News from July 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - An Illinois man pleaded guilty today to a federal sex trafficking charge, admitting that he lured two victims - both of whom were 19 at the time - from Canada with promises of promoting their modeling careers, but instead used force, fraud and/or coercion to cause the victims engage in commercial sex acts.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a full Committee markup on Wednesday, July 21 at 10 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a full Committee markup on Wednesday, July 21 at 10 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Daniel Hays, 42, of Bliss, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to attempted receipt of child pornography. The charge carries a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum penalty of 20 years, and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: RIDGECREST, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management, Ridgecrest Field Office has approved the plan for a proposed pumice mine in the Coso Mountains, south of Owens Lake.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: Pecos, NM:- Pecos National Historical Park will offer two special backcountry hikes this August.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: ALPINE - Federal prosecutors have secured indictments against 89 defendants this month in cases involving human smuggling, illegal reentry into the U.S., and drug trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: The Acting United States Attorney for the District of Vermont Jonathan Ophardt announced that Curtis Johnston, 38, pleaded not guilty today to a charge alleging that Johnston traveled in interstate commerce without updating his registration under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA"). U.S. Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle ordered Johnston detained pending further proceedings.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Casper Field Office will temporarily close the Sand Hills area northeast of Torrington on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to clean up multiple illegal trash dumping sites located on the public lands.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Karon Foster, age 27, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity, a carjacking conspiracy, and aiding and abetting a carjacking resulting in death.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Joshua Allen Hinkle, of Cabins, West Virginia, has admitted to a fentanyl charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: ST. MONETT, MO - Three employers at a Missouri residential nursing facility exposed workers and residents to asbestos hazards and failed to ensure safe removal of the known carcinogen during a flooring replacement project, a federal workplace safety inspection alleges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - Paula Smith, 68, of O’Fallon, Missouri, appeared before United States District Court Judge Matthew T. Schelp on today’s date and pleaded guilty to a federal information charging her with three counts of mail fraud and one count of money laundering.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) opened a safety field office in Houston to increase its oversight of commercial space operations in Texas and New Mexico.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - An Illinois man pleaded guilty today to a federal sex trafficking charge, admitting that he lured two victims - both of whom were 19 at the time - from Canada with promises of promoting their modeling careers, but instead, forced their victims to engage in commercial sex acts by employing force, fraud and/or coercion.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: King Salmon, AK - On the morning of Monday, July 19, park rangers received a report that a plane made a forced landing on a hillside in the lower American Creek area of Katmai National Park and Preserve. The pilot and passenger were safely evacuated by an NPS float plane that was operating in the area.
By State Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
Release: Counselor of the Department Derek Chollet will travel to Kyiv on July 20-21 and Warsaw on July 21-23 to reinforce the strategic value of the United States’ relationships with Ukraine and Poland. He will continue our diplomatic conversations with Ukraine and Poland on a range of issues, including our shared concerns about the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and energy security more broadly, as well as ongoing reforms.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: Point Reyes Station, CA- Point Reyes National Seashore received a report of an overdue hiker on Sunday, July 18, 2021, at 10 pm. The missing person was last seen leaving the Bear Valley Visitor Center around 5:30 pm.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - All eight of the co-defendants in the case against Aaron Michael Shamo have been sentenced after a series of sentencing hearings took place this week in a Utah federal court July 19.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice announced new guidance restricting the federal government's ability to secretly obtain journalists' communications...
