News from May 2021
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-NA), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) applauded...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2021
News Release: In honor of National Police Week, Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan is encouraging residents in the Northern District of Ohio to recognize the service of law enforcement officers and to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice protecting and serving our communities. National Police Week is observed from Sunday, May 9 through Saturday, May 15, 2021.
By State Newswire | May 10, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Mountaineer Drug, Inc. (“MDI"), which operated a pharmacy in Whitesville, Boone County, has agreed to pay civil monetary penalties to resolve allegations that the pharmacy violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by filling illegitimate prescriptions. MDI ceased operations at...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2021
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that LUDWIG CRISS ZELAYA ROMERO, a former member of the Honduran National Police (“HNP"), was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and conspiring...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2021
News Release: URBANA, Ill. - Senior U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm today sentenced Mathew McDuffie, 37, of the 1500 block of Holly Hill Dr., Champaign, Ill., to serve 130 months (10 years, 10 months) in federal prison for receiving and possessing child pornography. In rendering sentence, the court noted the humiliating and degrading sexual abuse of toddlers depicted in McDuffie’s images of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Attorney Sayler Fleming 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 Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for 12- to 15-year-old adolescents.
By DOE Newswire | May 10, 2021
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of four projects totaling $1 million to conduct cutting-edge applied research and development concerning the interaction between promising biofuels and combustion engines. The projects will leverage a range of National Laboratory capabilities...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2021
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Michael Torres (41, Arcadia) to 14 years in federal prison for distribution and attempted possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. The court also ordered Torres to forfeit $16,000 that was used in the offense.
By Homeland Newswire | May 10, 2021
News Release: ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands - Hurricane Preparedness Week gives Virgin Islanders a chance to review and refine their emergency plans three weeks before Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1. Update your plans and practice them throughout the year with your family and neighbors.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - In honor of National Police Week, John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today recognized the service of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers, especially those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced a Bronx, New York, man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.
By USDA Newswire | May 10, 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 DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2021
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Travis Charles White, of Kerens, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 15 months of incarceration for charges related to taking stolen items across state lines, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2021
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard today sentenced Gregorio Jose Fuentes-Zelaya (27, Orlando) to 33 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit tax fraud. The court also ordered Fuentes-Zelaya to pay restitution to the IRS in the...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, and cocaine base and to distributing a quantity of heroin and fentanyl, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOE Newswire | May 10, 2021
Release: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WELCOMES NEW BIDEN-HARRIS APPOINTEES
By EPA Newswire | May 10, 2021
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-NA), Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) applauded the U.S. Department...
By DOE Newswire | May 10, 2021
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-NA), Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) applauded the U.S. Department...
