News from July 2021
By DOL Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: Today, every Republican Member of the Education and Labor Committee, led by Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Department of Labor Secretary Martin Walsh highlighting the importance of employer-sponsored health ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus woman pleaded guilty in federal court here today to crimes related to COVID relief fraud.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: YUMA, Ariz. - Reclamation’s Yuma Area Office announced today the reopening of Phil Swing Park at Imperial Dam following an extended closure to accommodate infrastructure improvement efforts. Phil Swing Park, known for its fishing and recreational opportunities, is located adjacent to Imperial Dam along the Colorado River.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking the 56th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing Medicare and Medicaid into law...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: GREAT FALLS - Danielle Marie Marceau, also known as Danielle Marie Comesatnight, 35, of Browning, was sentenced on July 29, 2021 to 97 months in federal prison for fatally stabbing another individual during an argument. Marceau was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $11, 735.90 in restitution by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Morris.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: Maulabaksh Gorgeech and Niamatullah Gorgeech Are Charged with Attempting to Send.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation that would help bolster the federal workforce’s understanding of artificial intelligence (AI). The bill...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition and failing to register as a sex offender.
By State Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
Release: More information about Peru is available on the Peru Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: Chukwuemeka Okparaeke Netted Millions by Distributing Kilograms of Fentanyl Analogues and Synthetic Opioids Through a Darknet Marketplace and the United States Mail, Completing Over 7,000 Sales.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Washington, D.C., man was sentenced to 33 months in prison Friday for accessing child pornography following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today the first Continued Presence (CP) resource guide to assist federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies nationwide with their human trafficking investigations and prosecutions. When used by law enforcement, CP is a tool that will help increase the likelihood of success in human trafficking investigations and prosecutions.
By State Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
Release: More information about Croatia is available on the Croatia Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that ANNIN DAMIAN SOLDIERWOLF, 52, of Fort Washakie, Wyoming, was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 22, 2021, for Abusive Sexual Contact. The Indictment alleges that Soldierwolf knowingly engaged and attempted to engage in sexual contact with a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - A federal jury has found Wilis A. Santiago Rivera (60, St. Petersburg) guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Santiago faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A man who illegally possessed a loaded handgun during widespread looting in downtown Chicago last summer was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: For Distribution of Child Pornography. HAMMOND-Christopher F. Zinanni, 34, of Valparaiso was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Phillip Simon upon his plea of guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney Tina L. Nommay. Zinanni was sentenced to...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: DENTON, Texas - Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in Tarrant County, Texas. Property owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements. Community stakeholders can identify any concerns or questions about the information provided and participate in the 90-day appeal and comment periods.
By State Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the Philippine government’s decision to retract the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States:
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus man pleaded guilty in federal court today to a range of federal crimes, including fraud conspiracy, aggravated identity theft, money laundering, false claims to United States citizenship and firearms violations.
