News from March 2021
By Interior Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - Peregrine falcons are again defending nesting territories in Acadia National Park. The Jordan Cliffs Trail, Precipice Trail, Valley Cove Trail, and a portion of the Orange & Black Path will close to public entry until further notice on March 17.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Tiara Langston, 29, of District Heights, Maryland, was sentenced Thursday in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to 15 months of incarceration for her role in a scheme that bilked Wells Fargo customers of $124,000 from their accounts. United States District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth imposed the sentence, also ordering Langston to pay restitution to Wells Fargo which incurred losses on behalf of its customers.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen requesting details and clarity on how the Department will implement the state and local “relief" provision of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - A Cincinnati man, Sammie Green, 25, was sentenced to 174 months in federal prison on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, after previously pleading guilty to carjacking and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SCOTT PELLISSIER (“PELLISSIER"), age 55, of Slidell, Louisiana, was charged on March 12, 2021 with failing to account for and pay federal income taxes and Federal Insurance Contributions Act (“FICA") taxes, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7202.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
News Release: BILLINGS - A methamphetamine user who admitted to brandishing a firearm at two individuals was sentenced today to 32 months in prison and to three years of supervised release, U.S. Acting Attorney Leif Johnson said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Florida resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to distribute marijuana, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow, March 17, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider H.R.1620, the bipartisan Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) of 2021. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security ...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
News Release: RIDGECREST, Calif. -The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ridgecrest Field Office proposes to gather and remove for adoption or sale up to 939 wild burros from the Centennial, Panamint, and Slate Range Herd Areas to address resource impacts and reduce the risk of burro-vehicle collisions.
By State Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
Release: MODERATOR: Hi, everyone. Good evening. Our call today is going to be attributed to senior administration officials. Our speakers today are [Senior Administration Official One] and [Senior Administration Official Two]. Again, on background, to SAOs, and the contents of this call are. With that, I will...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
News Release: A federal judge in El Paso sentenced 53-year-old Gerardo Paz to 190 months of imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release for methamphetamine trafficking and assaulting his co-defendant while in custody, announced U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff; FBI Special Agent in Charge Luis Quesada, El Paso Division; and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Kyle Williamson, El Paso Field Office.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
News Release: EL PASO, TX - Construction is a high hazard industry that comprises various activities that can expose workers to serious injuries. Depending on the job, construction workers may face falls, trench and scaffold collapses, slips, trips and other dangers.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) seeks comments on the development, coordination, and implementation of a food purchase and distribution program intended to provide additional aid to nonprofits serving Americans in need of nutrition assistance.
By State Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
News Release: Defendant was the director of advanced research at a Massachusetts biotechnology firm.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
News Release: EL PASO - A federal judge in El Paso sentenced 53-year-old Gerardo Paz to 190 months of imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release for methamphetamine trafficking and assaulting his co-defendant while in custody, announced U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff; FBI Special Agent in Charge Luis Quesada, El Paso Division; and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Kyle Williamson, El Paso Field Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced the Federal Advisory Committee Transparency Act, legislation that will impose stricter ethics requirements on advisory committee...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Appalachian-Piedmont-Coastal Zone fire management staff successfully completed a 175-acre prescribed burn along a half-mile of the park boundary in Wears Valley on Tuesday, March 9. The prescribed burn was conducted to reduce the amount of flammable brush along the park's boundary with residential homes, as well as maintaining an open woodland habitat for drought-tolerant trees like oak and pine.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
Release: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on The Role of FEMA and Emergency Management in COVID-19 Response.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of H.R. 1651, the COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021...
