News from July 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: Over 47 Pounds of Fentanyl, 6.5 Pounds of Methamphetamine, 4.5 Pounds of Cocaine, 2 Pounds of Heroin, 14 Firearms and More Than $335,000 Seized.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Junior Rafael Arias Soto, age 50, a citizen of the Dominican Republic and a resident of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for distributing fentanyl in the cities of Rensselaer and Troy.
By State Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
Release: MS PORTER: Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining this on-the-record call to discuss the Root Causes and Collaborative Migration Management Strategies of the Biden-Harris administration. Today, we are joined by Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A Dobson, North Carolina man pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to distribute medically illegitimate prescriptions for Schedule II opioids and Suboxone, as well as conspiring to use, in the course of the distribution of controlled substances, the DEA registration number of another person.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: NASHVILLE - A criminal complaint unsealed yesterday, charged a Florence, Kentucky man with attempted production of child pornography, attempted enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity, and attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Mary Jane Stewart for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By State Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
Release: QUESTION: I would like to thank Mr. Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, and thank you for joining us this brief interview. Hopefully it will shed a light on some major issues.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: 22 defendants convicted, 8 murders solved as part of multi-level law enforcement effort to dismantle local MS-13 clique.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties hearing on Texas Democrats’ superspreader stunt by calling out Democrats for using the hearing as a spectacle while failing to conduct real oversight. Ranking Member Comer emphasized Democrats...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: GREENVILLE, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has again cited a Greenville recycling company, where a 44-year-old welder employed by a contractor in the facility suffered fatal injuries in 2019 amid safety violations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that Russell Garvis Griffith Jr., age 47, of Muskogee, Oklahoma was found guilty by a federal jury of Aggravated Sexual Abuse in Indian Country, in violation of Title 18, United States Code...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union County, New Jersey, man admitted today to conspiring to commit bank fraud by soliciting U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees to steal check books from the mail and depositing fraudulent checks, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: Fraud Scheme Defrauded Companies and Individuals From Around the World.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: Washington - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson today, on the 10th anniversary of the creation of the USDA’s Certified Biobased Product Label, unveiled an Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry (PDF, 8 MB). The report demonstrates that the biobased industry is a substantial generator of economic activity and jobs, and that it has a significant positive impact on the environment.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra expressing concern about management problems and political interference at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as recent changes to mask guidance issued by the agency. The letter also requests answers to 25 specific questions relating to these issues.
By State Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
Release: Today, the United States is launching a plan to address the root causes of irregular migration from Central America and to manage migration humanely throughout North and Central America. As President Biden announced shortly after taking office, the United States is committed to a multi-year, $4 billion...
By State Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
Release: More information about Cyprus is available on the Cyprus Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice today announced the results of NIJ’s “Recidivism Forecasting Challenge," a program designed to provide critical information to the corrections field, help ensure the successful reintegration of individuals previously incarcerated and on parole, and improve public safety. A list of the Challenge winners is here.
By State Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
Release: The United States is deeply concerned with the increasingly harsh surveillance, harassment, and intimidation of U.S. and other foreign journalists in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including foreign journalists covering the devastation and loss of life caused by recent floods in Henan. The U.S. government reiterates the condolences of the American people to all those affected.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Trevor Mayer (24, Sheldon, Iowa) to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for producing material depicting the sexual exploitation of children. Mayer was also ordered to serve a 15-year term of supervised release and to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ga. - A convicted felon with a lengthy criminal history in the Columbus, Georgia, community was sentenced to federal prison today after an ATF-led investigation into gun trafficking.
