News from March 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ga. - The man who robbed a Columbus Wells Fargo bank is facing a maximum 20 years in prison for his crime, said Peter D. Leary, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
By State Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
Release: QUESTION: Thank you so much, Mr. Secretary, for joining me. I want to start with a speech this week that you gave. You listed China first among the military and non-military threats to the United States. This comes, of course, after you clashed with Chinese officials in Anchorage last week. China is...
By State Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
Release: The United States is proud to celebrate 200 years of friendship with Greece as we commemorate Greece’s historic bicentennial and the shared values that unite our countries. Greece is a close partner and NATO Ally with which the United States shares a deep and abiding security partnership. Its commitment...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Thomas A. Johnson, age 24, of Boone, North Carolina, has been charged with perpetrating a March 2016 distributed denial of service (“DDOS") attack that disrupted internet access for thousands of Plattsburgh-area internet customers.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Nathanael Dougall, 39, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge James Soto to 90 months in prison. Dougall previously pleaded guilty to Distribution of Child Pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Alfredo Garcia Jr., 27; Eva Romero, 53; and Leo Torres, 30, of Fresno, charging them with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and at least 5 grams of methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Torres and Romero were also charged with distribution of controlled substances.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Today, FEMA announced that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, five territories and two tribes.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: If you reflect on the immense contributions of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s 17 national laboratories to society since the 1930s, it’s easy to conjure up discoveries and capabilities related to the multibillion-dollar, world-class national user facilities spread across the county. But the true...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
Release: ARLINGTON, Va.-Airline travel volume is starting to pick up since the pandemic began a year ago, but with the CDC continuing to advise against non-essential travel, not everyone is ready to fly again. Whether you’re waiting for the CDC to give the “all clear" or you’re trying to decide when you’ll be comfortable flying again, there are three things you can do to prepare for that next flight.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. sentenced late yesterday former tax return preparer, Aminta Smith, 34, of Charlotte, to 30 months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Cogburn also ordered Smith to pay $171,017 as restitution. In May 2019, a federal jury convicted Smith of filing false tax returns for her clients and herself.
By State Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking will travel back to the Middle East starting on March 25 for meetings with senior government officials in coordination with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths. U.S. Special Envoy Lenderking’s discussions will focus on joint international efforts to promote a lasting ceasefire and peace agreement in Yemen, along with our efforts to address the country’s dire humanitarian crisis.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced an ambitious new target to cut the cost of solar energy by 60% within the next ten years, in addition to nearly $128 million in funding to lower costs, improve performance, and speed the deployment of solar energy technologies. These...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: Nevadans Asked to Please Report Potential Hate Crimes to Law Enforcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with Cumberland County, Tennessee, to resolve allegations that the county discriminated against ten female employees because of their sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Harlem man who admitted a domestic abuse crime after beating a woman on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 30 months in prison and to two years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said.
By State Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
Release: MR PARKER: Thank you also to Andrea Kalan for moderating today’s session. Today it is my great honor to introduce our Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Antony Blinken has deep diplomatic ties. His father, Donald Blinken, was ambassador to Hungary. A special interest to tri-mission - the Secretary started ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Alfredo Garcia Jr., 27; Eva Romero, 53; and Leo Torres, 30, of Fresno, charging them with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and at least five grams of methamphetamine. Drug Enforcement...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: BRIDGETON, MO - After a production operator at a carbon fiber manufacturer brought various safety concerns to management, he approached a third-party auditor reviewing operations at the company's St. Peters facility with his concerns. The next day, his employer suspended him.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 24-year-old Corpus Christi man has admitting to sending videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By State Newswire | Mar 25, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement following the passage of Rep. Barbara Lee’s resolution repealing the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) out of committee during today’s committee mark up...
