News published on Federal Newswire in May 2021

News from May 2021


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 37-year-old local man has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to import more than 50 kilograms of marijuana, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS- In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans 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.


Rochester Man Pleads Guilty To Violent Carjacking And Gun Crime

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jacob Loyd, 21, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to carjacking and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of life in prison, and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Roeuth Korm, 33, of Stockton, was sentenced today to three years and three months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Brandon Woman Pleads Guilty to Harboring of Illegal Alien

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Brandon woman pleaded guilty today to harboring an illegal alien for financial gain, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Jack P. Staton, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations’ New Orleans Field Office.


ACTING U. S. ATTORNEY RECOGNIZES POLICE WEEK

News Release: In honor of National Police Week, Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin joins Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in recognizing 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.


News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - In honor of National Police Week, Acting U.S. Attorney Glenn McCormick 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.


Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) plant inspection stations (PIS) remind filers that Entry Status Notifications (SO70) are sent through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) for cargo destined to a PIS. Filers will first receive an APHIS ...


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It is very good to welcome my friend, Ayman Safadi, the foreign minister of Jordan, here to the State Department and to Washington. Needless to say, we’re very focused on the situation in Israel, West Bank, Gaza, very deeply concerned about the rocket attacks...


USDA Designates 17 Utah Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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...


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOVON GAMBLE, 40, of East Haven, pleaded guilty today in Harford federal court to theft of public funds related to his illegal receipt of Social Security benefits.


USDA Designates Maui County, Hawaii, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

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...


Acting U.S. Attorney Myrus Recognizes National Police Week

News Release: PROVIDENCE - In honor of National Police Week, Acting U.S. Attorney Richard B. Myrus 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.


News Release: BROOKLYN, NY- In honor of National Police Week, Acting United States Attorney Mark J. Lesko recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement. This year, the week is observed Sunday, May 9, 2021, through Saturday, May 15, 2021.


News Release: Pecos, NM: Pecos National Historical Park will offer summer fishing permits for the Pecos River within the park boundaries. The 2021 summer fishing season begins June10th and ends August 2nd.


Foxx, Owens Demand Answers from Cardona on Union Influence Over School Reopening Guidance

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Republican Leader Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding more information on the involvement of the American Federation of Teachers in the development of school reopening guidelines.


TSA finds firearm during security screening at Appleton International Airport

Release: APPLETON, WI - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a female passenger from carrying a.380 caliber firearm onto her flight at Appleton International Airport (ATW) on Sunday, May 9. The firearm was the second one detected at ATW this year. TSA officers detected three firearms at ATW in 2020.


News Release: Acres: 3,500. Percent Containment: 0%. Date/Time Detected: May 8, 2021. 2:15 PM. Structures burned: 0. Number of Resources: 226. Cause: Unknown, under investigation. Origin/Location: 7 miles southwest of Crown King. Type 1 Incident Management Team Assumes Command of the Tussock Fire. Southwest Type 1 Team...


Stockton Island prescribed burn and fuel reductions planned

News Release: BAYFIELD, WISCONSIN -The National Park Service, in collaboration with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and tribal partners, is planning a 19-acre prescribed burn on Stockton Island (Wiisaakodewan-minis ) between May 10th and 26th, if weather conditions permit. The National Park Service uses prescribed...


USDA Designates 19 Wyoming Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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...