News from March 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-A former Eugene elementary school teacher was sentenced to federal prison today for sexually abusing a minor female, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Scott Erik Asphaug.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Role in Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston announced that Kelly Ray Ingels, Sr., 46, of Huntington, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. Ingels also was sentenced to 12 months in prison for the sale of a firearm to a juvenile, which is to run concurrently with his 21 month sentence.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is launching recruitment efforts across Rhode Island to fill Transportation Security Officer (TSO) positions by summer at T.F. Green State Airport (PVD).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: New Haven, CT - The U.S. Marshals are expanding the manhunt nationwide for fugitive Qinxuan Pan, who is now charged with murder.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: GRAND CANYON, Ariz. - Starting March 2, Grand Canyon National Park’s Cultural Demonstrator Program at Desert View will launch the ‘History Behind the Arts’ video series. This series will feature cultural demonstrators from the 11 traditionally associated tribes of Grand Canyon and will highlight the history of tribal crafts and personal interviews with artisans.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that shows the federal government needs to take further action to clean up and prevent contamination from per- and polyfluoralkyl...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: Session 2: “The mail must go on" - Write and ride along with Ranger Joe Reasoner and Jan Knispel, NeWP TC and discover how high-speed communication was as important in the early 1860s as it is today. Trace the epic journey of the Pony Express and learn how three entrepreneurs and about 120 riders shrunk a nation that was on the brink of civil war.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston announced that Trent S. Davis, 30, of Huntington, was sentenced to 87 months in prison and 20 years of supervised release for possession of child pornography involving prepubescent minors. Davis will also be required to register as a sex offender after his release from prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: RAY DONALD FARLEY, a/k/a/ Ray Donald Lucero, Jr. was sentenced on March 1, 2021 to 150 years in prison for three counts of production of child pornography. In sentencing Ray Farley, the Honorable Nancy D. Freudenthal stated that the Defendant’s conduct was “reprehensible" and “unforgivable" and sentenced him to 50 years, per count, consecutively, totaling 150 years’ imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: MACON, GA - Twelve defendants have been charged in a newly unsealed federal indictment alleging a middle Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that the Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), will distribute up to $2.4 million to synagogues, churches, religious...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Effective today, Douglas J. Quivey begins serving as the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois. Mr. Quivey, who has served as First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the district since January 2019, assumes the position as Acting U.S. Attorney by virtue of the Vacancies Reform Act.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: In 2020, Joshua Tree National Park was the 10th most visited national park. This was also the first time in seven years that Joshua Tree did not set an attendance record. The decrease in visitation is largely due to temporary closures in March, April, and May in response to the novel COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bronx, New York, man appeared in court today on charges of possessing and distributing images of child sexual abuse, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a federal grand jury has returned a 25-count indictment charging Melissa H. Sepulvado, 58, of Zwolle, Louisiana, with committing wire fraud.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), and Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that ...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS - 394,000 people visited Big Bend National Park in 2020. Although this is 15% fewer than 2019, it includes over three months of park shutdown, and six months with record-breaking numbers, reflecting a significant increase in overall visitation to Big Bend. A seasonal rundown provides insight into a busy year.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: Today, Congressional leaders wrote a letter to the Biden Administration urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to update ventilation and respiratory protection guidance and standards to address aerosol transmission of the...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA - A Charlton County man who admitted trafficking methamphetamine in south Georgia has been sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison.
