News from July 2021
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
News Release: Put-in-Bay, Ohio - The National Park Service (NPS) is again soliciting proposals on a full and open basis from all interested businesses having the capability to perform the work described below. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE) website at.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA -Donald Noel Smith, of Oakland, Maryland, was sentenced today to three years probation for drug trafficking, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reminded travelers Friday to be fully aware of the contents of their carry-on luggage prior to arrival at the security checkpoint. This advice follows TSA’s discovery of a loaded firearm in the carry-on bag of a male passenger ticketed for travel from Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) to Salt Lake City International Airport earlier this afternoon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Valerie Arthur, 35, of Pinedale, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, appeared at a preliminary hearing today in federal court where she was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country. Arthur will remain in custody pending a detention hearing scheduled for July 13.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
News Release: Mammoth Cave National Park will temporarily close the Green River Ferry Road and Green River Ferry service from Tuesday, July 13 to Thursday, July 15. An additional day of closure on Friday, July 16 may be required depending on weather and work progress. The closures are needed to complete the final stages of the Green River Ferry Ramp Extension Project.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Deshawndo Dewight Williams, Jr., 27, of Texas City, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. to 46 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA-House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement in response to the announcement that the United States and Mexico had agreed upon a remediation plan following the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) self-initiated labor complaint filed under the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA) Rapid Response Mechanism...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that Scott Remick, 46, of Bristol, Vermont, was charged by criminal complaint in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, with one count of possession of child pornography. Remick made his initial appearance to answer...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Thomas Olsem, 53, Luck, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty today, and was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 7 years in prison for possessing firearms as a felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that EMEKA NNAWUBA, a/k/a “Benjamin Alabie," who is a member of the United States Army Reserves, was sentenced yesterday to 40 months in prison for participating in a scheme to launder over $1 million in proceeds...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a statement after President Biden removed Andrew Saul as the commissioner of the Social Security Administration...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for fentanyl trafficking.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
News Release: Coral reefs are a favorite spot for scuba divers and are among the world’s most diverse ecosystems. For example, the Hawaiian coral reefs, known as the “rainforests of the sea," host over 7,000 species of marine animals, fishes, birds and plants. But coral reefs are facing serious threats, including a number of diseases that have been linked to human activity.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
News Release: National Park Service Law Enforcement Rangers at Kennesaw Mountain National.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A woman has been arrested on a federal drug charge after allegedly selling two kilograms of cocaine while vacationing in Chicago this week.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Two cargo handling company employees who worked at Los Angeles International Airport each pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for stealing four gold bars that were part of a larger shipment headed from Australia to New York.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
News Release: Tucson, AZ - Effective Friday, July 9, 2021, Saguaro National Park, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coronado National Memorial, Chiricahua National Monument, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, and Tumacácori National Historical Park will lift all fire restrictions in southeastern Arizona. Due to...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Darren Watts, 26, of Shreveport, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to 94 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for his role in an armed robbery that took place in Shreveport in November 2018, announced Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - A new canal boat is making its way to Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park in Georgetown. The National Park Service (NPS) and Georgetown Heritage are excited to be bringing a canal boat back to Georgetown after nearly a decade!.
By State Newswire | Jul 9, 2021
Release: In recognition of the Department’s commitment to environmental leadership and sustainable design, the new U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the United States Green Building Council. The U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED green building program certifies the design, construction, maintenance and operations of high-performance, sustainable projects and communities around the world.
