News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 37-year-old local man has been ordered to federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: Mark J. Lesko, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today a settlement with Maimonides Medical Center (Maimonides) in Brooklyn to resolve a lawsuit filed on behalf of Lieutenant Colonel Louis Rego, a U.S. Army Reservist and former Maimonides pharmacist. Maimonides...
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: Cedar City, Utah - After a very busy winter season, the roads to and through Cedar Breaks National Monument will open this afternoon, Monday, May 3 at 3 p.m. Due to a limited snowpack, and thanks to the hard work of the Utah Department of Transportation crews, the roads are opening sooner than normal.
By State Newswire | May 3, 2021
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Great to see you, (inaudible). Great to see you again. Good to see the team again. I want to thank you again for the wonderful hospitality that you showed us when we made our first trip along with Secretary of Defense Austin to Seoul and, of course, to Tokyo. I think we got a lot of ...
By State Newswire | May 3, 2021
Release: The U.S. Department of State has concluded an administrative settlement with Honeywell International, Inc. (Honeywell) of Charlotte, North Carolina, to resolve alleged violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2751 et seq., and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)...
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day collected 829,543 pounds (419.7 tons) of unused, expired, and unwanted medications across the country. The St. Louis Division collected 54,700 pounds of that grand total, with Missouri contributing about 33,000 pounds; Kansas, almost 19,000 pounds; and southern Illinois, 2,600 pounds.
By State Newswire | May 3, 2021
Release: U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will travel to Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan from May 4 to May 13, 2021. Special Envoy Feltman will hold meetings with officials from the respective governments as well as the United Nations and the African Union. He will also meet with a range of political stakeholders and humanitarian organizations.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - On May 12, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Pittsburgh Division, and the Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging (AAA) are holding a virtual town hall event on protecting seniors from financial fraud and potential scams during the COVID-19 pandemic, Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Jose Luis Roberto Osornio-Ortega, a citizen of Mexico, has admitted to an illegal reentry charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: Freedom Riders National Monument (FRRI) invites you to explore a new exhibition that tells the powerful, harrowing, and inspirational civil rights story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever. The traveling exhibit, called Freedom Riders, will open on Saturday, May 8, 2021.
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on the Budget Ranking Member Jason Smith (R-Mo.) today wrote Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Shalanda Young questioning the Biden Administration’s misguided plans to funnel billions...
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN - A former Tennessee correctional officer was sentenced Friday to two years in prison and two years of supervised release for his involvement in a staff assault of an inmate.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: Law Enforcement Seized $2 Million in Drug Proceeds and Two Firearms from the Defendant’s Basement, and Nearly Four Kilograms of Cocaine from His Storage Unit.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: An ancient and impressive wildlife migration is occurring in our midst. The spring spawning run of American shad in the Delaware River is a timeless rite of spring that has taken place here for the past 10,000 years. Determined fish are now swimming 330 miles or more upriver from the ocean, on this last...
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: Today, at a hearing before the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) announced her plan to reintroduce legislation to increase accountability for federal agency heads and other officials who have not been vetted by the Senate. The Accountability for Acting Officials Act...
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) is recruiting a local, virtual Teacher-Ranger-Teacher (TRT) to spend the summer collaborating with rangers to develop education programs. Applications received by May 16 will receive first consideration.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon sentenced EDWARD TOLIVER, age 47, a New Orleans native who had been living in Houston, Texas, to 124 months in federal prison for his role in a massive credit card fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. The sentencing was held...
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on April 30, 2021, Raymond Howard, age 46, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was sentenced sentenced to 300 months' imprisonment followed by a four-year term of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann for drug trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Charlestown man whose identity is unknown was charged last week in connection with an alleged scheme to fraudulently claim COVID-19-related unemployment assistance and commit other frauds, all in connection with his use of a stolen identity.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge this week sentenced a Birmingham man to 108 months in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Mickey French.
