News from July 2021
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Washington Monument will reopen to the public on Wednesday, July 14 at 9 a.m. after a six-month closure. The monument will be open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Masks are required for everyone, regardless of vaccination status, inside the Washington Monument.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal judge today imposed a prison sentence of nearly 20 years on a Whittier man who admitted exchanging child pornography - some of which involved infants and toddlers - with others on the internet.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Bradford, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The ringleader behind an extensive drug trafficking ring was sentenced today to 33 years in prison for distributing large amounts of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in Newport News and North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet hearing on "The Importance of a Diverse Federal Judiciary, Part 2: The Selection and Confirmation Process...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: Naim Ismail Admits to Defrauding Subsidiaries of Afghanistan-Based Bank Through Investment and Loan Swindle.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The ringleader behind an extensive drug trafficking ring was sentenced Monday to 33 years in prison for distributing large amounts of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine in Newport News and North Carolina. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and its Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) partners.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agricultural producers and landowners can apply for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup from today until August 20. This year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated signup options to provide greater incentives for producers and increase the program’s conservation and climate benefits, including setting a minimum rental rate and identifying two national priority zones.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Two San Fernando Valley men who participated in an extensive scheme that produced and sold counterfeit identity documents - including United States passport cards, Social Security cards and driver’s licenses - each received federal prison sentences today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SHAKALE BRANTLEY, also known as “Charlie Wilson," “Kellz," and “Man Man," 21, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to racketeering and witness tampering charges.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) issued the following statements after the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON - A 51-year-old woman has been ordered to federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux and Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Hampton man Friday of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, theft of government funds, and failing to file federal income tax returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN - Ronald Freeman, 39 has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for distribution of marijuana and using a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr., announced the sentence today.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District, Caliente Field Office is accepting Special Recreation Permit (SRP) applications to fill the two Truck/Buggy/Off-highway Vehicle event slots for calendar year 2022. The field office must receive applications by 4:30 p.m. PST, July 19, 2021.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - In a letter sent this morning, Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) urges senior federal land management officials to protect federal public lands in Texas from the impacts of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s proposed construction of new sections of wall, using state taxpayer money and private...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
Release: The government of Chile has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of Hydrangea (Hydrangae macrophylla) cuttings for planting from Chile into the United States. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with ...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
Release: The government of Kenya has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of fresh Marjoram (Origanum majorana) for consumption into the United States and Territories. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: Today, we move into Series 2 of our four-part Whole-of-Government R&D Showcase, focusing on “Building Resilience and Innovation Equity." For S&T and our federal, state, local, and tribal partners, resilience is one of the most demanding responsibilities of our lifetime, and the President’s recent Bipartisan...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: Defendant used Snapchat to engage in sexually explicit video-chats with minor children.
