News from July 2021
By USDA Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, held a hearing on the restrictive voting bills currently under consideration in the Texas legislature, as well as how these proposals are related to nationwide voter suppression efforts fueled by baseless claims of widespread electoral fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michelle L. Wasserman (619) 546-8431 and Valerie Chu (619) 546-6750.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: DES MOINES - An Oskaloosa man, Cody James Vancenbrock, age 28, was sentenced on July 29, 2021, by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, to 240 months in prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine Resulting in Death. Following imprisonment, Vancenbrock is ordered to serve five years of supervised release, pay restitution, and pay $100 to the Crime Victims Fund. Acting United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal made this announcement.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
Release: Charleston, WV - Passenger volume at West Virginia airports is increasing this summer and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who are flying.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: CRATER LAKE, OR - The Cleetwood Trail in Crater Lake National Park will temporarily close on Tuesday, August 3rd and Wednesday, August 4th so park staff can install a hardening material on a portion of the trail surface. The work is being done mid-week to reduce impacts on visitors and the trail will reopen as soon as the work is completed.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, 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 29, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Chandler Whittaker, age 25, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced today to 121 months in prison for receipt and possession of child pornography. The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida - Prentiss K. Madden, a licensed veterinarian who recorded himself sexually abusing dogs, shared the bestiality videos on-line, and collected on-line child pornography, pled guilty today in Miami federal court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, David A. Hubbert, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS"), announced that U.S. District Judge Gregory H. Woods...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Richard Stanton, 34, of Hope, Maine was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for drug trafficking, firearms, and fraud offenses. According to court documents and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Devin Cory Teter, of Franklin, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 48 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today blasted President Biden’s announcement requiring federal employees to be vaccinated or undergo regular testing, masks, and social distancing.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are seeking public feedback on a draft Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP) proposed for Olympic National Park.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Elko District, Wells Field Office and Ely District, Bristlecone Field Office will begin a wild horse gather on or about Aug. 1, 2021, on the Antelope Complex located about 50 miles southeast of Elko or 50 miles north of Ely, Nevada. The BLM plans to gather and remove approximately 2,200 excess wild horses. The BLM will conduct gather operations using the helicopter-assisted method.
By State Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
Release: The United States Government, in partnership with the Government of India, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Confederation of Indian Industry, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC), is sponsoring the fourth annual Indo-Pacific Business Forum...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the guilty plea today of JOHN PIERRE DUPONT, a/k/a “John Gary Rinaldo," in connection with a years-long scheme to defraud thousands of donors to scam political action committees that impersonated numerous U.S. Senate campaigns and candidates. DUPONT pled guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft before U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Ana Christina Avalos a/k/a “Christina Cazares-Quintero", age 35, of Phelan, California, to 57 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Michael Goodnough, 46, of Rutland was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Geoffrey Crawford to 24 months’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release, which will follow the term of imprisonment.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: As a key step in its effort to manage the risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting input from the public that will inform the development of AI risk management guidance.
