News from January 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Jan. 11, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - The Black Rock Field Office, is requesting all new and returning persons or businesses wishing to conduct commercial activities at the 2021 Burning Man Event, submit their application by the close of business (4:30 p.m. PST) on April 30, 2021.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: Back in July, scientists detected noninfective fragments of coronavirus RNA in raw sewage at Yosemite National Park, revealing, unfortunately, that visitors had been carrying-and depositing-the virus since the park reopened the previous month.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that, consistent with statutory direction, DOE currently plans to sell crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) over a multi-month period during Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The Department expects to begin deliveries in May 2021, but if market conditions warrant, deliveries could begin as early as April 2021.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: COOLIDGE, AZ - Entrance road and parking lot repaving will begin at the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument on Monday, January 18. The work is anticipated to take one month during which time the monument will remain open, but with minor delays on the entrance road and reduced parking available for visitors.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Hollywood man pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge that he recklessly operated a drone that crashed into and damaged the fuselage of a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the steps President-elect Biden outlined to scale up vaccine distribution and administration as part of his COVID-19 response proposal.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued this statement after press reports announced that former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was criminally charged with “willful neglect of duty" in the investigation into the Flint water crisis...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: Washington D,C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement after the House Republican Steering Committee selected eight new members to serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN -Patrick Vaughn, 35, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: Toyota Motor Company to Pay $180 Million in Settlement for Decade-Long Noncompliance with Clean Air Act Reporting Requirements.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General report on the Trump Administration’s family separation policy...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - The son of a former a co-owner of a Union City, New Jersey, pharmacy today admitted his role in multimillion-dollar conspiracies to pay kickbacks and bribes to health care professionals and to defraud the IRS, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - An Edmonson County High School Teacher has been arrested and charged with attempted production of child pornography and attempted online enticement, announced United States Attorney Russell Coleman.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement on President Trump’s submission of a special message containing proposed rescissions of appropriated spending.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: Seven Defendants Charged this Week as Part of Operation Clean Sweep.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: The Department of Justice Alleges Conditions at Cumberland County Jail Violate the Constitution.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: BARSTOW, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management will implement a temporary closure of public lands in the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Recreation Area in San Bernardino County Jan. 28 - Feb. 6.The temporary closure will help enhance public safety during the annual 2021 King of the Hammers desert race event, which is authorized by a BLM Special Recreation Permit.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: Federal 50-Year Sentence to be Served Consecutive to 40-Year State Sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: The Department of Justice has created a webpage listing each defendant charged in connection with the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The list includes the name of the defendant, case number, charges, a link to any DOJ press releases relating to the case, and the status of the case.
