News from March 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: STATESBORO, GA: A Savannah man who concocted a schemed to enrich himself by repeatedly borrowing money against the same pieces of property will go to prison for fraud.
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today praised the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s approval of S.615, their bipartisan legislation authorizing the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership ...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded the confirmation of Dr. Rachel Levine to serve as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health in a 52-48 vote, as well as the confirmation of Dr. Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General yesterday in an 57-43 vote.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON - A former officer with the Houston Police Department (HPD) has been ordered to prison after admitting her guilt in a Houston-area cocaine conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux and Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on March 22, 2021, Timothy J. Tetzlaff (age: 59) of the Town of Mishicot, Wisconsin, pled guilty to one count of interstate travel with the intent to engage a minor in criminal sexual activity, and another count of production of child pornography.
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On March 10, 2021, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging 30 violent gang members with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, and aiding and abetting in the possession/distribution of controlled substances...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ga. - A Fortson, Georgia man has pleaded guilty to coercion and enticement of a minor as a result of an international child exploitation investigation, said Peter D. Leary, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 46-year-old Edinburg resident has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to harbor illegal aliens and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jonathan Botier, 47, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to tax evasion. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: TYLER, Texas -- A Shreveport, Louisiana woman has pleaded guilty for her role in an elder fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Joplin, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy that distributed at least 12 pounds of methamphetamine in the Joplin area, as well as for illegally possessing numerous firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition.
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
Release: At the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), February 22 - March 23, the United States actively reengaged with the Council after a two-and-a-half-year absence and announced its candidacy for a member seat for the 2022-2024 term. With introspection about the United States’ own human rights...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: In honor of Women’s History Month, LM would like to highlight four professionals who embody excellence in their careers and provide insights into how we invite more girls and women into STEM education and careers.
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
Release: PRESIDENT VON DER LEYEN: Good afternoon. I am delighted to welcome the U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken to the European Commission. The United States is an important and valued partner for the European Union, and we want to forge a new EU-U.S. global agenda to meet the challenges, but also to seize ...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
Release: APPLETON, WI - Residents of east-central Wisconsin will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck® program at Appleton International Airport (ATW) April 19-23.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DESI WILLIAMS, 40, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 42 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm while on federal supervised release.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity today announced a new webinar series focused on wildfire mitigation. The four-part series, to be held in April, will highlight DOE national laboratories’ wildfire mitigation capabilities and available technologies to improve electric infrastructure resiliency during fires.
