News from May 2021
By State Newswire | May 18, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) selected two projects to receive nearly $2 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development under funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002399, Water Management for Thermal Power Generation.
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - An Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site program has adapted to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to ship waste out of the state in support of the 1995 Idaho Settlement Agreement.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Ivan Allen, 40, of Moreno Valley, California, was sentenced on May 17 in federal court to 21 months in prison for assaulting federal officers. Allen was indicted on April 24, 2019, and pleaded guilty on Nov. 14, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Donald Mark Tillotson, of Burlington, West Virginia, was indicted today on firearms charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national, formerly residing in Lynn, was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for theft of government money and making a false statement on an application for Social Security benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: TEXARKANA, Texas - Four individuals, including two Red River Army Depot (RRAD) officials, have been charged with federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: NORFOLK - FEMA, along with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, the Virginia Department of Health, the Virginia Beach Public Schools (VBPS), as well as the Portsmouth Public Schools (PPS), are partnering to provide opportunities for young adults 12+ to receive their Pfizer vaccine onsite at eleven Virginia Beach High Schools and three Portsmouth High Schools.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Felix Curtis, 26, of Fruitland, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty on May 14 in federal court to involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment on Thursday, May 13, charging Delbert Garfield Stewart, 70, of Kent, Ohio, with flying an airplane without a valid airman’s certificate.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - Fort Pulaski National Monument will be closed to the public on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, while much needed project work continues. The project on the upper level of the fort will be completed with the removal of materials by crane. The main walkway to the historic fort will also see improvements. The Park anticipates re-opening on Wednesday, May 26th for regular business hours. We apologize for the inconvenience.
By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: These days you’d have trouble getting members of Congress to agree on the proper way to butter toast, but just about everybody agrees on upgrading America’s infrastructure. The sorry state of our infrastructure is a danger to individuals, for example, you cannot cross the Mississippi River on a bridge...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine-A Sanford woman was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to distribute fentanyl resulting in death and serious bodily injury, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced.
By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after releasing a staff report with new documents and details about AbbVie Inc., which sells the anti-inflammatory drug Humira and the cancer drug Imbruvica. AbbVie has repeatedly raised the prices of these two blockbuster drugs...
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2021
Release: LINTHICUM, MD - An increase in the number of travelers is expected to fly out of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) this summer and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle the increased travel volume while remaining committed to supporting...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: EL PASO -- U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone today sentenced 40-year-old Barrio Azteca member and career offender William “Happy" Haywood of El Paso to 16 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to import and distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a person under indictment.
By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced legislation to update and reauthorize three expired trade programs: the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) and the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA).
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, this week, directed the establishment of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to marshal the resources of the Department of Justice in partnership with agencies across government to enhance enforcement efforts against COVID-19 related fraud.
By USDA Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Kendall Frozen Fruits Inc. (KFF), Newport Beach, Calif., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions include barring the business and the principal operators of the business from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - A Beaverton man was sentenced to federal prison today for stealing $60,000 from more than 80 local credit union members.
