News from January 2021
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A bipartisan bill by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), the top Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Ron Johnson (R-WI), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and James Lankford (R-OK) to reduce the risks to communities of natural disasters, such as flooding, rising...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, DC, January 4, 2021 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced a final rule enhancing employment and training opportunities for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: A man who acted as a redistributor in a heroin trafficking operation with ties to the New Generation Cartel was sentenced in federal court today, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Montana counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Custer and Rosebud counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A former branch manager of a bank in Las Vegas was sentenced today to two years and six months in prison after pleading guilty to fraudulently obtaining nearly $1.2 million in Social Security Administration (SSA) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada; Inspector General for the Social Security Administration Gail S. Ennis; and VA Inspector General Michael J. Missal.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today highlighted the work of the Energy and Commerce Committee in the 116th Congress.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DYLAN KOERNER, 29, of New Britain, formerly of West Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton to 70 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release for soliciting, receiving and distributing child pornography.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today highlighted the work of the Energy and Commerce Committee in the 116th Congress.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reminds employers that the agency will begin collecting calendar year 2020 Form 300A data on Jan. 2, 2021. Employers must submit the form electronically by March 2, 2021.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - A controlled scenario test by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) shows promising results for facial recognition technologies to accurately identify individuals wearing protective face masks. The tests were conducted as part of S&T’s 2020 Biometric Technology Rally, held this fall at the Maryland Test Facility, and could reduce the need for people to remove masks at airports or ports of entry.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: Klamath Falls, Ore. - If you are an outdoor enthusiast looking for some adventure this summer, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) might have just what you are looking for. The BLM Klamath Falls Field Office is looking for volunteer campground hosts for the Gerber Recreation Area.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Lawrence Allen Keplinger, of Lahmansville, West Virginia, has admitted to a methamphetamine distribution charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 was recently signed into law as part of the year-end legislative package. This bipartisan legislation will provide tax relief to the individuals, families and small businesses in presidentially declared disaster areas, including those impacted by the August derecho that devastated parts of the state.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Pomona woman who acted as a “señora" - or a high-level female associate for an imprisoned Mexican Mafia member - was sentenced today to 144 months in federal prison for using her power on the street to solicit a murder and for participating in a carjacking attempt that resulted in a shooting.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS, MO - United States District Judge Ronnie L. White sentenced Robert Hill to 25 years in prison. A jury had convicted Hill of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine and one count of felon in possession of a firearm on Sept. 16, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -The Justice Department announced today that Sonia Tabizada, age 36, of San Jacinto, California, pleaded guilty in federal court to intentionally obstructing persons in the enjoyment of their free exercise of religious beliefs by threatening to bomb the Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in Washington, D.C., in violation of Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 247.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - J. Douglas Overbey, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, today announced changes in some of the management and supervisory personnel for the district.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The National Park Service has cancelled the solicitation for proposals for a concession contract operating carriage tours and equestrian services in Acadia National Park. The business opportunity for the operation of the Wildwood Stables was open for proposals from Sept. 17, 2019 to January 7, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Pomona woman who acted as a “señora" - or a high-level female associate for an imprisoned Mexican Mafia member - was sentenced today to 144 months in federal prison for using her power on the street to solicit a murder and for participating in a carjacking attempt that resulted in a shooting.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Eugene Stephan Cole (30, Tampa) with possession of credit card manufacturing equipment and producing counterfeit credit cards. If convicted on both counts, Cole faces a maximum penalty of 25...
