News from July 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Verzh Movsisyan, 43, of Glendale, CA, was sentenced to six years and three months in prison, five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $599,000 in restitution by U.S. District Court Judge Paul S. Diamond for his involvement in a theft scheme using stolen debit card information.
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
Release: The United States is designating one Turkey-based al-Qa’ida financial facilitator for materially assisting al-Qa’ida and one Syria-based terrorist fundraiser and recruiter for providing material support to Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), a group linked with al-Qa’ida. These designations were made pursuant to Executive Order 13224, as amended, a counterterrorism sanctions authority.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Three men charged with drug trafficking and firearms charges in three separate cases have been sentenced to time in federal prison, Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: The House today passed, on a bipartisan 215 to 207 vote, the 2022 Legislative Branch funding bill. The legislation provides annual funding for the Congress, the Capitol Police, and other Legislative Branch agencies.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory has confirmed African swine fever (ASF) in samples collected from pigs in the Dominican Republic through an existing cooperative surveillance program. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Nigerian National Known as ‘Hushpuppi’ Admits Money Laundering in School Financing Scam and Additional Cyber and Business Email Compromise Schemes.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
Release: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of, the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs appropriations bill.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) released new data requested from the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) on the prevalence of mega-IRA accounts.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joshua Sattora, 37, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to receipt of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years in prison.
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
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?
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that Dillon M. Guidry, age 28, of Thibodaux, Louisiana, pled guilty before Brian A. Jackson to attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. As a result of his conviction, Guidry faces a significant term of imprisonment, a fine, and a period of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan W. Sharp announced that Rufus E. Dennis, 43, of Omaha, Nebraska, was convicted today in federal court in Omaha after a three-day jury trial. Dennis was found guilty of one count of Attempted Interference with Interstate Commerce by way of Robbery, one count of possessing...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: PHONE: (716) 843-5817. FAX #: (716) 551-3051. BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Titus Thompson, Jr., 38, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted following a federal jury trial of conspiracy to traffic firearms from Ohio to Buffalo, unlawful dealing in firearms, being...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: In case you missed it: Earlier this week, Senator Murray, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, wrote about how the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need to make bold investments in public health-now and in the long term. The new post on Medium also cites polling from Data for Progress released this week, showing 70 percent of Americans consistently support investing $30 billion in a range of public health and preparedness efforts.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Connecticut woman today admitted to engaging in a conspiracy to divert over $546,000 in customer payments owed to her former employers for personal use, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a joint cybersecurity advisory today, highlighting the top Common Vulnerabilities...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: A man who was arrested after a Mannford police officer discovered methamphetamine, fentanyl, and firearms in his vehicle pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Eight people are facing multiple drug charges after a federal Grand Jury handed down a drug trafficking indictment on July 21, 2021, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
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By Commerce Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Top Republican on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) highlighted the success of Republicans’ 1996 welfare reform and addressed new ways Congress can better support working Americans.
