News published on Federal Newswire in July 2021

News from July 2021


Eastern District of Texas Delivers Another Blow Against White Supremacist Prison Gang

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - Three individuals connected to the Aryan Circle (AC) prison gang have pleaded guilty to federal violations, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:‎.


Kendallville Man Sentenced To Over 17 Years In Prison

News Release: For Possessing With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine.


Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing Credit Card Manufacturing Equipment

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Eugene Stephan Cole (31, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to possession of credit card manufacturing equipment. He faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison and payment of restitution to victims that he defrauded. Cole also agreed to forfeit to the United States various equipment and computer media he had used to produce counterfeit debit and credit cards.


News Release: FREDERICKSBURG, VA - Resurfacing work on Lee Drive at the Fredericksburg Battlefield will leave sections of the roadway unsuitable for bicyclists for at least three months.


Dickinson County Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy

News Release: Wolthuis caught with three pounds of meth leaving residence where 20 pounds of meth was seized.


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TA’RON PHARR, also known as “250," 21, of Bridgeport, 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.


USDA Designates Hawaii County, Hawaii, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

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...


Two Men Sentenced For Robbing Lowndes County Banks

News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Today, Acting U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Stewart announced that two men were sentenced for their role in robbing two Lowndes County banks. On Thursday, July 1, 2021, Bennie Ray Carpenter, Jr., a 42-year-old man from Town Creek, Alabama, was sentenced to 154 months in prison. Then...


Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve to Close as Tropical Storm Elsa Approaches

News Release: Jacksonville, FL- Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, including Fort Caroline National Memorial, Kingsley Plantation, Cedar Point, Theodore Roosevelt Area and Spanish Pond will be closed as of 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 6 with the approach of Tropical Storm Elsa. The projected forecast and potential...


News Release: EM has updated its popular “By the Numbers" feature, which illustrates cleanup progress at EM sites through quick and clear infographics.


FAA Releases New PSA, Levies $119K Against 9 Passengers for Alleged Unruly Behavior

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a new public service announcement and levied $119,000 in civil penalties against passengers for alleged violations of federal regulations as part of its Zero Tolerance efforts against unruly behavior.


East Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl Analogue

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIAM VALERIO-PALERMO, also known as “Willy," 35, of East Hartford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of acetylfentanyl, a fentanyl analogue.


Release: Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public that we have added Malaysia to the list of regions that APHIS considers to be affected with African swine fever (ASF). APHIS has taken this action because of confirmation of ASF in ...


Youth Conservation Program in Grand Teton marks 15 years of impact

News Release: MOOSE, WY- Grand Teton National Park Foundation and Grand Teton National Park are celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the Youth Conservation Program (YCP). YCP was launched in 2006 to steward the next generation of conservation leaders-aligning with the core mission of the National Park Service to foster a land ethic and an appreciation for the outdoors in young people.


Recognizing Foreign Policy Advisors for Their Work To Strengthen Security Partnerships in Africa and the Indo-Pacific

Release: In a world with increasingly complex political and security challenges, bridging the gap between diplomacy and defense is of vital importance to U.S. foreign policy. Global issues are increasingly interconnected and cross-cutting, with both political and military aspects, making it more important than ever to have an agile, adaptable approach to foreign policy that can quickly adjust to changing circumstances.


Leader Of “Mike’s Candyshop” Drug Delivery Service Pleads Guilty To Narcotics Distribution That Resulted In The 2018 Death Of Colin Kroll

News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ARIEL TAVAREZ, a/k/a “A," a/k/a “Mike," pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, and a fentanyl analogue, and to distributing narcotics that caused...


Eastern District of Texas Delivers Another Blow Against White Supremacist Prison Gang

News Release: Three Additional Guilty Pleas Result From “Operation Noble Virtue," a Multiagency Anti-Crime Effort of Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement.



USDA Designates Faulk County, South Dakota, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

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...