News from March 2021
By State Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO):. DRL Support for Freedom of Association in Kazakhstan. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0007857. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Hollidaysburg, PA waived indictment and pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conversion of government funds and filing false tax returns, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has so far provided little information in response to 21 state Attorneys General, who raised concerns in a March 16 letter about a provision in recently enacted COVID-19 response legislation that could severely restrict states’ ability to provide tax relief to local workers, families, small businesses, and farms.
By State Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
Release: On March 25, the Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland completed an exchange of diplomatic notes to bring the U.S.-UK Air Transport Agreement (“the Agreement") into force. Both governments had been applying the Agreement, signed in November 2020, on the basis of comity and reciprocity since Jan. 1, 2021. This Agreement also emphasizes the close ties between our two nations.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - A federal jury has found Leslie Pagan (40, Tampa) guilty of conspiracy to distribute over one kilogram of heroin and a quantity of fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, and eight counts of distribution of heroin or fentanyl. Pagan faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 20 years, and up to life, in federal prison.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: Dear Secretary Becerra: We write to follow up on the briefing you provided to Ways and Means Committee staff on March 11, 2021. The briefing was very helpful and informative, and we are grateful that the Department made staff available. As you likely know, we continue to be concerned about policy decisions...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park reopened Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube) today, March 26, 2021. The popular walk-through lava tube and rainforest trail were closed since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Minnesota woman pleaded guilty today to one count of delivering national defense information to aid a foreign government.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: RIPON, WI - A forklift struck and seriously injured a 60-year-old seasonal employee as she walked toward a pallet to label products for shipping at a Ripon facility where vegetables are canned for Libby’s and several other brands.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced today the seizure of seven websites as part of ongoing efforts by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to combat online fraud schemes that seek to exploit the increased interest in vaccines, treatments, and employment opportunities associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX), with 14 original Republican cosponsors, introduced the Reopening America by Supporting Workers and Businesses Act of 2021. This bill will help local businesses rebuild their workforce quickly by turning enhanced unemployment benefits into a back-to-work bonus that will provide a bump to workers and help accelerate our economic recovery.
By State Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
Release: On March 25, the Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland completed an exchange of diplomatic notes to bring the U.S.-UK Air Transport Agreement (“the Agreement") into force. Both governments had been applying the Agreement, signed in November 2020, on the basis of comity and reciprocity since Jan. 1, 2021. This Agreement also emphasizes the close ties between our two nations.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management is accepting applications beginning April 5 through April 30, 2021 for its summer Artist-in-Residence program, hosted by the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center and the Casper Field Office. The focus for this artistic opportunity is on the National Historic Trails that cross Eastern Wyoming, including the California, Mormon Pioneer, Oregon, and Pony Express trails.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Anthony Diaz, age 52, formerly of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 210 months’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for wire fraud and mail fraud offenses. He was taken into custody immediately after the sentencing to begin serving the term of imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Logan County man pled guilty today to a federal gun crime. Eddie Lee Conley, 45, pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. A federal grand jury indicted Conley in February 2021.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: Appomattox, Virginia - As a safety precaution due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park encourages visitors to engage with this year’s 156th Commemoration of the Surrender and Freedom Day through a variety of virtual opportunities. The park and the McLean House will be open and operating in alignment with guidance provided by public health officials.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael Rech, 49, of North Chili, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with wire fraud and money laundering in connection with his application and receipt of approximately $277,500 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. The charges carry up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $500,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: United States Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Eugene Garrett, 43, of Greensboro, Alabama, was sentenced in federal court for possessing multiple stolen firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. Garrett pleaded guilty to the charge in September of 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The CEO and co-founder of Trustify Inc., a privately-held technology start-up company that connected customers with private investigators, was sentenced to over eight years in prison today for conducting a fraudulent scheme that led to the company’s collapse and resulted in over $18 million in losses to more than 250 individual and corporate investors.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2021
News Release: Has Three Prior Convictions for Possessing Firearms and Ammunition Illegally.
