News from July 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that B XPRESS-ELYSIAN FIELDS, LLC., a company that did business in New Orleans, entered a guilty plea on July 14, 2021 to making false statements in connection with a worksite employment investigation, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001(a)(2).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault With a Dangerous Weapon and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on July 19, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on July 19, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Raleigh County man pleaded guilty today to possession of 100 grams or more of heroin and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Angus King (I-ME) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) that would help ensure the newly created Office...
By State Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
Release: The Department of State is pleased to announce that Ambassador Daniel Foote, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, will serve as its Special Envoy for Haiti. The Special Envoy will engage with Haitian and international partners to facilitate long-term peace and stability and support efforts...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - An Everton, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in the Springfield, Mo., area.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Jose Jesus Torres Garcia, 30, of Fresno, charging him with possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute it and possessing a firearm in furtherance of that drug trafficking offense, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applauded the IRS’ efforts in sending $15 billion in advanced Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments to the families of nearly 60 million American children, and urged the agency to prioritize improvements in administration that will ensure the most underserved communities can easily and efficiently take advantage of the program.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Robert Lee Wright, age 38, of Cleveland, Tennessee, was sentenced today to 400 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard for Production of Child Pornography and Distribution of Child Pornography. There is no parole...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Ann Arbor SPARK, Ann Arbor, Michigan, to construct 20 miles of underground fiber optic cable in the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - The former Mayor of Moss Point, Mississippi, and his wife were sentenced today for conspiracy to commit wire fraud relating to the Mayor’s Gala held in 2019, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca, Mississippi State Auditor Shad White, and Special Agent in Charge Michelle A. Sutphin of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: Northern District of California United States Attorney’s Office Joins the Eastern District of California United States Attorney’s Office and ATF San Francisco Field Office to Jointly Participate in Cross-Jurisdictional Strike Force.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites Idaho residents and visitors to celebrate the agency’s 75th Anniversary in a fun and interactive way by experiencing 75 of the coolest places, most scenic drives and interesting events the agency manages in the Gem State and be rewarded for their efforts! Dubbed BLM Idaho’s Super 75 Challenge, the sites and events represent the spectrum of BLM Idaho programs and regions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault by Striking, Beating, or Wounding was sentenced on July 19, 2021, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: FORT SMITH - A Harrison man was sentenced yesterday to 200 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release on one count of Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity. The Honorable Judge P. K. Holmes III presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Fort Smith.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, to renovate a former charter school to create a pipefitting workforce...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: HARRISBURG -The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that four previously deported aliens were indicted separately on July 21, 2021, by a federal grand jury for illegal reentry into the United States. These matters arose in counties throughout the District including York, Franklin, and Huntingdon Counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA"), John B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco...
