News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man was arrested on Thursday, May 13, 2021 in connection with fraudulently depositing a United States Treasury check of more than $1 million dollars.
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee Chair Barbara Lee (D-CA-13) released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s announcement that the United States will provide an additional 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine around the world.
By DOE Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of a White House roundtable on building efficiency, Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm today announced sweeping actions to power more American homes and buildings with cleaner, smarter, and more affordable energy services that sharply reduce the buildings sector’s contributions to the climate crisis.
By State Newswire | May 17, 2021
Release: FOREIGN MINISTER KOFOD: Welcome, everybody. It is a true pleasure to have Secretary Blinken here today. The U.S. is Denmark’s friend, close ally, and strategic partner. Today is a good day for Denmark and for transatlantic cooperation, because today, America is back. Secretary Blinken has kindly taken me up on my suggestion to visit Denmark, not even a year after we had your predecessor in town. So today, America is back, and in more ways than one.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Acting United States Attorney Richard B. Myrus today announced the appointment and swearing-in of Kevin Love Hubbard as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Rhode Island. Mr. Hubbard has been assigned to the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office.
By USDA Newswire | May 17, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: FARGO - Acting United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced today that U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter D. Welte sentenced Teon Tyrik Berry, age 20, of Fargo, ND, to 57 months in federal prison for the charge of Interfere with Commerce by Threats and Violence - Hobbs Act Robbery. Judge Welte also sentenced Berry to three years of supervised released and $100 in special assessment fees.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Massachusetts man who faked suicide shortly after he and a co-defendant became the first in the nation to be charged with fraudulently seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in forgivable pandemic relief small business loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bank fraud and failure to appear in court.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: CINCINNATI - A Mexican citizen was arrested in Warren County this morning on federal charges claiming he stole the identity of a disabled United States veteran.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced the federal grand jury sitting in Muskogee completed its May session last week and returned eighty-two felony indictments.
By State Newswire | May 16, 2021
News Release: “In that spirit, as other countries strive to meet and raise their climate targets, the United States will mobilize resources, institutional knowledge, and technical expertise from across our government, the private sector, civil society, and research universities to help.” – Secretary Antony J. Blinken, ...
By State Newswire | May 16, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and highlighted the importance of continued cooperation on the Afghan peace process, Pakistan’s progress on countering terrorism, and the potential to expand our trade and commercial ties and to improve regional connectivity in South Asia.
By State Newswire | May 16, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. The Secretary and the Foreign Minister discussed the violence in Israel, West Bank, and Gaza. The Secretary reiterated his call on all parties to deescalate ...
By State Newswire | May 16, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani. The Secretary and the Foreign Minister discussed efforts to restore calm in Israel and the West Bank ...
By State Newswire | May 16, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to discuss their shared concern about ongoing violence in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza and their engagement with partners in the region to bring about ...
By State Newswire | May 16, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. The Secretary and the Foreign Minister discussed the ongoing efforts to calm tensions in Israel and the West Bank ...
By State Newswire | May 16, 2021
News Release: This year’s May 17 marks 16 years since the first International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOTB). In the intervening period, the United States has endeavored to reaffirm the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all persons, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex persons. To be sure, we have encountered challenges and setbacks in our path toward inclusion, and our work is not yet complete.
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2021
News Release: Acres: 5,546. Percent Containment: 82%. Date/Time Detected: May 8, 2021. 2:15 PM. Structures burned: 0. Number of Resources: 342. Cause: Human, under investigation. Origin/Location: 7 miles southwest of Crown King. FIREFIGHTERS READY TO SUPPORT ANY NEW FIRE STARTS. RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. FIRE DANGER “EXTREME"...
By State Newswire | May 16, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | May 16, 2021
Release: This year’s May 17 marks 16 years since the first International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOTB). In the intervening period, the United States has endeavored to reaffirm the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all persons, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex persons. To be sure, we have encountered challenges and setbacks in our path toward inclusion, and our work is not yet complete.
