News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Austin Suarez, age 26, of Hudson, New York, was sentenced today to 100 months in prison for aiding and abetting the theft of firearms from Zero Tolerance Manufacturing, a federally licensed firearms dealer in Ghent, New York.
By State Newswire | May 11, 2021
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO):. DRL Supporting Peaceful Elections in Kenya. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008085. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of Solicitation:...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bronx, New York, man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and a West New York, New Jersey, man admitted to conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks at a second hearing to examine last year’s SolarWinds hack and subsequent breaches that compromised the information technology systems...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local and Tribal law enforcement. This year, the week is observed Sunday, May 9 through Saturday, May 15, 2021.
By DOE Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: In the heart of western Colorado’s oil and gas fields, the city of Rifle, Colorado, has also become a leader in municipal solar power production.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.- In honor of National Police Week, Acting U.S. Attorney Scott Erik Asphaug recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement. This year, the week is observed Sunday, May 9 through Saturday, May 15, 2021.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: MOOSE, WY- The National Park Service and Grand Teton National Park Foundation are working in partnership to preserve and stabilize the historic John Moulton property, including the Pink House, on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park. The area will be closed to the public now through mid-summer for preservation activities.
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: Dear Commissioner Rettig: During an April 13 hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, you speculated that the “tax gap" could approach or possibly exceed $1 trillion per year. On April 23, you published a document posted on the IRS website which elaborated on that speculation. Some of the basis...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Joamary Rosario (30, Tampa) today pleaded guilty to knowingly and intentionally distributing a substance containing a mixture of heroin, acetyl fentanyl, and fentanyl to an individual who died as a result of using the substance. Rosario faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 20 years, and up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOE Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Oak Ridge cleanup contractor UCOR is awarding $30,000 in grants for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) projects to benefit 30 schools across a nine-county region.
By DOE Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on his investigative report titled, “The Solyndra Syndrome & the Green Stimulus Delusion." The report examines the striking parallels between the failed green energy stimulus policies of the Obama administration and the policy priorities of the Biden administration.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: Reservations for the peak season at the Hoh Campground in Olympic National Park are now available online through recreation.gov. For 2021, reservations are available for June 1 through September 15. All campsites at the Hoh Campground are reservable for the peak season making it easier to plan a trip...
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - More than 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered at Community Vaccination Centers in Southeastern states since the first site opened March 3.
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: U.S. Census Bureau researchers and other survey research professionals across the nation will present findings at the 76th Annual American Association for Public Opinion Research Conference set to be held virtually May 11-14. This year’s conference is a forum for Census Bureau staffers to present and discuss their research on a spectrum of topics.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - Two trails that were closed to protect native ʻōhiʻa trees from a deadly fungus will reopen in the Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on Thursday, May 13.
By State Newswire | May 11, 2021
Release: The threat that Hizballah poses to the United States, our allies, and interests in the Middle East and globally, calls for countries around the world to take steps to restrict its activities and disrupt its facilitation networks. We applaud the countries in Europe, and South and Central America that have taken action against Hizballah in recent years and call on other governments around the world to follow suit.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 28-year-old Laredoan has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to transport illegal aliens, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with drug trafficking activities that resulted in seizures of over a half-kilogram of fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Two defendants pleaded guilty Monday to charges related to methamphetamine trafficking in California, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
