News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Westford man has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to commit bank fraud and possessing an unregistered firearm.
By State Newswire | May 13, 2021
Release: The U.S. Department of State, through the Providing Opportunities for Women’s Economic Rise (POWER) Initiative, and in partnership with Google’s Women Techmakers, will host the Women Tech Founders Kick Off: #LoopHerIn on May 17, 2021 to launch the Women Tech Founders Program.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: Investigations by the DEA’s Overdose Justice Task Force Lead to Cases in which 12 People Died, Most from Acute Fentanyl Intoxication.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - An active duty U.S. Marine Corps commissioned officer stationed at the Marine Corps Base Quantico was arrested today in Virginia and charged with 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 Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Lumpkin County Water & Sewerage Authority, Dahlonega, Georgia, to support business expansion and growth...
By US DOT Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) during today’s...
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Below is Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney’s opening statement about the Federal Advisory Committee Transparency Act, as prepared for delivery, for today’s hybrid business meeting.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: DES MOINES - Today a federal judge sentenced Dreshon Rene Frazier, age 25, of Des Moines, to 20 years in prison for drug and gun crimes. Frazier had previously pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana, Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Georgia man was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Rockford on fraud charges involving unemployment compensation claims and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act").
By US DOT Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: A bill to remove barriers for communities seeking to use Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants to develop high-speed broadband access was introduced in the House of Representatives today by Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS).
By USDA Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: Today, we have the privilege to welcome Ambassador Katherine C. Tai, United States Trade Representative. Ambassador Tai, I am pleased to welcome you back to the Committee in your new, and very well-earned, role. Your prior work on this committee uniquely positions you to understand - better than most - the importance U.S. trade policy has in supporting American workers, families, and businesses.
By USDA Newswire | May 13, 2021
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it will purchase up to $159.4 million in domestically produced seafood, fruits, legumes, and nuts for distribution to a variety of domestic food assistance programs, including charitable institutions. These purchases are being made...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on May 11, 2021 KEVIN STIMAGE, age 44, has been charged by a Bill of Information with Theft from Programs Receiving Federal Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 666(a)(1)(A). If convicted, STIMAGE faces up to ten years imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, a $250,000 fine, and a mandatory special assessment of $100.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A federal criminal complaint was filed yesterday charging a Waite Park man in connection to a St. Cloud bank robbery and hostage situation.
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.8 million grant to the Natural Energy Lab of Hawaii (NELHA), Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, to support business retention and growth initiatives at a sustainable technology park. The EDA grant, to be matched with $459,658 in local investment, is expected to create 250 jobs and spur $40 million in private investment.
By Homeland Newswire | May 13, 2021
Release: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Resource Management and Operational Priorities hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County man with a previous felony conviction was arrested yesterday for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to steal check books and credit cards from the postal system, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been arrested in Pittsburgh on charges of possessing a mixture of fentanyl, as well as crack cocaine, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
