News from March 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON - A 37-year-old Houston resident is set to appear in federal court for her alleged submission of two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Anthony Lucero, 35, an enrolled member of the Isleta Pueblo, pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 10 to domestic assault by a habitual offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Edinburgh, Indiana, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on a charge of violating federal firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: Managing conflicts is an integral aspect of law enforcement, but the many nuances of personal interactions can make it challenging and situations can quickly escalate to dangerous levels. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is conducting research to learn...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: SEATTLE- DEA Acting Administrator D. Christopher Evans today announced the release of the 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment, DEA’s annual publication outlining the threats posed to the United States by domestic and international drug trafficking and the abuse of illicit drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - DEA Acting Administrator D. Christopher Evans and DEA Chicago Division Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell announced the release of the 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment, DEA’s annual publication outlining the threats posed to the United States by domestic and international drug trafficking and the abuse of illicit drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - Michael Dube, who formerly owned and operated American Toxicology Labs, was sentenced was today in U.S. District Court in Abingdon, Virginia to 36 months in federal prison. Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar and Virginia Attorney General Mark G. Herring made the announcement today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: Noble helped bring 20 pounds of meth from California to the Sioux City area.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: ARCATA, Calif. - Today through Friday, March 19, the Bureau of Land Management fire crews will be burning piles of brush and small trees in the Lacks Creek Management Area northeast of Arcata. Smoke will be visible from recreation sites within the Lacks Creek area and from homes along Blair and Stover roads, about three miles north of State Route 299.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Patrick Fire Thunder, age 46, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, was found guilty of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury following a federal court trial in Rapid City, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on Feb. 24, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Kenyan Shondre Scott has pleaded guilty to aiding and assisting another person with the filing of a fraudulent tax return and to filing a fraudulent tax return on his own behalf. He faces a maximum penalty of three years in federal prison on each charge. Scott has also agreed...
By State Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the Biden Administration's announcement that it has imposed new sanctions on the Russian government in response to the poisoning of Alexei Navalny:
By Interior Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park experienced the second busiest year on record in 2020. In spite of a 46-day, full park closure this spring and partial closures through August due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the park had 12,095,720 visits. This marks the second time in park history that visitation exceeded 12 million visits.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) during today’s hearing titled, “COVID-19’s Effects on U.S. Aviation and the Flight Path to Recovery." Videos of DeFazio and Larsen’s opening statements are here and here. More information on the hearing can be found here.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: URBANA, Ill. - A federal grand jury today returned an indictment that charges Alan L. Dodd, 37, of the 100 Block of Shady Lawn Dr., Rantoul, Ill., with distribution and possession of child pornography.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: The bipartisan leadership of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee stressed to the U.S. Coast Guard the importance of an updated analysis of its fleet capabilities. Congress required the Service to provide an updated analysis, given the most recent version is outdated and no longer reflects current threats, missions, or recent experiences involving construction of new cutters.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Judge Rodney W. Sippel sentenced Malik Ross to 120 months in prison today. The 24-year-old St. Louis, Missouri resident pleaded guilty in August to one count of embezzlement of bank funds and one count of conspiracy to embezzle bank funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: DENVER - DEA Acting Administrator D. Christopher Evans today announced the release of the 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment, DEA’s annual publication outlining the threats posed to the United States by domestic and international drug trafficking and the abuse of illicit drugs.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on the 2021 Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) High Risk List by emphasizing the need to root out government waste, fraud, and abuse and protect taxpayer dollars. The High Risk List is released...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Subcommittee Leader for Health Brett Guthrie delivered remarks at a subcommittee hearing on telehealth during COVID-19.
