News from March 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted distributing fentanyl, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: EM is poised to build on recent achievements and launch a new era of progress, Acting Assistant Secretary William “Ike" White said Monday at the Waste Management Symposia 2021.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Wednesday, March 17, at 10 a.m. (EDT) with Biden Administration...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: Jackson, TN - Joseph Robert DiMarco, 47, has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of actualmethamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., Acting United States Attorney, announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Bryson McBride, 22, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possessing with intent to distribute cocaine and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number, was sentenced to serve 46 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Doron Tucker, age 24, of Schenectady, New York, and Darren Favreau, age 50, of Troy, New York, have been charged with conspiracy to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and distribution of fentanyl. Tucker was also charged with possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possession of fentanyl and marijuana with intent to distribute.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - It’s rare for employees supporting EM’s cleanup to come full circle in their careers, but Howard Forsythe has done just that.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney W. Anders Folk today announced the guilty plea of JENNIFER LYNN BOUTTO, 32, to one count of embezzlement and theft of Tribal funds. BOUTTO, who was charged by felony information on Dec. 14, 2020, pleaded guilty this morning before Judge Eric C. Tostrud in U.S. District Court. A sentencing date will be scheduled at a later time.
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: LONDON, Ky. - A Monticello, Ky., man, Chandler Burnette, 40, was sentenced today to 84 months, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of firearm by a convicted felon.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: ELK GROVE, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in coordination with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is offering one halter-trained and up to eight saddle-trained wild horses for adoption. The virtual competitive-bid event will start at 6 p.m. Pacific Time via Zoom on Thursday, March 25.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: Currie, NC- Moores Creek National Battlefield will be conducting a controlled burn in the park on Friday March 12, 2021. The burn will begin at approximately 10:00 am and will last approximately three hours, with residual smoke and small spot fires continuing through the rest of the day and evening. The areas affected include the Savannah behind the Visitor Center and the area located on the right-hand side as you enter the front gate of the park.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: Central Ore.-The Bureau of Land Management Prineville District is soliciting comments on a draft environmental assessment that analyzes the potential effects of fuels management and wildlife habitat improvement on BLM-administered public lands adjacent to the Crooked River Ranch community west of Terrebonne...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Office of River Protection (ORP) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions has begun testing a critical piece of equipment needed to treat Hanford Site tank waste.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Mathew Palmer, age 44, of Severna Park, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the distribution of child pornography. At the time of the conduct, Palmer held positions with the Maryland state government, including as Deputy Legislative Officer for the Maryland Governor’s Office and Chief Operating Officer with the Maryland Department of Commerce.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) seeks comments regarding the development, coordination and implementation of grant programs to support food processing, distribution, seafood processing, farmers markets, and producers and other businesses identified in the...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that on Friday, March 5, 2021, after a four-day trial, a federal jury found Crystal Hardy, 38, and Christopher Kelly, 43, both of Laconia, guilty of conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, methamphetamine. The jury also found Kelly guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Coachella, California man pleaded guilty today to transporting five pounds of methamphetamine from Coachella to Aumsville, Oregon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Scott Erik Asphaug.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Trampas Quint Wolford, of Cabins, West Virginia, was arraigned on charges after being indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Elkins in February 2021, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: LONDON, Ky. - A Monticello, Ky., man, Chandler Burnette, 40, was sentenced today to 84 months, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of firearm by a convicted felon.
