News from July 2021
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are seeking public feedback on a draft Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP) that is being proposed for Mount Rainier National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal jury in Bridgeport has found BARRY DUCLOS, 42, of Norwich guilty of fentanyl analogue trafficking, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and carfentanil and firearm possession offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: GREAT FALLS - Two Montana nurse practitioners have been sentenced for conspiring to defraud Medicare of millions of dollars. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Morris sentenced Janae Nichole Harper, 34, of Kalispell, to 12 months in prison and Mark Allen Hill, 54, of Edinburg, North Dakota to 9 months in...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah tire store owner faces decades in federal prison after a U.S. District Court jury found him guilty of distributing methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - 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: MINNEAPOLIS - A Canadian national has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to the sexual abuse of minors occurring on the Bois Forte Indian Reservation, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: U.S. Promoter of Foreign Cryptocurrency Companies Pleads Guilty for Role in Multimillion-Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the Department of Justice’s position in the Committee’s ongoing lawsuit to access former President Donald Trump’s tax returns...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. July 30, 2021 - Five known fires were ignited by lightning on July 29, 2021. These fires are located within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Wilderness. Currently there are no threats to infrastructure, or public safety.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Michael Laury, age 42, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 180 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion, for methamphetamine and false statement offenses.
By State Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
Release: Begin text: The United States welcomes the EU’s adoption today of a new sanctions regime to promote accountability and reform in Lebanon. As an increasing number of Lebanese suffer from the country’s worsening economic crisis, it is critical that Lebanese leaders heed their people’s repeated calls for...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: Gunnison, CO - Blue Mesa Reservoir will be dropping about two feet a week throughout August, September, and October according to data recently released by the Bureau of Reclamation. This means that boat ramps will become increasingly difficult to use and will eventually need to be closed as they become unsafe and unusable. The National Park Service is monitoring reservoir levels and will be making adjustments as needed to maintain the safety of our boaters.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA - Today Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Deputy Superintendent Tom Schaff announced a 13-knot speed limit in Whidbey Passage to protect more than 20 humpback whales feeding there. This change will go into effect beginning at 5:00AM Saturday, July 31, 2021. As shown on the attached map, current whale waters are defined as follows.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas felon was sentenced Thursday to 10 years and one month in prison for robbing two banks at gunpoint on the same day in April 2018, stealing approximately $22,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The United States has intervened in six complaints alleging that members of the Kaiser Permanente consortium violated the False Claims Act by submitting inaccurate diagnosis codes for its Medicare Advantage Plan enrollees in order to receive higher reimbursements.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: HONONLULU, HI- The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public feedback on a proposal to introduce paid parking at Pearl Harbor National Memorial. Generated revenue would support the park’s deferred maintenance and upkeep on the USS Arizona Memorial as well as park sites on Ford Island including the...
By State Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking returned from travel to Saudi Arabia today. Lenderking met with senior officials from the Republic of Yemen and Saudi governments, the Gulf Cooperation Council, the international community, and the UN Special Envoy’s Office.
By State Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
Release: Steadfast support for Israel’s security has been a cornerstone of American foreign policy for every U.S. Administration since the presidency of Harry S. Truman. Since its founding in 1948, the United States has provided Israel with over $125 billion in bilateral assistance focused on addressing new and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) pleaded guilty yesterday to racketeering charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: The man suspected of causing an explosion at his residence in Amarillo, Texas on Monday has been federally charged, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.
