News from June 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: ROCKFORD - A former employee of the city of Rochelle was sentenced today in federal court before U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston for wire fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Paublo “Chandito" Rondon Quinones (30, Jacksonville) was sentenced to 10 years and 1 month in federal prison for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: Yesterday, a 45-year-old woman from Oklahoma fell into the St. Vrain River approximately one mile from the Wild Basin Trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park. She slipped on wet rocks and was swept about 100 feet downstream under some large logs before she was able to pull herself up on a variety of...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: “Four million people around the globe have died from COVID 19 - 600,000 of those deaths here in America. With every one of those deaths, there are still families and loved ones who are mourning. The entire world has been turned upside down. Our children have lost a year of their childhood - and for millions...
By Andy Nghiem | Jun 29, 2021
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries recently launched a program to help address the nation’s climate crisis through offshore wind energy.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis forum entitled “Led By Science: The COVID-19 Origin Story " by emphasizing the need for a full and complete investigation into the virus’ origins in order to prevent another pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Tyrese Carter, age 21, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to obtain the proceeds of a COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program Economic Injury Disaster Loan from a victim business owner.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: A man who escaped from federal custody twice in just over two years was sentenced today to nearly three years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig sentenced Jeremy Rogers, 45, of Chesterfield, Missouri, to 10 years imprisonment on today’s date. Rogers pleaded guilty, in February, to one count of sex trafficking of a child.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JAMES WATTS, age 49, a resident of Amite, Louisiana, was charged June 11, 2021 in a one-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury with possession with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: SPOKANE, Wash. - As Washingtonians make plans for many outdoor memories this holiday weekend, please remember to keep fire safety in mind. Due to the dry and hot conditions, there is an elevated risk of rapid and intense fire growth.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: A Richardson man who calls himself “Doctor Bitcoin" has pleaded guilty to illegally operating a cash-to-cryptocurrency conversion business, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston woman pleaded guilty today to a federal drug charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: ALPINE - A federal judge today sentenced 37-year-old Mexican national Jose Miguel Lazarin-Zurita to 60 months in federal prison for attempting to smuggle methamphetamine and a firearm into Mexico earlier this year.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of narcotics trafficking, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands - Region II Acting Administrator Thomas Fargione focused on ways FEMA could strengthen support for disaster response with Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and other leaders in the Territory during the monthly Emergency Management Council meeting at the V.I. Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) building on St. Thomas.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: Williston, ND - Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site is excited to announce the return of Kids Craft Saturdays. Each Kids Craft activity is free, open to the public, and accessible to all age levels. Activities will take approximately one hour to complete. Consistent with CDC recommendations, people who are not fully vaccinated must continue to wear masks indoors and in crowded outdoor spaces.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: NASHVILLE - A Hendersonville, Tennessee man charged last year with the malicious destruction of property at the Metro Courthouse pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Mary Jane Stewart for the Middle District of Tennessee. Wesley Somers, 26, was charged in a criminal ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: If your garden is full of cucumbers, you may want to consider pickling them, not only to extend their shelf-life, but to enjoy their health benefits.
