News from May 2021
By DOL Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: CATHEDRAL CITY, CA - Just a month after the new Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City opened, a metal gate near the casino’s loading dock collapsed, crushing a 41-year-old construction worker under its 3,000-pound weight.
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES, Calif. - An Orange County man who led police on a high-speed car chase with more than 75 pounds of cocaine stashed in his vehicle was sentenced today to 186 months in federal prison, following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Los Angeles and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park announces a temporary, four-day closure of a portion of the LBJ Ranch in Stonewall, TX. The closure will last from Monday, May 24th through Thursday, May 27th, and will restrict access to the north end of the ranch and the Texas White House Complex. Facilities impacted include the Show Barn, Hangar Visitor Center, Western National Parks Association gift store, and Texas White House Complex.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: TWIN FALLS, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management Twin Falls District staff will join the Southern Idaho Off-Road Association, Magic Valley ATV Riders and Jerome County on Saturday, May 22, to clean up the north rim of the Snake River Canyon.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshals have arrested a 17-year-old male for a Memphis homicide.
By State Newswire | May 18, 2021
Release: MR KAMIAN: Colleagues, good afternoon. Thank you very much for coming out today. It’s an honor and a privilege to welcome Secretary of State Blinken and his delegation to the embassy.
By US DOT Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Many organizations representing those responsible for building and maintaining the Nation’s wastewater infrastructure are offering their support for the Wastewater Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2021 (H.R. 3218), a bill recently introduced by Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC), along with Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-AK).
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered an opening statement at a hearing to examine the role of the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence & Analysis (I&A). Portman spoke on...
By State Newswire | May 18, 2021
Release: Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood and Special Envoy for Libya Richard Norland visited Libya May 18 and underscored U.S. support for Libya’s December 2021 elections. This is the highest level diplomatic visit to Tripoli since 2014. Acting Assistant Secretary Hood and Ambassador...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Jeffrey Lutz, 56, of Morriston, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in federal prison, following his conviction for receipt of child pornography. Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the sentence.
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2021
Release: Congressman Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Chair of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's Member Day hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - The employee of a Jersey City, New Jersey, doctor today admitted her role in a multimillion-dollar conspiracy to solicit and receive kickbacks and bribes from individuals associated with a Union City, New Jersey pharmacy, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - James Coughlin, 38, of Sanbornville, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. David N. Cicilline, Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court related to a series of bank robberies that occurred in West Mifflin, McCandless, and Penn Hills, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during the markup of H.R. 2746, To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Christopher May, 32, of Paoli, PA, was sentenced to one year and four months in prison, and two years of supervised release by United States District Judge Timothy J. Savage for engaging in an embezzlement scheme through which he stole more than $1.2 million from his former employer.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Defendants Allegedly Obtained $2 Million by Submitting Fraudulent Claims for Unemployment Benefits.
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a nominations hearing.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Klamath Falls, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview District is announcing the opening of the Gerber and Topsy campgrounds in time for the Memorial Day weekend.
