News from July 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2021
News Release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland issued the following statement today commemorating the life of Congressman John Lewis: “One year ago today, the nation lost Congressman John Lewis. Throughout his life, Congressman Lewis fought fearlessly to ensure people’s freedom, equality, and other basic human rights. Nowhere was his impact greater than on strengthening the foundation of our democracy – the right to vote.
By Bree Gonzales | Jul 17, 2021
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) revised its regulations for maximum daily civil penalties (MDCP) for violations committed under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act (FOGRMA) in June.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 17, 2021
News Release: A Biden nominee’s testimony about her past is directly contradicted.
By Valerie Bonk | Jul 17, 2021
More than $200,000 is going to two new projects in central Oregon to conserve water.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2021
News Release: Effective immediately, no houseboats may be launched from Wahweap Main Launch Ramp due to low lake levels. Houseboat retrievals remain possible utilizing the boiler plate temporary extensions. Boaters are advised that at the current rate of water loss, only 60 feet of temporary boiler plate will remain...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced the final allocations for $475 million for seven Fiscal Year 2021 competitive preparedness grant programs. These allocations, together with the almost $1.5 billion in non-competitive grant funding announced earlier this year, total nearly $2 billion in FY 2021 to help prepare our Nation against man-made threats and natural disasters.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2021
News Release: A federal jury convicted two men Wednesday for their roles in a $4.5 million telemarketing scheme that defrauded victims in the United States from a call center in Costa Rica. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Manuel Chavez, 30, of Miami, Florida, and Mark Oman, 36, of Long ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2021
News Release: A Richmond, Virginia, tax return preparer was sentenced yesterday to one year and a day in prison for evading her own taxes.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2021
News Release: A Chinese national was sentenced Wednesday to three years and six months in federal prison for conspiring to submit false export information through the federal government’s Automated Export System and to export maritime raiding craft and engines to China fraudulently, and attempting to export that equipment ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2021
News Release: Today, the Justice Department announced the unsealing of a nine-count indictment charging Michael Harvel, 59, of Crossville, Tennessee, with civil rights violations for kidnapping and sexually assaulting women that he supervised during his tenure as the Cumberland County, Tennessee, Solid Waste Director. FBI agents arrested Harvel at his home earlier today, and he will appear before a U.S. Magistrate Judge later this afternoon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2021
News Release: The Justice Department, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced that the government will collect $1.66 million in civil penalties as part of a settlement to resolve alleged violations of the FTC Act and the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) by New Jersey-based Environmental Safety International Inc. (ESI), as well as its co-owners, Joseph and Sean Carney, and its telemarketer, Raymond Carney, all of whom reside in New Jersey.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2021
News Release: A federal judge convicted two Philadelphia residents at a bench trial of conspiring to defraud the United States and aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2021
News Release: A federal jury convicted a veteran detective for the Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Police Department, who was also a task force officer with the FBI and a member of the Cumberland County Drug Task Force, today of bribery, drug distribution and making false statements.
By State Newswire | Jul 16, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Omamo. Secretary Blinken and Cabinet Secretary Omamo reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Kenya strategic partnership, highlighting shared ...
By State Newswire | Jul 16, 2021
News Release: Over the past year, People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Hong Kong officials have systematically undermined Hong Kong’s democratic institutions, delayed elections, disqualified elected lawmakers from office, and forced officials to take loyalty oaths to keep their jobs. Since protests began in 2019, ...
By State Newswire | Jul 16, 2021
News Release: On July 16, the U.S. Department of State, along with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, issued a business advisory to caution U.S. businesses about emerging risks to their operations and activities in Hong Kong. Many of ...
By State Newswire | Jul 16, 2021
News Release: Representatives of the United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan agreed in principle to establish a new quadrilateral diplomatic platform focused on enhancing regional connectivity. The parties consider long-term peace and stability in Afghanistan critical to regional connectivity and agree ...
By State Newswire | Jul 16, 2021
News Release: The text of the following statement was adopted by the Governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the United States of America, on the occasion of the International Conference, “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities,” held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan July 15-16, 2021.
By State Newswire | Jul 16, 2021
News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry traveled to Moscow, Russia, July 12-15, 2021. While in Moscow, he met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Edelgeriyev, Special Presidential Representative for Relations with International Organizations ...
By State Newswire | Jul 16, 2021
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. It is a real pleasure to have Foreign Minister Allamand here. Andres and I have had the opportunity to speak, but now we have the opportunity to spend some time together face-to-face with our teams. And for the United States and for me, this is especially welcome because Chile is such an important partner for the United States.
