News from July 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - William Monte Hosetosavit, 27, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, was sentenced in federal court on July 27 to two years and seven months in prison for assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that AYSIA RYAN, 22, of Windsor, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in an extensive commercial larceny spree.
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
Release: The United States is taking action to promote accountability for entities and individuals that have perpetuated the suffering of the Syrian people. The United States is sanctioning eight Syrian prisons, five Assad regime officials in the institutions that run those facilities, two militia groups, and two militia leaders. These actions underscore the U.S. commitment to promote respect for human rights and accountability for abuse against Syrians.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo released a joint statement on President Biden’s signing of a new National Security Memorandum, “Improving Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems.” “Today President Biden signed a new ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding today’s announcement by Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero about a recent enforcement operation in Mexicali, Baja California that resulted in the arrest of seven individuals for their alleged ...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 28, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today an investment of over $21.8 million to 1890 Land-grant Institutions to support research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities at our nation’s Land-grant University System.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: A federal grand jury in Nashville, Tennessee, has returned a 60-count indictment charging nine members of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) with a racketeering conspiracy spanning more than seven years.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Today the U.S. Department of Justice announced the release of two guidance documents to ensure states fully comply with federal laws regarding elections, specifically federal statutes affecting methods of voting and federal constraints related to post-election “audits.” “The right of all eligible citizens ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Wilson County, North Carolina, alleging that Wilson County Emergency Communications (WCEC) engaged in unlawful retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it terminated an employee after she disclosed to supervisors that she had been sexually harassed while on the job.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it will require Gray Television Inc. and Quincy Media Inc. to divest 10 broadcast television stations in seven local markets as a condition of resolving a challenge to Gray’s proposed $925 million acquisition of Quincy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: A Louisiana woman pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy to defraud the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: A Texas man was sentenced today to more than 11 years in prison for wire-fraud and money-laundering offenses in connection with his fraudulent scheme to obtain approximately $24.8 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: The Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday announced the establishment of two standing repurchase agreement (repo) facilities—a domestic standing repo facility (SRF) and a repo facility for foreign and international monetary authorities (FIMA repo facility). These facilities will serve as backstops in money markets to support the effective implementation of monetary policy and smooth market functioning.
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Today we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention. At this time of historic global forced displacement, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change have exacerbated the challenges refugees face, making the international commitments in the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol ...
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: MR KESHAP: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Nice to see all of you. Thank you for joining us this morning. It is a very great pleasure for me to participate in this morning’s discussion on inclusive development with the United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and our distinguished guests from these civil society organizations.
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: MR KESHAP: Hello, welcome. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Roosevelt House, the residence of the United States ambassador. What a fantastic day we have today. Thank you all for coming, especially you little ones. Hello, how are you? (Laughter.) I love your mask. Is that Colorado? GUEST: Mm-hmm.
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: MODERATOR: Minister Jaishankar. EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER JAISHANKAR: It’s a real pleasure to welcome you back, this time on your first visit (inaudible) Secretary of State. I am confident that the visit will be a very productive one and that the quality of our discussions will fully reflect the strength ...
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: On behalf of the United States and the American people, I send our best wishes to the people of Peru as you celebrate the 200th anniversary of your independence.
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today, where they discussed efforts to deepen the U.S.-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. Secretary Blinken and Prime Minister Modi discussed ...
