News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - An Elm City man was sentenced today to 288 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin, cocaine base (crack), and marijuana.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Bronx, N.Y. man pleaded guilty on May 4, 2021 in connection with his role in a conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance in 2019.
By Interior Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: UPDATED May 13,2021. In order to make improvements to Howland Hill Road during its annual closure for maintenance, the road will be CLOSED for motorized vehicles through May 28, 2021. We anticipate reopening the road by Saturday, May 29, 2021. Crescent City, CA-In order to perform annual road maintenance...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON - A 36-year-old resident of Sugar Land has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction arising out of a mail fraud conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - An Elm City man was sentenced today to 288 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin, cocaine base (crack), and marijuana.
By DOL Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: Today, Republican Leaders of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment Greg Murphy (R-NC) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting insight into the federal government’s negligent miscalculation of student loan projections. Taxpayers could be on the hook for hundreds of billions of dollars more than previously expected.
By Commerce Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) released its report on the proposed 30x30 initiative. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the followingstatement in response.
By Interior Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - Crews from the Bureau of Land Management will be repairing fire damage and constructing fuel breaks along sections of the Sacramento River Rail Trail, requiring temporary closures on weekdays, from 6 a.m. until 5 p.m., now through May 21.
By Commerce Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Below are Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s press conference ahead of today’s hearing on Birthing While Black: Addressing America's Black Maternal Health Crisis.
By Homeland Newswire | May 6, 2021
Release: PHILADELPHIA - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle the increased travel volume this summer and the agency is committed to supporting a healthy and secure environment for airline passengers, TSA employees and airport personnel at Philadelphia International Airport. However...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, NY-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy Jr. announced today that Emmanuel Humphrey, 33, of Atlanta, GA, (formerly of Buffalo, NY), pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, crack cocaine. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a fine of $1,000,000.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Kevin Lester Wise, 64, of Rancho Cordova, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of an unregistered silencer, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah man has admitted he distributed child pornography from inside a state prison transitional center after serving a sentence for failing to register as a sex offender.
By USDA Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today announced that an African Swine Fever Virus vaccine candidate has been adapted to grow in a cell line, which means that those involved in vaccine production will no longer have to rely on live pigs and their fresh cells for vaccine production.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: A San Angelo man pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in a $550,000 embezzlement scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Murder and Attempted Murder.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of Delmarc Hollingsworth, Anterion Springfield, and Montre Jeter for Second Degree Murder.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On May 6, 2021, Dios E. Tate, 31, currently of Knoxville, entered a guilty plea to one count of aggravated identity theft in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville. Sentencing is scheduled for September 9, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., before the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, United States District Judge.
By State Newswire | May 6, 2021
Release: The United States is deeply concerned that the Nicaraguan Government under Daniel Ortega has rebuffed calls by its own citizens and the international community - including the Organization of American States, the European Union, and the United Nations - to build confidence in the electoral process by passing meaningful reforms to enable a free and fair election in November.
By Homeland Newswire | May 6, 2021
Release: MIAMI - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) selected Miami International Airport (MIA) for its initial test of technologies that will detect, track, and identify (DTI) drones entering into restricted airspace. Drones, also known as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), pose a threat to aviation security when flown into certain restricted airspaces.
