News published on Federal Newswire in June 2021

News from June 2021


Philippines National Day

Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I extend my warmest congratulations to the people of the Republic of the Philippines as you celebrate your independence day on June 12.


Tampa, Florida Man Facing Federal Indictment for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, and Other Federal Charges

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Christopher Kenneth Guy, age 29, of Tampa, Florida, for the federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, access device fraud, possession of unauthorized access devices, and aggravated identity theft.


2021 Fire Restrictions Implemented in Southeast Utah Group Parks

News Release: Due to very dry conditions and increasing fire danger in Southeast Utah, Superintendent Patricia S. Trap has announced fire restrictions for Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, and Natural Bridges and Hovenweep National Monuments.


St. Petersburg Man Indicted In Investment Scheme

News Release: Tampa, Florida - Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Thomas Coelho (52, St. Petersburg), formerly Thomas Jurewicz, with two counts of wire fraud. If convicted, Coelho faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on each count. The indictment also notifies Coelho that the United States is seeking a money judgment of approximately $1.8 million, the proceeds of the wire fraud scheme.


Guam Restaurant Owner, Marites M. Barrogo Sentenced for Federal Benefits Fraud

News Release: Hagatña, Guam - SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant Marites M. Barrogo, age 47 from Dededo, Guam was sentenced in the United States District Court of Guam to ten months imprisonment for Conspiracy to Use, Transfer...


Informational: Federal Court arraignments

News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.


Failed Armed Robbery Leads to 20-Year Sentence for Nebraska Man

News Release: Fairview Heights, Ill. - An Omaha, Nebraska man pled guilty and was sentenced yesterday to 239 months in prison for attempting to rob a Walgreens in Swansea, Illinois.


News Release: ANCHORAGE - In a first for Alaska, the Curyung Tribal Council of Dillingham and the Native Village of Unalakleet unanimously approved their Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Tribal Community Response Plans (TCRP) as part of the Department of Justice’s national MMIP Initiative.


17 Indicted in Large-Scale Methamphetamine, Heroin, and Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracies

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned two indictments Thursday against a total of 17 defendants for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Increases Phased Access to the Park (Update as of June 14, 2021)

News Release: Following guidance from the White House, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Little Rock Central High School NHS is increasing public access to the visitor center and on park programming on June 14, 2021 which will include.


Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Misusing a Social Security Number and Making a False Statement

News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to false statement and Social Security fraud charges.


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.


Democrats Ignore Call for Hearing on #BidenBorderCrisis for 100 Days

News Release: WASHINGTON-Tomorrow marks 100 days since House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee Republicans first called on Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) to hold a hearing on President Biden’s border crisis. On March, 4, 2021, Republican lawmakers called on Chairwoman...


Sioux Falls Woman Sentenced for Meth and Launder Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance (methamphetamine) and Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments was sentenced on June 3, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


Chairman Nadler Statement for FBI Oversight Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during an oversight hearing with Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray.


Slilpp Marketplace Disrupted in International Cyber Operation

News Release: Slilpp Marketplace Disrupted in International Cyber Operation.


Carroll County Woman Pleads Guilty to Supplemental Security Income Fraud

News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A Carroll County woman pleaded guilty today to Supplemental Security Income fraud after receiving disability benefits for more than two years for which she was not entitled.


Federal Indictment Charges 19 in Alleged Conspiracy to Traffic Methamphetamine

News Release: RIVERSIDE, CA - Law enforcement authorities today arrested 12 defendants charged in a federal grand jury indictment alleging they conspired to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine from their suppliers in Mexico into and throughout the Inland Empire.


On the Anniversary of the Day of Portugal, Camões, and Portuguese Communities

Release: On behalf of the United State Government, I congratulate the people of Portugal on the occasion of this year’s anniversary.


Risch Opposes Re-Opening of PLO Office in U.S.

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today sent a letter to President Biden voicing concerns over the review to re-open the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Office in the United States that was dissolved under the Trump Administration.