News from July 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Raleigh man was sentenced today to 200 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute 500 grams or more of Cocaine, 1 kilogram or more of Heroin, and a quantity of Marijuana, Possess with Intent to Distribute 100 grams of Heroin and 500 grams or more of Cocaine, and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -In the year 2020, more than 4 million visitors to Gulf Islands National Seashore spent $180 million in nearby communities, according to a new National Park Service report.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a hearing focused on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, and building the nation’s public health infrastructure to protect families against future public...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
Release: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) today delivered the following remarks to the House Rules Committee in support of an appropriate rule for the House to consider, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing on "The Need to Enhance the Voting Rights Act: Practice-Based Coverage...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man has been taken into federal custody and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Radiation safety experts with EM Richland Operations Office contractors Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) and Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) recently teamed up to improve worker safety at the Hanford Site.
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led 12 colleagues in introducing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency Accountability and Transparency Act. This legislation outlines a comprehensive approach to cease U.S. contributions ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Whitewood, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Judge.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A drive thru Document Drop-off Center will open in Ypsilanti on Tuesday, July 27 to help renters, homeowners and business owners affected by the June 25 - 26 severe storms and flooding.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: MEDFORD, Ore. - As the warm weather continues and fire danger increases, Bureau of Land Management Medford District officials are implementing additional public use restrictions on BLM-managed lands in southern Oregon. Starting July 28, 2021 at 12:01 a.m., BLM Medford District is moving to Stage III public use restrictions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN - Joshua Henley, 32, of Evansville, Indiana, has been indicted for using three minors to create sexual abuse material and for transporting a minor interstate to engage in criminal sexual activity. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr., announced the indictment today.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: SW Oregon - As the weather continues to trend towards extreme warming and increasing drought conditions, officials with the Bureau of Land Management Medford District, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest and Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District are increasing campfire restrictions...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Kelvin Canales, 21, of Philadelphia, PA, was arrested and charged by Indictment with possession of a firearm by a felon stemming from an incident in which he allegedly violently assaulted a victim before disposing of the weapon. Canales made his initial appearance on these charges in federal court earlier today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Raheem Nigge Taylor, 28, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of firearms by a prohibited person, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics trafficking and firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: Allegations Include Murders, Assaults, Kidnappings, Robberies & Drug Distribution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Hastings woman and former elected official was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for misappropriating more than $650,000 in public funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: BOISE - Charles R. Jorgensen, 43, of Boise, was sentenced to 140 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also ordered Jorgensen to serve five years of supervised release following his prison sentence.
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry traveled to the United Kingdom and Italy from July 20 to July 26, 2021, to engage with G20 and international counterparts. This effort raises the climate ambition ahead of the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) this November in Glasgow, UK.
