News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man with a prior felony conviction today admitted illegally possessing a machinegun, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming has sentenced four defendants charged in a drug distribution case. ANGEL DE JESUS DUARTE-TOLEDO, age 34 of Yuma, Arizona; LOUIZ SERBANDO PENA-HERMOSILLO, age 35 of Casper, Wyoming;...
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that LIAM VAN DAMME, age 21 of Casper, Wyoming was sentenced to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by 60 months of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Nancy J. Freudenthal. Van Damme was also ordered to pay a $200 special assessment fee and may be ordered to pay restitution through a separate court order.
By DOE Newswire | May 17, 2021
Release: New Report Highlights 12 Organizations Achieving Bold Energy, Water, Financing Goals; DOE Launches New $12 Million Lighting Prize
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) introduced legislation today to ensure key drinking water programs are funded and protected.
By DOE Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) urged Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice to address constitutional issues raised in proposed legislation...
By USDA Newswire | May 17, 2021
Release: Today, the North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) posted on its website three draft, revised Regional Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (RSPMs) and two technical documents for 2021 Consultation (review and commenting). APHIS is inviting U.S. stakeholders to submit comments to PPQ on the ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Barbara Conway, 62, of Drexel Hill, PA, entered a plea of guilty before United States District Court Judge Michael M. Baylson for stealing money from a meal program for sick and needy individuals which she managed as a contractor for the City of Philadelphia.
By DOL Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the Supreme Court agreeing to hear the case of Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a direct challenge to the abortion protections codified in Roe v. Wade.
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) urged Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice to address constitutional issues raised in proposed legislation...
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management announces seasonal fire restrictions, including temporary limitations on target shooting, effective May 21. The restrictions are for public lands managed by the Central Coast, Mother Lode and Ukiah field offices due to dry conditions and wildland...
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Sandisfield man was indicted by a federal grand jury last week in connection with receiving and possessing an unregistered firearm.
By DOE Newswire | May 17, 2021
Release: Department of Energy Makes Major Steps Toward Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Buildings, Which Use 40% of the Nation’s Energy; Invests $30 Million in New Workforce Training Initiatives
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: Covington, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of Davarious Taylor for first degree murder.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: NASHVILLE - Christopher Beckham, 35, of Nashville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Beckham was indicted in April 2018 after an investigation into an incident that occurred on Oct. 24, 2017.
By EPA Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) urged Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice to address constitutional issues raised in proposed legislation...
By State Newswire | May 17, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price...
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Tyson Davis, Sr., 42, of Huntington pleaded guilty today to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By State Newswire | May 17, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price...
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: Concord, NH - Once again, with the assistance of the public’s tips, the U.S. Marshals - New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force was able to track down and arrest another fugitive. “Fugitive of the Week," Brandon Lee Lanum, was arrested around noon today hiding inside the attic of a residence located on Wiswall Road in Durham, New Hampshire.
