News from March 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of two counts of Interference with Commerce by Robbery (Hobbs Act) was sentenced by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: URBANA, Ill. - A Decatur, Ill., man, Christopher Bailey, 40, of the 500 block of West Center St., has been ordered to serve 27 years (324 months) in federal prison for distribution and possession of child pornography. Bailey was ordered to remain on federal supervised release for 15 years following his release from prison and will be required to register as a sex offender. Bailey has remained in the custody of the U.S. Marshals since his arrest on July 7, 2020.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
Release: Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH), Chair of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the FY 2022 Budget Hearing for House Officers.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced its intent to issue three sustainable transportation technologies funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) in Spring 2021. These potential funding opportunities seek innovative research, development, demonstration...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - A federal jury convicted a Raleigh man today on eleven counts of mail fraud, eleven counts of wire fraud, and two counts of aggravated identity theft.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
Release: Washington - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The legislation is a critical step in getting the U.S. economy back on track, getting children back to school, getting COVID-19 vaccinations to all Americans, and pulling millions out of poverty.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. - Due to excessive muddy conditions, Hellgate Campground Road, located off Highway 284 on the northeastern side of Canyon Ferry Reservoir, is closed to vehicle traffic until further notice. The road remains open to the public by foot traffic only.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: Hicks also admitted previously grooming vulnerable children with gifts, drugs, and alcohol in order to sexually abuse them.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON - A 51-year-old Mexican citizen who legally resided in Houston has been ordered to federal prison for leading a cocaine trafficking organization, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A former local police officer has been convicted of sexually assaulting two men while in his custody, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and 19 of her Democratic Senate colleagues, re-introduced the Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (PHISLA). The legislation would establish a new core public...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Fall River man pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with a cocaine distribution conspiracy. A storage unit used by the defendant was found to contain a firearm and approximately 40 grams of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl.
By State Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
Release: The Department of State has designated the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - Democratic Republic of the Congo (ISIS-DRC) and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - Mozambique (ISIS-Mozambique) as Foreign Terrorist Organizations under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended. The...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Gabriel Antonio Thompkins, II (25, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer in connection with the attempted purchase of a firearm, and to possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon. Thompkins faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison for the false statement charge and up to 10 years’ imprisonment for the firearms possession offense.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the beginning of design and construction of the Grid Storage Launchpad (GSL), a $75 million facility located at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington that will boost clean energy adaptation and accelerate the development and deployment of long-duration, low-cost grid energy storage.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Stoughton man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for distributing fentanyl and crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Trenton man was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for unlawfully possessing a semi-automatic rifle while attempting to sell it to another individual, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today blasted House passage of the $1.9 trillion Pelosi Payoff to Progressives Act, which now heads to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: Anglers can earn cash bonuses for participating in the Brown Trout Bonanza, being held April 1 through May 2, 2021. In addition to the current “Reward" of $33 per brown trout, a number of “Bonuses" being offered include: 1) An additional $50 bonus for each 3 fish turned in during the month; 2) A bonus...
By State Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
Release: For the past five weeks, the people of Burma have taken to the streets to protest peacefully and voice their aspirations for a return to democracy and the rule of law. In response, Burmese security forces - at the behest of military leaders - have brutally and lethally attacked unarmed protesters, killing...
