News from June 2021
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced the bipartisan Pray Safe Act to establish a federal clearinghouse through which faith-based organizations and houses of worship...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Durham woman pleaded guilty today in federal court to Social Security fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On June 16, 2021, a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging José Reyes-Serrano with kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott of Georgia and Subcommittee Chair Jim Costa issued the following statement in response to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) U.S.-E.U. Cooperative Framework for Large Civil Aircraft announcement...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for distributing and possessing fentanyl.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loan application holds many benefits for disaster survivors who apply for federal assistance. An applicant who is referred to the SBA during the initial FEMA application process is expected to complete an SBA loan application. Submitting a loan application keeps the full range of disaster assistance available as an option.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Texas man today admitted defrauding victims of more than $5 million in connection with the sale of medical-related business opportunities, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: DENVER - While the operation of a COVID-19 vaccination site is unlike other FEMA activations, it is absolutely in keeping with FEMA’s mission of helping people before, during, and after disasters. The agency was honored to partner with the State of Colorado to help vaccinate the Pueblo Community.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN - Two former Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) Correctional Officers were sentenced today for assaulting an inmate in violation of a federal civil rights statute.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: A Tulsa man was sentenced today in federal court for sexually abusing a minor, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Yesterday, JAMES MCWILLIE AMBROSE, 39, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve twelve years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing controlled dangerous substances with intent to distribute, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the Supreme Court in an 7-2 decision to dismiss a lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Jose Alfredo Morales, 30, of La Union, New Mexico, was charged today in federal court with being a felon in possession of ammunition. Morales will remain in custody pending trial.
By State Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
Release: The 16th Japan-U.S. Joint Working-Level Committee (JWLC) Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation took place online on June 17th, 2021. The JWLC was co-chaired by H.E. NAKANE Takeshi, Ambassador for Science and Technology Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Dr. Jonathan...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man was sentenced to 210 months in prison after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, a Class A Felony.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: Beatrice, Nebraska - Homestead National Historical Park will be hosting family entertainer, Miss V, as a part of our annual Homestead Days event. Miss V will be featured at the Education Center’s outdoor stage on June 25, 2021 at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Miss V offers intriguing glimpses into homesteading...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: When we think of ammonia, usually cleaning products come to mind, right? Ammonia solutions are great for disinfecting your bathroom counters and giving your kitchen floors a squeaky-clean shine. But did you know that it also fertilizes most of our nation’s agricultural crops? And soon, the health of...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: WEST GLACIER, Mont. [June 17, 2021] - The park hosted 170,277 visitors in May 2021. This year is the park’s highest visitation year-to-date through May on record.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and heroin from a machine shop in Laurel was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and to five years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), and Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29 D) led 27 of their House and 18 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing the Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant...
