News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: BOISE - Miles Patrick Barclay, 47, of Twin Falls, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 360 months in federal prison for distribution and possession of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced today. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Barclay to serve 25 years of supervised release following his prison sentence. Barclay pleaded guilty to the charges on Oct. 29, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - Two Malaysian nationals were sentenced today in federal court in Boston for conspiring to illegally export firearm parts from the United States to Hong Kong.
By Commerce Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the release of President Biden’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget...
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: EMINENCE, MO - Celebrate National Trails Day at Ozark National Scenic Riverways on June 5 with a ranger-led birding hike at 9 a.m. at Round Spring.
By State Newswire | May 28, 2021
Release: THE WASHINGTON FOREIGN PRESS CENTER, WASHINGTON, D.C. (Virtual).
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Yesterday, a California man was arrested for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
By Homeland Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeals court’s ruling May 24, 2021, allowing the illegal reentry of a defendant in a case that could drastically change prosecutions in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Olayinka Wahab, age 45, of Bowie, Maryland, on March 24, 2020 to 12 months and one day in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for copyright infringement in connection with his sale of counterfeit DVDs containing...
By Homeland Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: DENVER - FEMA has provided more than $3.4 million in additional Public Assistance funding for the COVID-19 response in North Dakota. The assistance was made available under a major disaster declaration issued April 1, 2020. FEMA has provided a total of almost $100.9 Million for the North Dakota COVID-19 response to date.
By Homeland Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to assist the state of Arizona in combating the Spur Fire burning in Yavapai County.
By EPA Newswire | May 28, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the release of President Biden’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget...
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is pleased to announce that the Mound City Group visitor center is now open for daily limited hours of operation. Every day, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM the visitor center is open for access to the park museum and the indoor restrooms. The park’s bookstore and orientation film remain temporarily unavailable.
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: Mammoth Cave National Park law enforcement officers will conduct periodic sobriety and safety checkpoints on park roadways for the remainder of 2021 to identify drivers who may be under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol (DUI). The special law enforcement operations are being conducted to reduce the incidence of DUIs and to increase public awareness of the dangers associated with drinking and driving.
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: GULF BREEZE, Fla. - Biologists identified the first sea turtle nests of the season at Gulf Islands National Seashore, May 27.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - Nine men were charged in connection with a wide-ranging drug trafficking conspiracy that that involved dozens of parcels suspected of containing kilograms of cocaine sent from Puerto Rico to various addresses throughout Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Investigators intercepted eight parcels and seized more than 16 kilograms of cocaine from the mail.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on May 26, 2021, Herman Cabral, age 62, of Cranston, Rhode Island, was sentenced to 10 months’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for a wire fraud conspiracy offense.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: Fourth of July fireworks death prompted investigation.
By Commerce Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., applauded the 91-4 passage of a bipartisan trade amendment targeting China’s predatory trade policies, as an amendment to a larger international competition bill today.
By DOL Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: While Democrats’ top-down approach to family leave and child care puts Washington in control of workers’ benefits and permanently cuts paychecks for life, Republicans today unveiled an early draft of the Protecting Worker Paychecks and Family Choice Act that would provide greater flexibility and choice to parents while focusing the greatest benefits on low-wage workers.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A former contractor working for the U.S. Postal Service pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to steal gift cards from the mail.
