News from July 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Ismael Valdez, 38, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, was sentenced on July 19 in federal court to 12 years in prison for attempted coercion and enticement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A Houston-area man and woman are set to appear in Laredo federal court on allegations they attempted to smuggle undocumented aliens, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released a special tabulation of exporting firms by demographic characteristics of employer businesses. This tabulation combines information from two Census Bureau data products - the Profile of U.S. Importing and Exporting Companies (Profile) and the Annual Business Survey (ABS) for reference year 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice today launched five cross-jurisdictional strike forces to help reduce gun violence by disrupting illegal firearms trafficking in key regions across the country. Leveraging existing resources, the regional strike forces will better ensure sustained and focused...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: ELY, Nev. - In late June, the Bureau of Land Management Ely District provided 86 desktop and 48 laptop computers, and related equipment to the Lincoln County School District.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: Northern District of Indiana to Participate in Cross-Jurisdictional Strike Force.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: A Harper Woods man, who wore prosthetic facemasks to hide his identity, was sentenced today to four years in federal prison on charges of wire fraud and identity fraud in a scheme to defraud and obtain money from the accounts of Global Payments Gaming Services Inc. (GPGS)’s VIP Preferred Program patrons, announced Acting United States Attorney Saima Mohsin.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced the Resilient Federal Forests Act, a bipartisan bill to address the environmental and economic threats of catastrophic wildfires. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Minority...
By State Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ALEJANDRO VELEZ, 41, of Waterbury, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: BROOKLYN, NY - The U.S. Department of Justice today launched five cross-jurisdictional strike forces to help reduce gun violence by disrupting illegal firearms trafficking in key regions across the country. Leveraging existing resources, the regional strike forces will better ensure sustained and focused ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: NEW YORK - Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Dermot Shea, New York City Police Department Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Kevin P. Bruen, New York...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: We’ve all walked through a metal detector at the airport, hoping we didn’t forget anything in our pockets that will set off the alarm. When security personnel can’t immediately identify what is triggering the alarm, the process is halted for a pat down. Though this slows the screening process significantly for people waiting in line and can be an uncomfortable experience for the individual being screened, it is an essential element of keeping all travelers safe.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the fifth phase of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS). Data collection began May 17. Results will be released weekly May 27 to July 22. The SBPS includes questions on small business operations and finances, requests and receipt of assistance, COVID-19 vaccinations and testing, measures of overall well-being, and expectations for recovery.
By State Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul spoke on the House floor in support of the Allies Act of 2021.
By State Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - FEMA has approved a grant of $5,595,016 for the Utility Board of the City of Key West to protect the structural steel inside concrete utility poles from damage by future storms.
By State Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
Release: The United States and the Government of Rwanda virtually hosted on July 21-22 members of the UN General Assembly Special Committee on Peacekeeping (known as the C-34) for a preparatory meeting focused on capacity-building partnerships ahead of the December 2021 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial in Seoul, Korea.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Kashon Stacy Cunningham, a Clayton, NC resident, was sentenced today to 33 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release on a charge of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g).
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
Release: HOUSTON - Local Houston area residents will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s Pop-Up TSA PreCheck® Enrollment Event from Monday, July 26 through Friday, July 30.
