News from March 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: MISSOULA - A convicted felon who admitted possessing a loaded handgun found in a traffic stop in Gallatin County was sentenced today to 15 months in prison and to three years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
Release: JOHNSTOWN, PA - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic shields at the security checkpoint at John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport as part of the agency’s continued efforts to implement initiatives to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA has established the Civil Rights Advisory Group as part of the agency’s commitment to the COVID-19 vaccination mission amid the ongoing battle against the pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Nathaniel Leon Brown, 31, of Lafayette, Louisiana, has been sentenced by Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to 84 months (7 years) in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for illegal possession of a firearm.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
Release: Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Chair of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the Challenges Facing Veterans in Accessing Fertility Services.
By State Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
Release: As Prepared. Hi everyone. Thanks for joining us for the Development Finance Corporation’s first quarterly Board meeting of 2021. And thank you especially to Dev Jagadesan, our acting CEO, and David Marchick, our chief operating officer, for their leadership. This Board brings together leaders from...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) slammed Democrats for passing H.R. 842, the PRO Union Bosses Act. At the expense of workers and job creators, this radical, far reaching legislation will allow union bosses to consolidate power, coerce workers, line their own ...
By State Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
Release: Today marks 14 years since Iran abducted beloved husband, father, grandfather and former FBI agent Robert “Bob" Levinson. In December, the United States sanctioned two high-ranking officials of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security who were involved in the abduction, detention and likely death of Bob Levinson. However, this case is not closed.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
Release: MILWAUKEE - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is launching recruitment efforts across Wisconsin to fill part-time Transportation Security Officer (TSO) positions by summer in, ,, and.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) was named Chair of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) for the first session of the 117th Congress. Founded in 1926, the JCT is a bicameral, non-partisan committee that plays an essential role in the formation of United States tax policy. The Chairman released the following statement on his new role...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A South Carolina investment fund manager today admitted his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $20 million from investors through misrepresentations about trading strategy and fund performance, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Santa Monica man was sentenced today to 96 months in federal prison for deceiving women he met online and elsewhere into investing hundreds of thousands of dollars into his sham companies, and then spending their money on himself.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A sergeant at Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, Ill., Willie Hedden, today entered pleas of guilty to charges related to his role in the May 2018 assault of an inmate who died as a result of the injuries sustained in the assault. Hedden entered his pleas via videoconference before U.S. District Judge Richard Mills. Sentencing is scheduled on July 21, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: Conspirators Used the United States Mail and Other Common Carriers.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: BUSHKILL, PA: Motorists can expect River Road within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to be closed on several evenings in March and April to protect breeding amphibians. The trigger for the road closures will be forecasts calling for evening rain with mild temperatures. Since the amphibians are active principally at night and have completed their treks by dawn, the road will be closed at approximately 4:00 pm and will remain closed until approximately 6:30 am.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: MOOSE, WY- Summer operations in Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway will be modified in a manner that continues to promote the health and safety of park employees, volunteers, partners and visitors while providing full recreational access and increased visitor...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A federal grand jury sitting in Laredo has charged a Mexican man for illegally importing approximately 30.26 kilograms of narcotics, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: (LEWISTOWN, Mont.) - The Bureau of Land Management North Central Montana District (NCMD) is planning up to five prescribed fire operations throughout the field season when fuel conditions and weather permit safe operations.
By State Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
Release: Today at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, we made clear our concerns about the abuses the Iranian government continues to perpetrate against its citizens, including the unjust detention of far too many in deplorable conditions. The United States is committed to promoting accountability for those responsible...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jean Green-Alvarez, 34, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to being felon in possession of a firearm. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
