News from June 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2021
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Paul Wyak, age 49, of Spencer, New York, pled guilty today to failing to register and update his registration as a sex offender after it was discovered that he had an e-mail address that he did not disclose to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services as required by...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 2, 2021
News Release: Today, the United States, United Kingdom, Chile, Costa Rica, and France announced a new global partnership to advance the role of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as a nature-based solution in the fight against climate change. The announcement comes ahead of the United Nations climate change (COP 26) and biodiversity (COP 15) conferences later this year.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alton James Johnson, 43, of Yuba City, California, was sentenced on May 26 in federal court to six months in prison for assaulting two flight attendants while he was a passenger. Johnson pleaded guilty on Jan. 12.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 2, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Vice Chair Tony Cardenas (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted to finalize a new safety standard for infant sleep products...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2021
News Release: Starting June 1 National Park Service (NPS) contractors will be on-site at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge working to address erosion at the West Pond Trail with the construction of a living shoreline. To ensure the safety of park visitors and to help facilitate this restoration project, the majority of...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was charged last week in connection with trafficking fentanyl.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today highlighted the growing support for the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021, which passed unanimously out of committee last week.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2021
News Release: Physician Pleads Guilty in Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy.
By State Newswire | Jun 2, 2021
Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is offering a reward of up to $7 million for information leading to the location or identification of Abu Ubaydah Yusuf al-Anabi, the leader of the terrorist organization al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that BRYAN JOSEPH, age 46, was sentenced on a one-count superseding bill of information for distributing heroin in Jefferson Parish. United States District Court Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentenced JOSEPH to serve 240 months in federal prison. JOSEPH was placed on 3 years of supervised release and ordered to pay a mandatory $100.00 special assessment cost.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a letter to President Joseph R. Biden Wednesday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott of Georgia signified support of the historic nature of the American Jobs Plan and American Family Plan, while emphasizing the need to protect farmers, ranchers, and small businesses from financial burden.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Florida man pleaded guilty today to crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2021
News Release: Canaveral National Seashore’s Playalinda Beach District, located in Brevard County, is scheduled to close on Thursday, June 3, 2021 beginning at 6:00 AM. Playalinda Beach will reopen after a successful launch or scrubbed attempt. The closure, due to a rocket launch at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A, will include all National Park Service areas from parking area 13 south to the Playalinda Road Gate, near the intersection with Florida Highway 3.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2021
News Release: Costumed rangers perform the tasks and trades that made the Allegheny Portage Railroad function. Programs include stonecutting, log hewing, rope making, natural dyes and more! Programs vary on a daily basis.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today kicked off the 12th annual government-wide Feds Feed Families (FFF) campaign, which encourages employees from all federal departments and agencies to give in-kind contributions -- food, services, and time -- to food banks and pantries. This year’s campaign highlights a summer of giving in June through August, along with seasonal reminders to donate throughout the year.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: Firefighting is a race against time. Exactly how much time? For firefighters, that part is often unclear. Building fires can turn from bad to deadly in an instant, and the warning signs are frequently difficult to discern amid the mayhem of an inferno.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today praised the Biden administration’s decision to suspend the oil and gas leases issued in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge), which was opened to drilling by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The news was first reported by Politico this afternoon.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - Workers at EM ’s Paducah Site recently relocated personnel and operations from 129,800 square feet of space in the C-720 Maintenance and Storage Building to prepare for future deactivation of the large structure.
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
Release: The Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office) announces an open competition for projects to combat child trafficking in Benin under a forthcoming Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership (hereinafter the CPC Partnership). The CPC Partnership between the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Adam W. Gagnon, 43, of Manchester, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
