News from January 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: “Yesterday’s events in Washington were shocking and, once peaceful demonstrations turned violent, they became criminal. The Constitution protects the right to freedom of speech and assembly. What is does not protect is a violent assault on government institutions. Americans on the right and left must re-learn the difference. Anyone who traveled from Massachusetts with the intent to commit such crimes will be prosecuted in the District of Massachusetts.".
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Vivint Smart Home Inc. (Vivint), based in Provo, Utah, has agreed to pay the United States $3.2 million to resolve allegations under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) that Vivint employees made false statements to secure financing for customers’...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that, on January 5, 2020, ANTONIO JOHNSON, 27, of Bridgeport, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill to 66 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, five Committees of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray seeking an immediate briefing on the FBI’s efforts to investigate the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: HODGENVILLE, Ky. - The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park will undertake a project to install a new fire suppression system within the Birthplace Visitor Center starting on Jan. 21, 2021. During the project a temporary visitor center will be opened in the park’s Memorial Building as the Birthplace Visitor Center and administration office areas will be closed.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) is happy to announce the release of a Spanish-language version of our report,.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, five Committees of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray seeking an immediate briefing on the FBI’s efforts to investigate the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Moores Creek National Battlefield will not be able to host the annual Anniversary Program this year. However, the park will hold a “virtual" Anniversary event beginning at 10 am. on Saturday February 27 and continuing through Sunday Feb. 28, via Facebook Live...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement after meeting with Michael Regan, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Senator Carper's statement on the announcement of Regan's nomination can be found here.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated six Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in who suffered losses caused by recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host six virtual public meetings Jan. 26-28 and Feb. 2-4 regarding the recently published Central Yukon Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS).
By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: Turfgrasses sometimes get a "bad rap" for not giving our bees and other insect pollinators a helping hand on the food front. But Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University of Georgia (UGA) studies suggest this reputation is unfair-and at least five different genera of bees would agree!.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A local man pleaded guilty in federal court in Columbus this morning to participating in a racketeering conspiracy on behalf of the transnational criminal organization MS-13.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - Aaron Bell, 25, of New Hanover County, was sentenced on January 6, 2021, to 48 months imprisonment for: (1) Distribution of a quantity of heroin; and (2) possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: Boeing Charged with 737 Max Fraud Conspiracy and Agrees to Pay over $2.5 Billion.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives seeks the public’s help in recovering potential live hand grenades purchased in June 2020 at the Fancy Flea Antique Mall on Ocean Highway West in Shallotte.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
Release: RICHLAND, WA – Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that Hanford workers have substantially completed construction of the Waste Treatment Plant’s Low Activity Waste facility. Under construction for 18 years, the completion of construction marks a milestone at the Hanford site. Delivering ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Julian N. Waddell, of Durbin, West Virginia, appeared in federal court today to face several firearms charges, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: SALEM, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public input on its draft business plan to modify fees at day-use sites, campgrounds, and group facilities across the Northwest Oregon District. The District is proposing to increase fees at existing recreation sites, and to establish fees...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: MOOSE, WY-Grand Teton National Park Rangers responded to an emergency request to help with a collapsed cross-country skier at approximately 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6. Gary Sternberg, age 69, of Jackson, Wyoming, was skiing with others near Phelps Lake when he collapsed. Two members of the skiing party initiated CPR and another called park dispatch for help.
