News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2021
News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU - United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh sentenced Steven Edmonds to 214 months in prison today. The 36-year-old Cape Girardeau, Missouri, resident pleaded guilty, in February, to two counts of Interference with Commerce by Robbery and two counts of Possession and Brandishing of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Sioux City, Iowa, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2021
News Release: CONCORD, NH - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Steven Lessard, 34, of Lowell, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for participating in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2021
News Release: On Friday, Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah presented the 2021 United States Attorney’s Awards of Excellence, honoring law enforcement officers and agents who exceed the call of duty to keep their communities safe.
By US DOT Newswire | May 14, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of The Hill’s virtual panel titled, “The Future of Mobility: Groundbreaking Mobility Tech," Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) spoke with The Hill’s Editor-at-Large Steve Clemons about how big, bold investment in America’s infrastructure...
By Homeland Newswire | May 14, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio Vipal...
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - An Ohio man and rheumatology professor and researcher with strong ties to China was sentenced to 37 months in prison for making false statements to federal authorities as part of an immunology research fraud scheme. As part of his sentence, Zheng was also ordered to pay more than $3.4 million in restitution to the National Institute of Health (NIH) and approximately $413,000 to The Ohio State University.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA-- A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to 40 months’ imprisonment on his convictions of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By State Newswire | May 14, 2021
Release: On behalf of the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Paraguay as you celebrate the 210th anniversary of your independence.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2021
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - After three days of trial before a federal jury, an Owings Mills, Maryland man pleaded guilty to wire fraud and identity theft in connection with a fraudulent investment scheme worth approximately $1.26 million.
By Homeland Newswire | May 14, 2021
News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - Help for Louisiana survivors of hurricanes Laura and Delta may include temporary FEMA housing assistance. FEMA has provided direct temporary housing to over 2,000 families from hurricanes Laura and Delta with just over 500 eligible families waiting to receive accommodations. Since...
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2021
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Norfolk man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute fentanyl and heroin, and to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By DOE Newswire | May 14, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sent a letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle P. Walensky on Friday requesting that her agency update its guidance related to children and travel. Leader Rodgers...
By DOL Newswire | May 14, 2021
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in opposition to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 1065), which delivers an unnecessary blow to religious organizations, potentially forcing them to make hiring decisions that conflict with their faith.
By State Newswire | May 14, 2021
Release: Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman has just completed his first visit to the region as U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, traveling to Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan, and Ethiopia from May 4 to 13, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2021
News Release: Dressed as a Letter Carrier, Kevin Ronny Williams Used a Postal Key to Steal Mail.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man was indicted for possessing a semi-automatic rifle loaded with a high-capacity magazine, several rounds of ammunition, and a large quantity of oxycodone, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Lincoln, Nebraska, man convicted of Assault With a Dangerous Weapon and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2021
News Release: Acres: 5,517. Percent Containment: 71%. Date/Time Detected: May 8, 2021. 2:15 PM. Structures burned: 0. Number of Resources: 477. Cause: Human-under investigation Origin/Location: 7 miles southwest of Crown King. Significant containment achieved in Tussock. Fire Evacuations Lifted. FIRE OPERATIONS. Firefighters...
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Scott McMahon, age 52, of Clifton Park, New York, was sentenced today to 38 months in prison for distributing controlled substances outside the course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose, and to misusing personal information in the course of fraudulently obtaining controlled substances.
