News from March 2021
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - The nation’s first federally operated mobile COVID-19 vaccination units will soon roll through eastern Maryland.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Insisting that Washington shouldn’t veto state tax cuts, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Republican Leader James Comer (R-Ky.) joined Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-Texas) in introducing a new bill, the “State Tax Freedom Act." The bill pushes back against an unconstitutional provision inserted into the American Rescue Plan that restricts states’ ability to manage their own finances.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that it has signed agreements with 27 hotels across Southern California to resolve investigations pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 58-year-old Palmhurst resident has been ordered to federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and conspiring to distribute more than 500 grams of meth, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: MCALLEN, TEXAS - On March 29, 2021, the Houston Division, McAllen District Office hosted ten members of the United States Congress, along with their staffers and an array of media outlets. During the visit, the Congressional Delegation and their staff were provided presentations which offered an extensive overview of DEA operations and the drug trafficking threat along the southwest border
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
Release: CHICAGO - About 50 members of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workforce are assisting with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) response to support the needs of communities affected by the coronavirus pandemic and they have been deployed to work alongside FEMA officials and medical personnel who administer vaccines in Illinois and Rhode Island.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: HOUGHTON, MICH - Beginning April 16, 2021, campgrounds, trails, docks and anchorages at Isle Royale National Park will be open, with the exception of the Minong trail, North Desor campground and Little Todd campground. The National Park Service (NPS) Houghton Visitor Center will re-open to the public on April 19.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: Defendant used explosive devices to attack two police cars creating substantial danger.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Pennsylvania man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to receive kickbacks and bribes from laboratories in exchange for referrals of patient DNA samples and genetic tests, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Portland man who previously served 12 years in California state prison for sexually abusing a child was sentenced to federal prison today for enticing an adolescent boy to produce sexually explicit videos of himself and share them via Facebook Messenger, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Scott Erik Asphaug.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: Pipestone National Monument will be increasing visitor services on April 3, following guidance from the White House and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The National Park Service (NPS) has been working servicewide with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic, and Pipestone has remained open for outdoor experiences throughout the pandemic.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-In an op-ed published by The Hill, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) called on House Democrats to end their partisanship and work together to reform the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to ensure the beloved institution is put on the right path. He urges Congress to carefully consider the business reform plan put forth by USPS leadership before passing judgement.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: Calais, MAINE - The National Park Service (NPS) is planning to conduct a prescribed fire at Saint Croix Island International Historic Site as potential weather opportunities come available, between April 1 and April 30, 2021, that meet the conditions established in the prescribed fire plan. The prescribed fire could be delayed until the fall if unfavorable conditions persist in April.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Deputy United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen announced that Dkyle Bridges, 35, of Claymont, DE, was sentenced to 35 years in prison, ten years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $53,000 in restitution to his victims and a special assessment of $30,000 under the Justice for...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRYON McCLELLAN, 33, of Norwich, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 57 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a southeastern Connecticut drug trafficking ring.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: Today, NOAA announced a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Ørsted Wind Power North America LLC, an offshore wind development company, to share physical and biological data in Ørsted-leased waters subject to U.S. jurisdiction. The MOA is the first of its kind between an offshore wind developer and NOAA, and it paves the way for similar data-sharing agreements with other developers.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 29-year-old man from McAllen has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for attempting to import approximately 220 grams of meth, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: The Northeast Sea Grant Consortium, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office and Water Power Technologies Office, and NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center, today announced a research funding opportunity to improve understanding of offshore renewable energy interactions with fishing and coastal communities to optimize ocean co-use.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Bruno J. Haney, II, 32, of Lockport, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, heroin, fentanyl, and butyryl fentanyl. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and $1,000,000 fine.
