News from June 2021
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary: We write to urge a firm and swift U.S. Government response to Nicaragua’s rapid descent toward consolidating a one-party dictatorship. As you know, in little over a week the Ortega regime has unlawfully arrested seven opposition leaders and several other individuals affiliated with...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Coordination to break the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage continues between FEMA, the U.S. Virgin Islands Office of Disaster Recovery, and the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency. This effort has led to $93.03 million obligated for projects to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Paul Krieger, 46, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to breaking into and larceny from interstate carrier facilities. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett today sentenced Alex Smith, a/k/a Skeet, age 34, of Halethorpe, Maryland, to 20 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit a commercial robbery and for the attempted armed robbery of a food...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - A Louisiana man pled guilty in federal court today to attempted enticement of a minor, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Jack P. Staton, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jason Yelder, 38, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possessing with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life in prison, and an $8,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett today sentenced Alex Smith, a/k/a Skeet, age 34, of Halethorpe, Maryland, to 20 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit a commercial robbery and for the attempted armed robbery of a food ...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet to discuss public land management topics at a meeting to be held virtually, planned for Thursday, July 22.
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
Release: Happy Pride, everyone!. Pride is about equality… respect… justice… courage… and above all, love. It’s a time to celebrate the people in our lives and communities for who they truly are. And it’s a chance to recommit to the work of building a country and world where everyone belongs and everyone’s rights...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Sylvester Deangelo Walker, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced today to 100 months of incarceration for a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Greg Murphy (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on examining successful models for workforce reentry for ex-offenders.
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
Release: The United States and Oman are working together towards the common goal of a stable, secure, and prosperous Middle East. Oman is a vital U.S. partner on a wide range of regional security issues and a member of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. The United States works with Oman and other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council to increase cooperation on border security, maritime security, military preparedness, cybersecurity, and counterterrorism.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston couple pleaded guilty this week to federal gun and drug charges. Larry James Williams, 66, and Mary Ann Coon, 44, were indicted on the charges in August 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Carlton S. Shier, IV, joins the entire Department of Justice in observing the 16th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and joins the international voices condemning elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Recent reporting from The New York Times reveals the Chinese Communist Party is continuing to access sensitive U.S. technology that is being used to perpetrate the atrocities in Xinjiang against ethnic and religious minorities. The news comes at a time when the Biden Administration has...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - FEMA has approved a grant of $1,363,158 for the State of Florida to help Orange County defray costs associated with Hurricane Irma in 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Ronell Watson was sentenced to 382 months years’ imprisonment by United States District Judge William F. Kuntz, II, for the attempted murder and assault of Christopher Harper, a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Watson was convicted by a federal jury in July 2019 following a two-week trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RICKY REDD, age 35, a resident of Chicago, Illinois, pled guilty on June 10, 2021 to conspiring to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin. REDD is facing a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment, a maximum sentence of life...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - EM and its cleanup contractor at the DOE Idaho National Laboratory Site have implemented an innovative safety program to help workers evaluate workplace risks.
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
Release: The following joint statement was released by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas.
