News from March 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: NEWNAN, Ga. - Robert Purbeck, of Meridian, Idaho, made his initial appearance before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Boise, Idaho. Purbeck was indicted in the Northern District of Georgia on March 2, 2021 for computer fraud and abuse, access device fraud, and wire fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to three months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: DEA Warning: Scammers Impersonating DEA Agents Are Stealing Identities, Money
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Hollywood, Florida, woman, Janaina Nascimento, 38, was sentenced on Thursday, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, to six months in federal prison, after previously being convicted of selling counterfeit Ethicon Surgicel® Original Hemostat (“Surgicel"), an absorbable surgical mesh used to control bleeding, that was ultimately purchased by the University of Kentucky Medical Center.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: Whiskeytown, CA - Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Superintendent Josh Hoines has announced an opportunity for the public to collect firewood and help the park reduce fuel loads beginning on March 8, 2021.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - White-nose syndrome (WNS), a fungal disease that kills hibernating bats, has been confirmed in Wind Cave. Samples recently sent in for testing revealed 2 confirmed cases of the disease and 5 probable.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - On March 1, 2021, Robert J. Troester assumed the role as the Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, following the departure of U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing on Feb. 28, 2021. This is the fourth time Troester has held this position.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Larry Watkins, Jr., 54, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a weapon. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that earlier today an 11-count indictment was unsealed in federal court charging Robert Narvett (age: 56) of Appleton, Wisconsin, with: (1) four counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343; (2) one count...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Russell Tree crews will implement temporary, single-lane closures along the Spur for tree removal beginning Tuesday, March 9 at 7:00 a.m. through Friday, March 12 at 12:00 p.m. The roadway between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge will remain open, but motorists should expect delays.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: Defendant allegedly submitted fraudulent documentation purporting that he was president of two LLCs when he was actually in federal custody.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A federal grand jury has indicted a Graniteville, S.C. teacher on additional federal charges related to the initial allegation that charged him with transporting a minor across state lines for sex.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: The National Park Service is conducting a missing person search in the Roanoke, Virginia area of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned a four-count indictment charging DARRYL SMALL, 33, of Hamden, with fentanyl distribution offenses.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement strongly criticizing the Biden administration’s unprecedented firing of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) General Counsel Sharon Fast Gustafson, ending her Senate-confirmed, four-year appointment more than two years early, in contravention of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Larry Watkins, Jr., 54, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a weapon. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) and 57 other House Republicans in sending a letter to Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), questioning the CDC’s latest guidance on safely reopening K-12 schools.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: Law Enforcement Seize Combined Total of Nearly 300 Gallons of Liquid Meth, More than 750 Pounds of Crystal Meth, 40 Firearms, and More Than $1 Million in Cash in All Related Cases Over Course of Two-Year Operation.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that United Commodities USA Inc. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $262,863 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This Affiliated Area of the National Park System located in the heart of Seattle’s Chinatown-International District invites you to step into a uniquely American story.
