News published on Federal Newswire in March 2021

News from March 2021


Three Correctional Officers and a Sergeant Charged with Assaulting Federal Pretrial Detainee

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Three Essex County correctional officers and one sergeant have been charged with conspiring to violate a pretrial detainee’s civil rights, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.


Troy Businessman Pleads Guilty to Hoarding and Price Gouging Facemasks

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Imran Selcuk, age 35, of Troy, New York, pled guilty today to hoarding and price gouging in violation of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA). The announcement was made by Acting U.S. Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and Kevin Kelly, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).


Bureau of Land Management, Owyhee County remind people to enjoy public lands safely

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Owyhee County Search and Rescue (SAR) want to remind the public that while enjoying the tremendous recreational opportunities in southwest Idaho, to please do so safely and responsibly.


News Release: Was Arrested After Running from Police and Trying to Ditch the Gun.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday sent a letter to U.S. Comptroller General Eugene Dodaro requesting that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) provide an assessment of the scope of the transactional criminal network threat within and from Venezuela, as well as a review of the effectiveness of the United States Government’s policies actions, and authorities to combat these criminal threats.


News Release: Cesium atomic clocks are used in global positioning system solutions, network timing protocols, encryption programs and national defense and space applications.


ICYMI: T&I Republican Priorities Highlighted at White House Infrastructure Meeting

News Release: In Case You Missed It, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Republicans pressed their priorities for surface transportation reauthorization during an infrastructure meeting at the White House yesterday.


Longview Sex Offender Sentenced to Federal Prison for Child Pornography Violations Following International Investigation

News Release: Offender Brought to Justice by Joint Operation of Homeland Security Investigations, INTERPOL, Thailand Department of Special Investigations, and Australian Federal Police.


Chairman Neal Statement on the February 2021 Jobs Report

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA-House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics February 2021 jobs report...


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 Status of Department of Veterans Affairs Infrastructure.


Repeat Offender Caught Breaking Into Cars In Downtown Macon Is Sentenced To Federal Prison For Illegally Possessing A Firearm

News Release: MACON, Ga. - A convicted felon apprehended in possession of a firearm while attempting to break into vehicles in downtown Macon was sentenced to federal prison for his crime, said Peter D. Leary, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.


News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the filing of a civil complaint against RAFAEL ALVAREZ and ATAX New York LLC (“ATAX New York") to prohibit them from, among other things, preparing tax returns for others or engaging in activities that substantially...


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Colombian national was extradited to Ohio yesterday to face federal drug charges in the Southern District of Ohio. He appeared in U.S. District Court here today.


Larson, Davis, Pascrell Call for Removal of Social Security Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT), Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL), and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) called for the immediate removal of the Commissioner of Social Security, Andrew Saul, and the Deputy Commissioner, David Black, who were both appointed by former President Trump.


WDLA News Round-Up for March 3, 2021

News Release: SHREVEPORT/MONROE, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced the resolution of numerous cases today in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Louisiana, all of which are listed below.


Colombian national extradited to Columbus, Ohio, charged with conspiring to ship thousands of kilograms of cocaine to America

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Colombian national was extradited to Ohio yesterday to face federal drug charges in the Southern District of Ohio. He appeared in U.S. District Court here today.


News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Steven Clements Telgenhof (28, Cape Coral) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for distribution of and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. Telgenhof had pleaded guilty on February 6, 2020.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted the owner and operator of a purported pain management clinic, as well as two nurse practitioners who were employed at the clinic, on the federal charges for conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone and for distribution and dispensing of oxycodone. Charged in the indictment are.


Two Ukrainian Nationals Extradited to U.S. on Money Laundering Charges

News Release: Two Ukrainian Nationals Extradited to U.S. on Money Laundering Charges.


News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.