News from June 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Lewis Center man pleaded guilty in federal court today for his role in conspiring to launder the proceeds of online romance scams for roughly two years. He also admitted to fraudulently misapplying CARES Act loan funds to buy himself boats while out on release from his initial charges.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $1 million for collaborations in privacy-preserving artificial intelligence research. The aim of this funding is to bring together researchers from the DOE National Laboratories and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to jointly...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
News Release: ARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Lisa Richardson, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 30 months of incarceration for her role in a drug conspiracy that spanned several states, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida -- A prior convicted felon from Miami with alleged ties to the national “Bloods" gang and the local “77 Street" gang has been indicted by a South Florida grand jury on federal firearms charges, including illegal possession of machine guns.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. - The Drug Enforcement Administration Museum and Visitors Center will present the next installment of its Lecture Series, “Disrupt, Dismantle, and Destroy: Smuggling Stories," on June 17 at 1 p.m. Join host Josh Edmundson, the DEA Museum’s Curator of Education, for a live, virtual discussion with DEA experts about drug smuggling, a fundamental element of all major drug trafficking organizations’ business models and a critical component of DEA’s work.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
News Release: Devils Postpile National Monument announces the release of the park's Wastewater Treatment System Replacement Environmental Assessment on Monday, June 7, 2021. This project will test percolation rates for and install a new leachfield, septic tanks, and associated piping for the wastewater system which serve the visitor center and administrative areas of the park.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.- Martinus Shamar Watts, 32, of Detroit, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison on Friday, by U.S. District Judge Karen K. Caldwell, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement today on the need for a legislative solution to the unequal access to federal benefits for U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals living in the insular territories.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
News Release: On March 9, 2021 CESER Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity Cheri Caddy presented a briefing on DOE supply chain risk management programs at the third annual Japan-U.S. Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Conference for the Asia-Pacific Region. The conference was held virtually for the first time. The...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
News Release: WORLAND, Wyo. - Bureau of Land Management Range Management Specialist Derek Trauntvein has received the Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) 2021 Outstanding Range Professional Award.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
News Release: Acres: 52,887 acres. Cause: Under Investigation. Containment: 8%. Total personnel: 672. 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 working to prevent Mescal Fire from crossing US Highway 70. Ko' Ba Nagoni...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a Full Committee markup on Wednesday, June 9, at 10:00 AM EDT, and any subsequent days as may be necessary, to consider the following measures...
By State Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
Release: Since the Jan. 28, 2021 Presidential Memorandum on Protecting Women’s Health at Home and Abroad, the United States has been re-engaging with UNFPA in support of its essential work to address preventable maternal deaths and the unmet need for family planning, and prevent and respond to gender-based...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced Jonathan Kimbrell, age 46, of Livingston, Louisiana, to 292 months in federal prison following his conviction for attempted enticement of a minor. The Court further sentenced Kimbrell to five years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment and he must register as a convicted sex offender upon his release from prison.
By State Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
Release: The United States is deeply concerned by the continued violence in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon. We continue to call for both the Cameroonian government and separatist armed groups to end the violence and engage in a dialogue without preconditions to peacefully resolve the crisis. It is important...
By State Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.-In his opening remarks at today’s hearing with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican McCaul highlighted his strong objection to the Biden Administration waiving sanctions on Nord Stream 2AG, the need to honor our promises to those who helped...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released an amendment in the nature of a substitute (ANS) to the INVEST in America Act, a transformative five-year, $547 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill that includes selected Member Designated Projects. Selected projects appear starting on page 47 of the ANS.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that six Rochester men were charged by criminal complaint with conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, at least 280 grams or more of crack cocaine, and at least 500 grams or more of cocaine. The charges carry a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a maximum penalty of life in prison, as well as a $10,000,000 fine. Named in the complaint are.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
News Release: LOVELAND, Colo. - Bureau of Reclamation staff from the Eastern Colorado Area Office have scheduled maintenance on Olympus Dam Monday, June 7 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and will be increasing the cubic feet per second water flow in the Big Thompson River. Reclamation staff will be conducting a diver inspection and maintenance on spillway gates which will require discontinued power generation diversion from the Big Thompson River.
By State Newswire | Jun 7, 2021
News Release: (Washington, DC) Today, Representatives Gregory Meeks (D-NY) an Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Mike Gallagher (R-WI), introduced a resolution urging the...
