News from July 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A 31-year-old North Smithfield registered sex offender who allegedly posed as a 17-year-old during explicit Instagram communications with two young teenage boys living in Florida has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Providence on charges that he allegedly attempted to induce the boys to engage in illicit sexual activity and that he attempted to send the boys obscene materials.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility correctional officer, two detainees, a defendant released from the Wyatt due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and another person have been charged by way of federal criminal complaints for their alleged participation in a scheme to smuggle Suboxone into the Central Falls facility, announced Acting United States Attorney Richard B. Myrus.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: DENVER - Friday evening, FEMA authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Buffalo Fire burning in Yellowstone County, Montana near Huntley.
By State Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
Release: The United States and countries around the world are holding the People’s Republic of China (PRC) accountable for its pattern of irresponsible, disruptive, and destabilizing behavior in cyberspace, which poses a major threat to our economic and national security. The PRC’s Ministry of State Security...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Aaron Patrick Stamets, of Charles Town, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minneapolis man pleaded guilty today to possession of a stolen firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Matthew Keys, 34, of Vacaville, was sentenced today for violating the terms of his supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minneapolis man pleaded guilty today to possession of a stolen firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for brandishing a firearm in the commission of a business robbery, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding producers and landowners that the signup deadline for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) current general signup is fast approaching. Eligible producers must submit their offers by July 23, 2021.
By State Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
Release: More information about Colombia is available on the Colombia Country Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Jorge Guerra-Castillo, a/k/a “Pelon", age 40, of Silver Spring, Maryland, an MS-13 leader, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activities, including two murders and two attempted murders.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2021
News Release: Conspiracy involved over 25 kilograms of meth distribution by previously convicted felony drug trafficker.
By State Newswire | Jul 18, 2021
Release: On July 18, we celebrate Mandela Day and honor the first fully democratically elected leader of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, who led the transition from minority rule and apartheid. He inspired a legacy that lives on far beyond the borders of South Africa.
By State Newswire | Jul 18, 2021
Release: On July 18, we celebrate Mandela Day and honor the first fully democratically elected leader of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, who led the transition from minority rule and apartheid. He inspired a legacy that lives on far beyond the borders of South Africa.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 18, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has sent Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) teams to Washtenaw and Wayne counties where survivors of the June 25-26 severe storms and flooding are now eligible for Individual Assistance.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 18, 2021
News Release: HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Biscayne National Park today announced the anticipated closure schedules due to storm recovery project work on the jetty trails at Convoy Point and Black Point.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 18, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that THEODORE EUGENE GARLAND, age 60 of Edmond, Oklahoma was sentenced on seven counts of illegal activities and violations in Yellowstone National Park (YNP). Garland appeared in front of Magistrate Judge Mark L. Carman in Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming on July 2, 2021, for the sentencing.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 17, 2021
News Release: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is concerned about the potential impact of the 2021 wildfire season to western and southwestern portions of the United States. Our highest priority remains the preservation of life and safety.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 17, 2021
News Release: Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding yesterday’s ruling on the DACA program: “I am disappointed by yesterday’s ruling and its impact on families across the country, but it will not derail our efforts to protect Dreamers. The Biden-Harris Administration—and ...
