News from June 2021
By Commerce News Now | Jun 23, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 23, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a nine page rule on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 23, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Anthony Earl Baxter, 37, of Columbia, was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, as well as possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Rochester man was sentenced yesterday to 132 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
Release: BOSTON - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a 28-year-old male from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) on Tuesday, June 22. This was the sixth firearm detection this year by TSA officers at BOS security checkpoints.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
Release: Washington - Nearly nine out of 10 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants face barriers in providing their household with a healthy diet throughout the month, based on a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study released today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Marquies McTyere, 30, of Niagara Falls, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, 100 kilograms or more of marijuana. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a fine of $5,000,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MARC A. VICTORIANO “VICTORIANO", age 46, of Covington, Louisiana, was sentenced today before United States District Court Judge Lance M. Africk to five years probation with 8 months of home confinement for theft from a program receiving federal funds. He was also ordered to pay a mandatory $100 special assessment fee and $212,618.00 in restitution to the victim, Terrebonne Parish School Board.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Hingham man was arrested today in connection with a business email compromise (BEC) scheme.
By State Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s very, very good to be here in Berlin, especially good to be here because we have an important conference bringing together international and Libyan partners in, I think, a moment of opportunity to reinforce the support of the international community for Libya as it moves forward toward elections, sustaining the ceasefire, getting foreign forces out of the country, and continuing the support of the international community.
By State Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
Release: More information about Serbia is available on the Serbia Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Thomas Nary, 39, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to transportation of stolen goods in interstate commerce. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: For the first time, four nutritional compounds found in different flowers have been directly proven to enhance gut health of honey bees, boosting their immune system and increasing lifespan, based on a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service scientists.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: * Campfires are only allowed within designated fire grates in developed campgrounds (i.e. metal, in- ground containment structure). Fire pans and rock campfire rings are not acceptable. Beach fires are prohibited.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond woman pleaded guilty yesterday to mail fraud for abusing her authority as a case worker at the Richmond Department of Social Services to divert income and food-related benefits to herself.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking public comment on four documents prepared in response to a petition from Agrivida, Inc., seeking deregulation of a corn variety developed using genetic engineering to produce phytase enzyme for nutritionally ...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: A Stream Quantification Tool (SQT) was recently adopted for use in wadeable streams in non-glacial valleys in Interior Alaska. The tool is specific to Alaska and offers a way to quantify changes in stream condition due to either harmful impacts or restoration. Based on standard measurements, it calculates...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: DAVENPORT, IOWA - A Davenport man, Lelen Lee Bonds, age 42, was sentenced on Monday, June 21, 2021, by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 270 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Bonds was also on supervised release at the time he committed...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, spoke on the Senate floor about the urgent need to confirm Jen Easterly to be the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Robin Carnahan to be...
