News from July 2021
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Targeted Victims. WASHINGTON - Glenn Matthews, 32, of Washington, D.C., has been detained pending trial following the filing of charges of attempted production of child pornography, attempted enticement, enticement of a minor, and sending obscene material to minors. The charges...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: AUSTIN - For a scheme that defrauded the Texas Employees Retirement System, Olumide Bankole Morakinyo, 38, a Nigerian national residing in Canada, was sentenced today to eight years in prison and repayment of $975,863 in restitution to multiple victims for conspiracy to commit money laundering.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader for Consumer Protection and Commerce Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s subcommittee hearing with the members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
By USDA Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement in support of the House Agriculture Committee’s passage of an extension of the Wildfire Hurricane Indemnity Program (WHIP+) disaster program for 2020 and 2021 losses...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
Release: DES MOINES - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Des Moines International Airport (DSM) Tuesday - the second catch in less than a week.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Ahmad Sami, 46, Ceasar Sami, 21, and Rania Alkanj, 33, all of Corona, California, pleaded guilty to failing to assist customs officers. The charges carry a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a fine of $100,000.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: DENVER - This afternoon, FEMA authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Poverty Flats Fire burning in Big Horn County and Crow Agency in Montana.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers issued the following statement on a comprehensive package of discussion draft bills to hold Big Tech accountable by improving transparency and content moderation accountability, reforming Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, promoting competition, and preventing illegal and harmful activity on their platforms.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Louisiana woman pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy to defraud the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: EMINENCE, Mo. - Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR) is partnering with Shannon County Museum, Ozark Riverways Foundation, Ozark Heritage Project, and the Dent County Historical Society to host a “Celebration of the River Community at Round Spring" on August 7 from 5:00 - 9:30 p.m. at the Round Spring picnic pavilion.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled, “Transforming the FTC: Legislation to Modernize Consumer Protection:"
By DOE Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader for Consumer Protection and Commerce Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s subcommittee hearing with the members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky, seeking information about the company’s reported plans to pursue bankruptcy protection for a dedicated subsidiary the company would create to assume liability for injuries allegedly caused by Johnson & Johnson talc Baby Powder.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Yesterday, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, held a hearing to examine the cybersecurity of the U.S. electrical grid, the Biden Administration’s efforts to secure this critical component of our nation’s infrastructure, and whether additional actions are needed to address vulnerabilities in the electrical grid.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is taking action to prevent wildfire and has closed parts of Mauna Loa Road and Hilina Pali Road to motorized vehicles, effective Wednesday, July 28 until further notice.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved a slate of measures during a committee markup today, including bipartisan legislation led by Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR) to preclude new foreign airlines from operating to and from the United States that exploit “flags of convenience" to avoid the regulations of their home countries, or otherwise undermine labor standards. The legislation is now ready for consideration on the House floor.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, & Innovation, released the below statement on President Biden releasing the National Security Memorandum on Improving Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems...
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
Release: The Office of Global Partnerships at the U.S. Department of State, Concordia, and the University of Virginia Darden School of Business Institute for Business in Society announce the finalists for the 2021 P3 Impact Award. The Award recognizes exemplary public-private partnerships (P3s) that provide solutions...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Glenn Whitney, 26, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for Sex Trafficking of a Minor. The Honorable Brian C. Buescher sentenced Whitney to 250 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal prison system. After his release from prison, Whitney will serve 5 years of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender.
