News published on Federal Newswire in July 2021

News from July 2021


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JOSEPH ANTHONY BORINO, age 64, a resident of Spring Hill, Texas, pleaded guilty on July 8, 2021 before United States District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to Count One of a one-count Superseding Bill of Information charging him with misprision of a felony, namely, wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 4.


News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - - After more than a year away due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cape Lookout National Seashore is pleased to announce the return of Astronomy Night on Friday, July 16, at the Harkers Island Visitor Center, from 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.


Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I offer my best wishes to the citizens of Kiribati as you celebrate your National Day on July 12.


News Release: Washington, DC -Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul, Chairman Gregory W. Meeks, and Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights Ranking Member Chris Smith and Chairwoman Karen Bass issued the following statement on the tenth anniversary of South Sudan’s Independence...


News Release: VALDOSTA, Ga. - A Florida man arrested following a high-speed chase along I-75 after he robbed a traveler at gunpoint was sentenced to federal prison for his crime.


News Release: A New York man who allegedly hurled racial slurs at a police officer has been charged with a gun crime, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.


News Release: Montgomery, Ala. - Today, Acting United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart announced that two individuals have pleaded guilty to conspiring to unlawfully distribute a controlled substance. On July 8, 2021, Shayla Denise Moorer, 39, of Suwanee, Georgia entered her guilty plea. Last week, on June 30, 2021, Naaman Rashad Jackson, 33, from Montgomery, Alabama admitted his guilt in federal court.


News Release: San Diego, CA - U.S. Marshals apprehended Anthony Lorenzi, wanted for murder by the Chicago Police Department, Friday afternoon in Chula Vista, California.


News Release: Washington D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued a joint statement following news that Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock...


News Release: We often cherish the small memories of summer and all the joy that those memories bring. Maybe those memories are framed with ocean breezes, laughter, good food and time well-spent with friends or family. Whatever your summer memories include, I'd like to think that the yellow-green flash of the firefly is somewhere on the list.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that ALTON COOKS, from Orleans Parish, pleaded guilty on July 7, 2021 to a one-count indictment. COOKS was indicted by a federal Grand Jury on Oct. 23, 2020.


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAYLEN WILSON, also known as “Jay-Dot," 22, of Ansonia and Derby, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a racketeering charge stemming from a gang-related murder in Bridgeport’s East End in August 2018.


Whale Waters Update for Glacier Bay Effective July 10, 2021

News Release: BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA - Today, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Deputy Superintendent Tom Schaff announced an update to temporary whale waters to protect more than 30 humpback whales feeding at the entrance to the East Arm, particularly near Garforth Island and Sturgess Island. This notice removes...


News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) encouraging schools to reopen fully in the fall...


News Release: Miami, Florida - A Palm Beach Gardens, Florida adult who enticed minor girls into sending him sexually explicit pictures of themselves by, among other things, pretending to be a teenager during on-line chats has pled guilty in federal court in West Palm Beach to production, distribution, and possession of child pornography.


Luck Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Possessing Firearms as a Felon

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.


Newport Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Creating Illegal Video Streaming and Downloading Websites

News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-A Newport, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for creating websites to illegally distribute thousands of copyright-protected movies and television shows and evading taxes on the profits of his illicit endeavor.


News Release: ATLANTA - An additional seven Florida counties are designated for federal emergency aid to supplement state, local and tribal response efforts for areas affected by Tropical Storm Elsa beginning on July 4 and continuing.


Former Office Administrator Facing Federal Charges for Defrauding Her Employer of More Than $700,000, for Fraudulently Obtaining Social Security Disability Payments, and for Tax Evasion

News Release: Allegedly Deposited More Than $700,000 in Checks Intended for her Employer’s Use Into a Bank Account She Controlled, Obtained Social Security Disability Benefits While Continuing to Work, and Concealed Her Income from the IRS.


News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Michael McCaul, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with Representatives Karen Bass and Chris Smith, Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights, issued the following statement on the tenth anniversary of South Sudan’s Independence...