News from March 2021
By USDA Newswire | Mar 3, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Southern Sun LLC, Woolwich, N.J., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions include barring the business and the principal operators of the business from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 3, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nevada - An unlawfully present Salvadoran national wanted by law enforcement authorities in El Salvador on gang participation charges related to terrorism and aggravated murder charges was arrested by officers and agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2021
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Marionville, Missouri, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for threatening two members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 3, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce 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 10, at 10:30 a.m. (EST) on the critical need to restore...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 3, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman, (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing titled, “Farmers and Foresters: Opportunities to Lead in Tackling Climate Change."
By DOE Newswire | Mar 3, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai today expressing deep concern over the growing threat of extremist content propagating on YouTube and raising questions over the company’s policies and enforcement efforts to combat extremists and protect viewers.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A North Carolina corporation was sentenced today to 5 years’ probation and ordered to pay a $2,000,000 fine in addition to paying $10,069,361.35 in restitution to the North Carolina Medicaid Program on a charge of Healthcare Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - How would you like to work, learn, play, and serve in the world’s first national park? Yellowstone is currently recruiting for the 2021 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC), a residential work-based education program for young men and women between the ages of 15 and 18. Visit the YCC program to apply. Completed application materials must be postmarked by March 10, 2021.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -Today, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its 2021 High-Risk List, an inventory of government operations most vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement, or that need transformation which is updated at the start of each Congress. The 2021 List and accompanying report describe the status of high-risk areas relative to the 2019 report and identify new areas of concern, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
By State Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
Release: The United States joins the European Union in condemning and responding to the Russian Federation’s use of a chemical weapon in the attempted assassination of Russian opposition figure Aleksey Navalny in August 2020 and his subsequent imprisonment in January 2021. We share the EU’s concerns regarding Russia’s deepening authoritarianism and welcome the EU’s determination to impose sanctions on Russia under its new global human rights authorities.
By State Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
Release: The United States joins the European Union in condemning and responding to the Russian Federation’s use of a chemical weapon in the attempted assassination of Russian opposition figure Aleksey Navalny in August 2020 and his subsequent imprisonment in January 2021. We share the EU’s concerns regarding Russia’s deepening authoritarianism and welcome the EU’s determination to impose sanctions on Russia under its new global human rights authorities.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Harlie Christian Shaw, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was indicted today on a firearms charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: On March 2, 2021, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas visited operations at the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) new Community Vaccination Center (CVC) facility at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, scheduled to open tomorrow and expected to vaccinate up to 6,000 ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: Criminal complaints have been unsealed charging two Ecuadorian citizens for their alleged roles in a bribery and money laundering scheme involving Ecuador’s public police pension fund (ISSPOL).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: Today the Justice Department announced a settlement agreement with the Charleston County School District to resolve its investigation into complaints that the school district failed to communicate essential information to thousands of Spanish-speaking, limited English proficient (LEP) parents, denying ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement resolving the United States’ claims that Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, and the Tallahatchie County sheriff in his official capacity (collectively, Tallahatchie County), intentionally discriminated against ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: A medical director, operator and two unlicensed practitioners at a Texas medical clinic are now in custody on charges related to their alleged participation in a $32 million health care fraud scheme.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the enforcement actions listed below: Consent Prohibition against Jessica Shirey Former employee of Gateway Bank, Rison, Arkansas Misappropriation of customer funds Consent Prohibition against Jeremy Boles Former employee of SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia Misappropriation of customer funds Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.
By State Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: SECRETARY CLINTON: So, Secretary Blinken, welcome. I cannot express how pleased I am to have this chance to talk with you.
By State Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to emphasize the United States’ concern about the humanitarian and human rights crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Noting the growing number of credible reports ...
