News from March 2021
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 15, 2021 - Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) as secretary of the Department of the Interior. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A Florida man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison after admitting his participation in a scheme to steal hospitality services by claiming to be part of a famed rap group.
By State Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
Release: Thank you, Professors Flake and Jackman, for your kind introduction and inviting me today. “State of the United States: An evolving Alliance agenda" - an excellent report, and a broad, compelling, and important topic - and ever-relevant to us and so many of our colleagues across the Indo-Pacific.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Palm Desert man pleaded guilty today to a federal arson charge and admitted that he used a Molotov cocktail in an attempt to destroy the East Valley Republican Women Federated (EVRWF) office in La Quinta.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Jameson Begaye, 41, of Shiprock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, made an initial appearance on March 12 in federal court, charged with murder committed in Indian Country. Begaye will remain in custody pending a detention hearing scheduled for March 16.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: Embezzled at least $430,019.80 from Black Hawk County and Bremer County Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Hampton National Historic Site and the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, all based in Baltimore, Maryland. He begins his new role on April 25, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Lucas Lara Portillo, 39, a foreign national residing in Fresno, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to 15 months in prison for conspiring to produce false identification documents, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: LAKEWOOD, NJ - Despite two severe amputation injuries in 2018 and 2020 on the same machine at a Lakewood ice cream manufacturing plant, a recent federal safety and health inspection found the company continues to ignore protocols designed to prevent other workers from suffering similar injuries.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Darius McNeal, an inmate at Federal Corrections Institution Gilmer, has admitted to indecent exposure, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: Washington- The National Park Service and the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation are scheduled to start construction on the Wall of Remembrance and an overall rehabilitation of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in mid March. The Wall of Remembrance is a new, permanent addition to the memorial which...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: LOVELAND, Colo. - The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $5,529,966 contract to American Hydro for repair work and updates at Marys Lake Powerplant, about three miles southwest of Estes Park, Colorado in Larimer County. The work consists of a unit runner replacement and turbine overhaul.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Denver, Colorado, man who pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on March 2, 2021, by U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Stephon Robert Christian, of Martinsburg West Virginia, has admitted to his role in a drug distribution operation, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: The public is invited to comment on an Environmental Assessment (EA) to reroute approximately 0.25 miles of the Stehekin Valley Road at milepost (MP) 5.5 in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. The purpose of this action is to sustainably maintain safe and reliable vehicle access on the Stehekin Valley...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the LaGuardia Airport Access Improvement Project (AirTrain). The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is proposing to construct a rail system to provide a reliable transit option for air travelers and employees at LaGuardia Airport (LGA).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Chris Paul Snow, 68, of Marana, Arizona, was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 144 months in prison for assault of a federal officer with a deadly weapon, unlawful possession of a destructive device, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, and use of a firearm during a crime of violence.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: In declarations recently filed in the case of Ohio v. Raimondo, the U.S. Census Bureau made clear that we can provide a legacy format summary redistricting data file to all states by mid-to-late August 2021. Because we recognize that most states lack the capacity or resources to tabulate the data from these summary files on their own, we reaffirm our commitment to providing all states tabulated data in our user-friendly system by Sept. 30, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2021
News Release: A Sapulpa man pleaded guilty today in federal court for sexually abusing a 7-year-old child, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
