News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah man who operated an interstate commercial sex trafficking business and distributed drugs has been sentenced to more than three decades in federal prison.
By USDA Newswire | May 28, 2021
Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2021-12. May 28, 2021To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory OfficialsEffective May 11, 2021, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYS AGM) expanded the European cherry fruit fly (ECFF) ...
By State Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on President Biden’s FY2022 international affairs budget request:
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
By Homeland Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- June 1 marks the start of the Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently released the 2021 outlook, which predicts another active season.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - An Orange County man was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for operating an illegal virtual-currency money services business that exchanged up to $25 million - some of it on behalf of criminals - through in-person transactions and a network of Bitcoin ATM-type kiosks.
By Commerce Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA- Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget...
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to export goods from the United States to Iran, in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today that several New York Dental Clinics along with Bradford Dental Center (BDC) have agreed with its parent company, Upper Allegheny Health System (UAHS), to pay $2.7 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations. Under the settlement...
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: EASTON, Wash. - In an effort to return numbers of bull trout to self-sustainable levels, this week, Yakama Nation Fisheries and their partners released 531 bull trout into Kachess Reservoir and 61 bull trout into Gold Creek, a tributary to Keechelus Reservoir.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man was charged in federal court today with setting the arson fire of an apartment building in which several residents were injured.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that William Boothe, III, a/k/a “Bill" Boothe, a/k/a “Uncle Bill," age 57, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced today in Lincoln to 240 months in federal prison for his role in planning and setting up the attempted robbery and home invasion that resulted...
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: ASHLAND, Ky. - A Lawrence County, Ky. man was convicted Thursday, by a federal jury sitting in Ashland, of 11 counts of child pornography charges. The counts included five counts of production, four counts of receipt, one count of distribution, and one count of possession of a matter containing visual depictions of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
By DOE Newswire | May 28, 2021
Release: R&D Projects in Texas, New Mexico, and Ohio To Predict and Detect Seismic Disruptions At Underground Carbon Storage Facilities, Protecting Groundwater and Enhancing Carbon Capture Efforts
By State Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing on the U.S. strategy and policy response to the ongoing crisis in Ethiopia.
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA - This notice is to inform campers of a bear advisory along the northern shoreline of the land between Scidmore Bay and the west arm of Glacier Bay known as Scidmore Cut (see map).
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: A Sioux City man who engaged in rebate schemes, fraudulent invoice schemes, and stole items belonging to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska was sentenced on May 28, 2021, to 1 month in federal prison and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Biden-Harris administration today submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2022. The budget invests $3.5 billion in the National Park Service (NPS) to help the country build back better by modernizing parks and park infrastructure, investing in conservation efforts, expanding visitor access, and keeping visitors safe.
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA - This notice is to inform visitors of temporary closures to foot traffic and minimum approach distance of 100 yards at four islands in Glacier Bay. The purpose of these closures is to protect high concentrations of nesting seabirds by minimizing human caused disturbance and chick mortality.
By Homeland Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released the following statement regarding a spearphishing campaign targeting government organizations, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), and non-governmental organizations (NGOs):
