News from July 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Archdale, North Carolina, man who pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on July 28, 2021, by U.S. District Court Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - A federal jury has found Wilis A. Santiago Rivera (60, St. Petersburg) guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Santiago faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Frederick L. Guth, Jr., age 66, of Brewerton, New York, pled guilty yesterday to theft of Social Security retirement benefits.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today extended through Sept. 30, the eviction moratorium for homeowners of properties financed or guaranteed by USDA.
By State Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
Release: Early this morning, we welcomed our first group of Afghan special immigrant applicants to the United States under Operation Allies Refuge. Their arrival demonstrates the U.S. government’s commitment to Afghans who put themselves and their families at great risk by working side-by-side with our service members and diplomats to build a better future for Afghanistan.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: BOISE - Steven L. Lantz, 43, of Nampa, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. today. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also ordered Lantz to serve five years of supervised release following his prison sentence.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: Salt Flat, Texas - Guadalupe Mountains National Park is seeking public input on a new proposed fee for overnight Wilderness Use Permits (also referred to as backcountry camping permits). The park is also proposing to make Wilderness Use Permits available for reservation on Recreation.gov. The park has...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A man who illegally possessed a loaded handgun during widespread looting in downtown Chicago last summer was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah tire store owner faces decades in federal prison after a U.S. District Court jury found him guilty of distributing methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., - A dermatologist formerly employed at a dermatological practice in the City of Charlottesville was sentenced last week to 12 months probation, including a period of home confinement and electronic monitoring, for using the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration number of her co-workers to obtain prescription opioid pain medication.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: DENVER - Recent years have brought many wildfires to the West. Beyond the damage caused and the challenges in battling them, fires often leave a hidden legacy - flash floods and mudflows. Wildfires leave the ground charred and unable to absorb water. As demonstrated this year, this creates a flash flooding...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics today released Sexual Assaults Recorded by Law Enforcement, 2015 and Sexual Assaults Recorded by Law Enforcement, 2019. These online, interactive reports present statistics on sexual assault victimizations that were reported by law...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - In separate court cases, two Kansas-based companies have been sentenced for operating with pirated computer software. Lightning Aerospace, LLC, and Fly Manufacturing, LLC, had previously pleaded guilty to one count of Circumvention of Protected Copyrighted Work.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) released today its Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) Strategic Plan. As the science and technology advisor to the Department, and the principal research and development entity supporting...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: Berlin MD - The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to announce the completion of the Record of Decision for the General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for Assateague Island National Seashore.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., - A dermatologist formerly employed at a dermatological practice in the City of Charlottesville was sentenced last week to 12 months’ probation, including a period of home confinement and electronic monitoring, for using the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration number of her co-workers to obtain prescription opioid pain medication.
By State Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
Release: The United States and Qatar are working collectively towards the common goal of a stable, secure, and prosperous Middle East. Qatar is also a vital U.S. partner on a wide range of regional security issues, a member of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, and provides critical basing access supporting...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected five private-sector partners to conduct field validation of clean, efficient technologies in real-world industrial environments. These Industrial Technology Validation (ITV) projects will accelerate the adoption of cost-effective, emerging technologies that can help decarbonize the industrial sector.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today wrote the National Conference of State Legislatures President Robin Vos regarding state legislatures implementing voter identification requirements.
