News published on Federal Newswire in June 2021

News from June 2021


Joint Statement on the Launch of the Japan-United States Clean Energy Partnership

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan.


String of Armed Robberies Leads to Decades in Prison for Nebraska Pair

News Release: Fairview Heights, Ill. - Two Nebraska men were sentenced this week to lengthy prison terms for.


Chairwoman Maloney Expands Committee’s Ransomware Investigation to JBS Foods

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to Andre Nogueira, Chief Executive Officer of JBS Foods USA, requesting documents related to JBS’s recent decision to pay an $11 million ransom to a cybercrime group following a ransomware attack against the company on May 30, 2021.


Mescal Fire Update, June 11, 2021

News Release: Acres: 72,250 acres. Cause: Under Investigation. Containment: 77%. Total personnel: 345. Start Date: Monday, June 1, 2021. Location: 12 mi SE of Globe, AZ; 7 mi NE of Dripping Springs, AZ. Fuels: Desert Brush, Oak, and grass. Crews continue to gain containment; Available for new starts. Ko’ Ba Nagoni i’...


June 11, 2021; Missing person search initiated in Joshua Tree National Park

News Release: National Park Service received a report of a missing Twentynine Palms man on June 10, 2021. Patrick Lynn Welz, 38 was last seen on June 5 when he left to drive to Riverside to visit his father. Park staff located his truck in the Indian Cove parking lot on June 10.


News Release: A new National Park Service report shows that 773,000 visitors to Big South Fork NRRA in 2020 spent $24.3 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 295 jobs in the local area.


Tohono O'odham Member Sentenced to Over 8 Years for Assault with Intent to Commit Kidnapping

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On Wednesday, Marvin Lee Enos, of Tucson was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James A. Soto to 102 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Enos previously pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit kidnapping.


News Release: Visitation to national parks is ramping up for the summer, and rangers at Wind Cave National Park encourage visitors to Plan Like a Park Ranger. Follow these tips for an enjoyable and safe visit!.


House Lawmakers Release Anti-Monopoly Agenda for “A Stronger Online Economy: Opportunity, Innovation, Choice”

News Release: WASHINGTON - Led by Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and Antitrust Subcommittee Ranking Member Ken Buck (CO-04), House lawmakers today announced their bipartisan legislative agenda to expand opportunities for consumers, workers, and small business owners by holding unregulated Big Tech monopolies accountable for anti-competitive conduct.


Former Youth Pastor and Scout Volunteer Charged with Sexually Abusing Five Children

News Release: A man who was a self-described father figure, youth pastor, and Cub and Boy Scouts volunteer has been indicted by a federal grand jury this week for sexually abusing five children, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Three Loaded Firearms in Three Separate Incidents

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jamir Hartfield, age 21, of Albany, pled guilty today to unlawfully possessing three loaded handguns, as a felon, during three separate incidents in Albany in November 2018, March 2019, and August 2019.


STUDY: Majority of Americans Think Biden’s Booming Economy Is a Bust

News Release: STUDY: Majority of Americans Think Biden’s Booming Economy Is a Bust.


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Glen Allen woman pleaded guilty today to mail fraud for her role in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain pandemic-related unemployment benefits for 22 prison inmates, which she shared with the inmate beneficiaries.



WSJ: What Kind of a Jobs Plan Results in Fewer Jobs?

News Release: WSJ: What Kind of a Jobs Plan Results in Fewer Jobs?.


Philadelphia Man Convicted After Trial for Unlawful Possession of Firearm

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Kenneth Blakeney, 29, of Philadelphia, PA, was convicted today at trial for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Hot Springs, South Dakota, man convicted of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on June 7, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland returned a six-count indictment charging Christopher Prowell, 61, of Cleveland, with committing multiple robberies throughout the Cuyahoga County area.


Merced Man Charged with Drug Trafficking Offense

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment Thursday against Richard Charles Thomas Jr., 38, of Merced, charging him with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Rapid City Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man who pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on June 4, 2021, by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Roberto Lange.