News from July 2021
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: For three days in early June, 93 volunteers and agency and organization representatives fanned out across eastern Nevada’s 704,000-acre monument to observe and record the plants, small mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians using the iNaturalist application. So far, 1,728 observations and 406 species have been recorded.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: BARSTOW, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management, Barstow Field Office, is seeking public input on the environmental analysis for proposed remediation actions at the Calico Early Man Site located 15 miles northeast of Barstow, California within San Bernardino County.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - Gerald Michael Abraham (76, Naples) has pleaded guilty to three counts of dispensing controlled substances for no legitimate medical purpose. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on each count.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced today that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional federal emergency aid available for the state of Florida to assist with ongoing response and recovery efforts.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: James Kerns Found Guilty of Cocaine and Crack Cocaine Charges.
By State Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
Release: With State Department assistance, Washington-based Ukrainian media have also made several trips to Baltimore to interview their sailors in training. Rear Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa, the Commander of the Ukrainian Navy, also commented at a recent graduation ceremony that, “We are grateful for the ample...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that Michael David Jackson, age 39, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma was found guilty by a federal jury of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor Under 12, one count of Abusive Sexual Contact...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Republican Leader of the Social Security Subcommittee Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) released the following statements on the departure of Amy Shuart, Subcommittee Staff Director for Social Security for the House Committee on Ways...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Morgan Kenney, 35, and Zachary Craig Carlson, 30, of Hope, Idaho, were sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr., today. Senior United States Ninth Circuit Judge Richard C. Tallman sentenced Kenney to 52 months and Carlson to 37 months. Kenney and Carlson, upon completion of their time, were ordered to serve an additional three years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: Contract Rehabilitation Therapy Providers Agree to Pay $8.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to the Provision of Medically Unnecessary Therapy Services.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on Wednesday June 30, 2021, JEFFREY GITTE, age 24, a resident of New York, pled guilty to two counts of the Indictment filed against him, in which he was charged with participating in a conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent...
By State Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
Release: In response to the brutal campaign of violence perpetrated by the Burmese military regime and to continue imposing costs in connection with the military coup, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Assets Control is designating today 22 individuals connected to the regime, pursuant to Executive...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rudolph Ford, age 32, formerly of Olyphant, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on July 1, 2021, before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A contract rehabilitation therapy provider will pay $8.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by knowingly causing 12 skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in New York and New Jersey to submit false claims to Medicare for services that were not reasonable, necessary, or skilled, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) wants the public to be safe during the Fourth of July. Understanding the dangers associated with illegal or improperly used/manufactured fireworks can prevent severe injuries, disfigurement, or even death.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: Used a Credit Union Account to Receive Unemployment Insurance Funds to Which he Was Not Entitled and then Sent the Money to his Cohorts.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: One-Year Later: What They’re Saying About USMCA.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: BAKER, NV - A fire ban will be implemented on July 2, 2021. This year is predicted to be a very active fire season across the Western United States. All of Great Bain National Park is experiencing exceptional drought this year. Additionally, fire resources and personnel are stretched and to protect the...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - The deadline to apply for federal assistance for May’s severe storms, tornadoes and flooding is Aug. 2. You will not want to miss out on the opportunity to receive a grant from FEMA or a low-interest disaster loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), if qualified. The five designated parishes for disaster assistance are Ascension, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Iberville and Lafayette.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - BRIAN TILLMAN, a/k/a “Cosca," a/k/a “Costa," a/k/a “Speedy," age 34, was sentenced in federal court on June 30, 2021, to twenty-eight (28) months before U.S. District Court Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute over 100...
