News from July 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
News Release: Concord, NH - Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Marshals - New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force received information from a local police department that pointed to the likely location of “Fugitive of the Week," Megan Ann Morrison.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement on the news that the White House has reactivated the federal Interagency Working Group on Puerto Rico.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
News Release: URBANA, Ill. -Daniel Brue, 48, formerly of Beardstown, Illinois, was sentenced on July 19, 2021, to 2 years and 9 months in federal prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, following his conviction on four counts of wire fraud related to his theft from two area school districts. Brue also was ordered to pay $343,009.52 in restitution.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 20, 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 State Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
Release: The United States is designating former Honduran President Porfirio “Pepe" Lobo Sosa (Lobo) and former First Lady Rosa Elena Bonilla Avila (Rosa Lobo) due to their involvement in significant corruption. While in office, President Lobo accepted bribes from the narco-trafficking organization Los Cachiros...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Virginia-based consulting group and its president and majority owner agreed to a $4.8 million settlement with respect to allegations that they paid kickbacks, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Raj Parekh for the Eastern District of Virginia.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - A few days remain for Kentucky homeowners and renters who had property damage or loss caused by the severe storms from Feb. 27 to March 14 to apply for federal disaster assistance. The deadline to apply is Friday, July 23.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
News Release: SPRINGDALE, UT - Preventative drainage clearing will begin on July 26, 2021 with an anticipated end date in August 2021. On June 29, 2021 the park experienced a flash flood and this drainage clearing is a proactive approach for maintenance needed during the monsoon season.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
News Release: Point Reyes Station, CA- Point Reyes National Seashore confirms that the body found on Monday, July 19, 2021, was that of Mitra Rasti, a 58-year-old female from San Jose, California.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - A coalition of congressional leaders from the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform today commended the Biden Administration for finalizing a rule to reform the organ procurement system in the United States, and encouraged the administration to explore additional ways to accelerate the accountability of organ procurement organizations (OPOs).
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
News Release: LEWISTON, Idaho - To reduce the risks of vehicle accidents between the public and wildland firefighters actively working to suppress the Snake River Complex fires, the Bureau of Land Management’s Cottonwood Field Office has issued an emergency closure order for the Eagle Creek Road. Limiting access to the public minimizes traffic along the narrow roadway, allowing fire suppression work in the Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Areas to be conducted safely and efficiently.
By State Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
Release: On behalf of the United States, I congratulate the people of Peru for making their voices heard in free and fair presidential and legislative elections. We commend the many officials, public servants, and volunteers whose dedication made the vote and certification possible under challenging conditions presented by COVID-19.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
News Release: HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - A Bergen County contractor who agreed to make safety improvements after federal safety inspections in 2019 identified nine violations with proposed penalties of $121,687 has instead violated its settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor. Following inspections in 2020 and 2021, the company now faces $600,741 in penalties for 10 more violations.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Office of River Protection tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently took a significant step in ensuring continued safe storage of radioactive and chemical waste with the removal of a waste transfer pump from a double-shell tank.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of H.R. 2668, the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Kevin Alexis Rodriguez-Flores, age 20, of Annandale, Virginia to 30 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and conspiracy to destroy and conceal evidence related to the murder of a MS-13 gang member.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A New Bedford man was sentenced yesterday for his role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Ronald Louis Browning, of Kearneysville, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) during today’s hearing titled, “Bridging the Gap: Improving Diversity and Inclusion in the U.S. Aviation Workforce." Videos of DeFazio and Larsen’s opening statements are here and here. More information on the hearing can be found here.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
Release: LITTLE ROCK, Ark - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a recruiting event Friday and Saturday to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at the Clinton National Airport (LIT).
