News from June 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Markhwan Berning, age 37, of Saratoga Springs, New York, pled guilty today to misusing a social security number.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) today introduced the U.S. Park Police Modernization Act (H.R. 3924) to update pay and benefits for the U.S. Park Police to resemble other area law enforcement. The goal of the legislation is to increase retention rates and provide incentives for more individuals to pursue positions with the Park Police.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $2,480,566 to reimburse the state’s Department of Transportation for the repair of roads in Sampson County damaged by Hurricane Florence in 2018.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office before the applicable deadline. July 15 is a major deadline for most crops, but acreage reporting deadlines vary by county and by crop.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: CONCORD -Michael Clemence, 35, of Rochester was indicted by a federal grand jury on Monday and charged with one count of possession of child pornography, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - Samuel Pérez-Rivera was sentenced to three years of probation by United States District Judge Silvia L. Carreño-Coll for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. Pérez-Rivera plead guilty to the sole count of an Information on March 12, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Janice White, 60, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By State Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry traveled to the Middle East and North Africa June 13-17 to discuss collaboration on combating climate change and raising climate ambition ahead of the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Oversight and Reform Committee Republicans, led by Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), wrote Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) urgently calling for a hearing on the IRS leaking thousands of Americans’ sensitive tax information.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A man accused of beating his dating partner on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation and causing her substantial injuries admitted to an assault charge today, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN - Benard Okorhi 42, of Lagos, Nigeria, has been sentenced to serve 75 months in federal prison for his role in an international fraud conspiracy that used compromised email accounts to steal from businesses and romance scams on internet dating sites to trick individuals into wiring money...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Involved in two conspiracies to distribute meth while illegally possessing firearms.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Western WY- Teton Interagency fire managers have elevated the fire danger rating to high for the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Grand Teton National Park, National Elk Refuge, and remaining portions of the Teton Interagency Dispatch area. The potential for fire activity has increased due to summer curing of vegetation combined with hot temperatures and dry, windy conditions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JEFFREY GOLDSTEIN, a doctor who practiced in New York, New York, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 57 months in prison for conspiring to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, in connection...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Lynwood man was found guilty today of federal robbery charges for organizing and leading a crew that committed 15 armed robberies of independent, “mom-and-pop" pharmacies across Southern California, with the intent of illegally selling the stolen prescription medication.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Partnerships and collaboration are key components of success for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM). LM and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) work closely on several projects, but the largest underway addresses challenges at LM’s Bluewater and L-Bar disposal sites in New Mexico.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - 1:00 PM EDT.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
Release: Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public that we removed Japan from the list of regions APHIS recognizes as free of classical swine fever (CSF). This action followed the detection of CSF in Japan in 2018. CSF is a highly ...
By State Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
Release: At the conclusion of Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the two countries released the following statement: Begin text: The United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are committed to addressing the increasing climate challenge with seriousness...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN.- Scheels All Sports Inc., located in Overland Park, Kansas, agreed to create a new policy as part of a settlement following allegations the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. Scheel’s new ADA policy (1) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities, (2)...
