News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN - Charo Stone, 43, has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for bank robbery. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr., announced the sentence today.
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: SPEECH: Walorski on Extra Jobless Benefits Putting Economic Recovery at Risk.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - David Shemtov has been arraigned after being charged with eight counts of wire fraud for his role in a scheme to fraudulently inflate the reimbursement value of more than 1,400 electronic devices that he submitted for trade-in.
By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: DENVER, CO - The National Park Service (NPS) wants to hear from the public as we prepare an interpretive plan for future programming, exhibits, and media at Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Manhattan Project NHP) that will capture a wide array of experiences and perspectives.
By Homeland Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY -Homeowners and renters in Muskogee County who suffered damage from the winter storm that struck Oklahoma in February may now apply for disaster assistance with FEMA.
By US DOT Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: Legislation introduced in the House today will help states and local communities - including small and rural communities - address their wastewater infrastructure needs. The bill improves the wastewater infrastructure permitting process and provides flexibility communities often need to take on complex projects.
By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: Acres: 5,517. Percent Containment: 17%. Date/Time Detected: May 8, 2021. 2:15 PM. Structures burned: 0. Number of Resources: 477. Cause: Human-under investigation. Origin/Location: 7 miles s/w of Crown King. Community Meeting Tonight (Thursday) 8:00 p.m. Facebook Live.
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) kicked off today’s hearing examining President Biden’s 2021 trade agenda with Ambassador Tai.
By Homeland Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Yesterday, President Biden signed an executive order to improve the nation’s cybersecurity and protect federal government networks. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Acting Director Brandon Wales released the following statement...
By Homeland Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former elementary school teacher who produced pornographic images of his 15-year-old former student was sentenced today to 360 months in federal prison, the result of an extensive investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Los Angeles and the Burbank Police Department.
By Homeland Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is ahead of the pack when it comes to ensuring that the food we eat and our agricultural supply are safe. An attack on our food supply-whether from intentional tampering, or due to contagious animal disease-could be dangerous to human health and could cause long-lasting economic impacts.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that OMRYS DELGADO, 33, of Windsor, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 87 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine.
By Homeland Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Residents affected by the March 25 through April 3 severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in Davidson, Williamson and Wilson counties may want to know what comes next after applying for FEMA assistance.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drug laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN - Linda I. Williams, 52, has pleaded guilty to defrauding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by filing false tax returns for various taxpayers in the Memphis area. Acting U.S. Attorney, Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., announced the guilty plea today.
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 $1.1 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the County of Alleghany, Covington, Virginia, for trail improvements along the Jackson River and to bolster the local tourism economy. This EDA grant, to be matched with $600,000 in state funding, is expected to create more than 30 jobs.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: Group inflicted more than $580,000 in losses to 17 financial institutions in Michigan, Nebraska, and Iowa.
By State Newswire | May 13, 2021
Release: Yesterday, Secretary Blinken released the 2020 Report on International Religious Freedom. This year marks the twenty-third release of the International Religious Freedom Report and anniversary of the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act, the legislation that affirmed the importance of defending and...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging a Madison, Virginia woman with nearly a dozen counts of fraud related to a scheme in which she took money from victims while purporting to have terminal cancer, vast wealth, and connections to celebrities.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Taylon Batista Garcia and Yankier Gaston Garcia, of Florida, were each sentenced today for their involvement in the theft of campers from a business in Elkins, West Virginia, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
