News published on Federal Newswire in January 2021

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JASON WHITEHEAD, 42, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 15 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for defrauding multiple companies through a flexible spending account scheme.

Suspect In Nashville Homicide Facing Federal Firearms And Drug Trafficking Charges

News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Jan. 19, 2021 - A criminal complaint obtained today, charged James Edward Cowan, aka James Edward Lillard, 28, of Nashville, with federal firearms and drug offenses, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee. Cowan was charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm; possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

BLM prescribed burning planned near Walter’s Camp

News Release: YUMA, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Yuma Field Office will conduct prescribed burning south of Walter’s Camp, about 26 miles south of Blythe, California, along the California side of the lower Colorado River in Imperial County, between January and March, as weather allows.

Secretary Bernhardt Announces Historic Increase for Land Water Conservation Funding for All States and Territories

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt today announced a historic increase in funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program. The Fund will distribute $302 million for outdoor recreation and conservation projects in all 50 states, five U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. An additional $150 million will be allocated through a competitive process for a total of at least $452 million.

Two Massachusetts Residents Charged in Connection with Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Massachusetts man and woman were arrested today and charged in connection with unlawfully entering the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.4 Million to Boost Disaster Resiliency Efforts in Cascade Locks, Oregon, Opportunity Zone

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million grant to the city of Cascade Locks, Oregon, to make power supply infrastructure improvements needed to support business growth. The EDA grant,...

BLM Wyoming releases decision on corridor initiative

News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management has completed its environmental review and released the Record of Decision for the Wyoming Pipeline Corridor Initiative, a proposal from the State of Wyoming that designates pipeline corridors in Wyoming.

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Boost Commercial Trucking Industry Training Programs at Uintah B. College in Eastern Utah

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Uintah B. College, Roosevelt, Utah, to purchase modern training equipment to expand commercial trucking industry training programs at two regional campuses. The EDA grant, to be matched with $291,908 in local investment, is expected to create more than 700 jobs.

Crews Are Midway Through Brookhaven Reactor Stack Demolition

By DOE Newswire | Jan 19, 2021

News Release: UPTON, N.Y. - Demolition of the Brookhaven National Laboratory’s High Flux Beam Reactor (HFBR) exhaust stack is underway. EM crews are performing the work using a patented concrete chimney demolition system, which is pictured in operation at the top of the stack. This safe and effective system allows...

Leases Issued for ANWR Coastal Plain Oil & Gas Program

News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it signed and issued leases on nine of the tracts that received qualifying bids from the first-ever oil and gas lease sale for the Coastal Plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).

Surry County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Transportation of Child Pornography

News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - A Mount Airy, N.C., man who sent a child pornography video to an individual he believed to be a 13-year-old girl was sentenced to 20 years in prison today, announced Matthew G.T. Martin, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.

Statement from Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan on the fatal shooting of Toledo Police Officer Brandon Stalker

News Release: Today is a sad and devastating day for the city of Toledo and the entire law enforcement community as we mourn the loss of Toledo Police Officer Brandon Stalker. This is an unimaginable loss to the Toledo community, the Toledo Police Department and all who knew him. Words cannot describe the heartache and pain felt by the family and friends of Officer Stalker. I send my heartfelt condolences to his children, fiancée and family.

Rock Hill Man Sentenced to Twelve Years in Federal Prison for Involvement in Fentanyl Pill Case

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr. announced today that Fate Thomas McClurkin, Jr., 30, of Rock Hill, was sentenced to twelve years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, as well as conspiracy to commit money laundering.

U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst Announces First Assistant U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca Will Serve as Acting U.S. Attorney for Southern District of Mississippi

News Release: LaMarca Brings Decades of Experience, Wisdom to the Acting U.S. Attorney Position.

2020 Census Paid Temporary Workers

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau released the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay Jan. 3 - Jan. 9, 2020. The data tables include national totals for all 50 states and the District of Columbia by Census Bureau regional geography. A weekly number of paid temporary workers for Puerto Rico is also available. The weekly release will occur 10 days after the end of the weekly period.

New Closer Law Enforcement Partnerships In Western Kentucky Result In Most Significant Drug Seizure In Owensboro History - Hundreds Of Pounds Of Meth

News Release: OWENSBORO, Ky. - An Owensboro Drug Trafficking Organization is behind bars and charged with multiple felonies after being caught with 151 pounds of methamphetamine, 3.5 pounds of counterfeit pills with suspected deadly fentanyl, and other drugs, announced United States Attorney Russell Coleman.

U.S. Department of Commerce to Invest $1.7 Million to Support Workforce Development and Entrepreneurial Growth Near Rockport, Texas, Opportunity Zone

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7 million grant to Aransas County, Texas, to create a workforce development and entrepreneurship center at Del Mar College in support of skilled job creation and regional economic diversification. The EDA grant, to be located near a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Zone, will be matched with more than $435,000 in local funds.

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Aid Reopening of Tourism Economy in Utah

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) in Salt Lake City, Utah, to support Utah’s Safe To...

Texas Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Internal Revenue Service:

News Release: Defendant Admits Filing More Than $4.6M in False Tax Returns.

U.S. Attorney Brady Statement on Arrests of Two Western PA Pittsburgh Men