News from July 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Peever, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact was sentenced on July 12, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 15, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm traveled to New Jersey to make the case for President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, infrastructure plan, and its investments to build a clean energy economy that creates millions of good-paying jobs and delivers environmental justice to disadvantaged communities.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 15, 2021
Release: Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Appropriations Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2022 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies bill.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2021
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal jury convicted a Raleigh man yesterday on charges of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
By State Newswire | Jul 15, 2021
Release: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman will travel to Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and Mongolia from July 18 to July 25.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 15, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee markup of 19 bills...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania - A resident of Clairton, Pennsylvania, has been arrested in Clairton on charges of violating federal firearm and narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2021
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Eric Matthew Lipman, 59, of Tallahassee, Florida, was arrested this morning after a federal grand jury in Tallahassee returned an indictment charging him with conspiracy to produce, distribute, possess, and receive child pornography. The indictment was announced by Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2021
News Release: In response to rapidly declining water levels in Lake Powell, the National Park Service at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (NPS) is immediately initiating two projects to rehabilitate a legacy ramp in the Wahweap area and temporarily extend a launch ramp in the Bullfrog area. These projects will...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2021
News Release: For Drug Distribution and Firearm Offenses.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 14, 2021
News Release: House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “The Global Challenge of Forced Labor in Supply Chains: Strengthening Enforcement and Protecting Workers" on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 10:00 AM EDT using the Cisco Webex platform.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2021
News Release: Ocala, Florida - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Johnny Lee Smith (43, Pensacola) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. He had pleaded guilty on March 26, 2021.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2021
News Release: UKIAH, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ukiah Field Office invites public comment on travel management planning for trails and roads within the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument on BLM-managed public lands. BLM will host a virtual public meeting, via Zoom, on Wednesday, July 21, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., part of a 30-day public scoping period, which ends Aug. 16.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 14, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, as part of the ongoing response, agencies across the U.S. government announced new resources and initiatives to protect American businesses and communities from ransomware attacks. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), together with ...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 14, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 14, 2021 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to aid recovery efforts for farmers, ranchers and residents affected by Tropical Storm Elsa – the fifth named storm in what has already been a very active hurricane season. USDA staff in offices across the country are ready to respond with a variety of program flexibilities and other assistance to producers and communities in need.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2021
News Release: A California-licensed naturopathic doctor was arrested today for her alleged scheme to sell homeoprophylaxis immunization pellets and to falsify COVID-19 vaccination cards by making it appear that customers had received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Moderna vaccine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2021
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it will require Danfoss A/S (Danfoss) and Eaton Corporation Plc (Eaton) to divest assets from both Danfoss’s and Eaton’s orbital motor and hydraulic steering unit manufacturing businesses in order to proceed with their proposed asset purchase agreement. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2021
News Release: A Wisconsin man was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for fraudulently seeking over $600,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
By State Newswire | Jul 14, 2021
News Release: MS PORTER: Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining the State Department’s press briefing on the status of our passport services. Joining us today is Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services Rachel Arndt from the department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs. Deputy Assistant Secretary Arndt oversees and directs the department’s passports operations here in Washington, as well as its network of passport agencies and centers across the United States.
By State Newswire | Jul 14, 2021
News Release: At the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), June 21 – July 14, the United States pushed forward on priority issues as an observer state while actively pursuing election to the Council for the 2022-2024 term. We continued to model the integrity we intend to bring to Council leadership, recognizing ...
