News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Nicholas Pilchak (619) 546-9709.
By Interior Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Seven national parks in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia have concluded this year’s annual operations to reduce overabundant white-tailed deer. These parks donated more than 11,000 pounds of venison to local nonprofit organizations that will serve approximately 44,000 meals to families in need.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Antasia Babcock, 28, of Jamestown, NY, with narcotics conspiracy, possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, maintaining a premises for drug use and distribution...
By Interior Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - Today, National Park Service (NPS) South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Stan Austin announced the selection of Dawn Davis as the first permanent superintendent of Mill Springs Battlefield National Monumen t in Nancy, Kentucky, effective June 20.
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $92.2 million in competitive grant funding under the 2018 Farm Bill’s Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP). The LAMP grants announced today are funded through the Farmers Market program as part of USDA’s Pandemic...
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: Withheld $155,838.15 in Income and Employment Taxes from Employee Wages Which the Defendant Did Not Send to the IRS; Also Neglected to Pay the Employer’s Share of Employment Taxes Totaling $103,066.85.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: Dominique Devonah Brand charged with kidnapping 80-year-old Mary Ann Elvington on March 28, 2021 and killing her during carjacking.
By Homeland Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Homeland Security and Emergency Management division (DPS-HSEM) announced today that $8,500,000 in federal funding has been made available to the Minnesota Department of Health for costs related to the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic under the federal disaster declaration of April 7, 2020.
By Homeland Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that $1,354,956 in federal funding has been made available to IEMA for costs related to the state’s response to severe storms and flooding under the federal disaster declaration of Sept. 19, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield man was sentenced yesterday for his role in a large-scale drug conspiracy that trafficked dozens of kilos of heroin and fentanyl into Springfield from New York City and the Dominican Republic.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Mitchell James Ottinger, 25, of Carver, Minnesota, was arrested yesterday on criminal charges for alleged production of child pornography related to sextortion and threats of extortion. A detention and preliminary hearing has been scheduled for May 7, 2021, at 2:00 pm before Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Wood County man, Evan Rockwell McEwuen, 24, of Vienna, pleaded guilty today to federal drug and gun charges.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Acting United States Attorney Glenn McCormick announced today that Neurosurgical Associates, LTD and Dignity Health, d/b/a St. Joseph’s Hospital, agreed to pay $10 million to resolve civil allegations that they violated the federal False Claims Act (FCA).
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Eddie Quinones Santiago (38, Kissimmee) to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, possession of 100 grams or more of heroin with intent to distribute, and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
By Homeland Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that $17,950,808 in federal funding has been made available to North Shore University Health System for costs related to the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic under the federal disaster declaration of March 26, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union County, New Jersey, man was indicted today for illegal possession of ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: Federal Charge Brought Following Split Jury Verdict in Polk County District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By Interior Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: WEST GLACIER, Mont. [May 4, 2021]- Glacier National Park announces the release of additional Going-to-the-Sun entry reservation tickets for entry as early as July 1. The additional tickets will be available starting on May 5 at 8 am MDT on Recreation.gov.
By DOE Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: Uranium mining companies with leases under the Uranium Leasing Program (ULP) are required to pay annual lease royalty payments to the federal government. The first payment under recently renewed leases arrived in January 2021. Managed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM), ULP has lease agreements with four lessees.
