Leader for Energy Fred Upton (R-MI), and Republican Subcommittee Leader for the Environment and Climate Change David McKinley (R-WV) issued the following joint statement regarding President Biden’s climate agenda.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Raymond Lee Kelly (53, Cocoa) to 19 years and 7 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Because of his extensive criminal record, which includes drug trafficking, resisting arrest with violence, battery...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.

By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: Learn about Weir Farm's iconic stone walls by taking a virtual tour! Join Ranger Tom on a stroll through the fields of Weir Farm to examine the three different types of stone walls on the property and learn about their rich history. The stone walls not only provide an opportunity to explore New England's...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: Defendant allegedly attempted to hire contract killer to murder his wife.

By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: St. John USVI- Virgin Islands National Park will begin needed repairs along the North Shore Road on February 3. 2021. This work will take place between the park Maintenance Facility Entrance in Cruz Bay and Cinnamon Bay and will patch and repair approximately 10,500 square feet of road surface.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Roderick Oneal Pritchett, 30, of Arlington, Alabama, was sentenced in federal court for being a convicted felon in possession of a stolen firearm. Pritchett pleaded guilty to the charge in October of 2020.

By Commerce Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: Washington D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Republican Subcommittee Leader for Energy Fred Upton (R-MI), and Republican Subcommittee Leader for the Environment and Climate Change David McKinley (R-WV) issued the following joint statement regarding President Biden’s climate agenda.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: KOUNTZE, Texas - Big Thicket National Preserve Fire Management will be doing a prescribed burn starting on Sunday, January 31st in the Big Sandy Creek Unit.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Bernardino County man was charged today with running an unlicensed company that exchanged tens of millions of dollars in Bitcoin and cash, following a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Los Angeles and IRS Criminal Investigation.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland returned an eight-count indictment charging Ernest Corrigan, age 57, and Andrew Householder, age 43, both of Kirtland, Ohio, with numerous federal drug trafficking and firearms charges.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Zachariah Stanley Joe, 29, of Shiprock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on Jan. 14 in federal court to 15 years in prison.
By State Newswire | Jan 28, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment today against members of a drug trafficking organization, charging them with fentanyl trafficking and other related offenses, United States Attorney McGregor Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2021
News Release: For Producing Child Pornography. FORT WAYNE - Ryan Christian Vermilion, age 46, of Marion, Indiana was charged with production of child pornography by way of a single count Grand Jury Indictment, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Gary T. Bell. According to documents in this case, from on or about January...

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Kennebec County woman pleaded guilty today in federal court to bankruptcy fraud and Social Security fraud, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.

By Interior Newswire | Jan 28, 2021
News Release: LEAKE COUNTY, MS - On Jan. 25, 2021, Natchez Trace Parkway law enforcement responded to a motor vehicle crash near Milepost 151. Upon arrival, park rangers discovered that two vehicles struck a large tree that had fallen in the roadway.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2021
News Release: The United States has filed a complaint seeking to bar a Chicago-area tax return preparer from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today.