News from May 2021
By Homeland Newswire | May 27, 2021
Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Thursday shared that current air travel projections for passengers departing Idaho Falls over the next three months indicate this summer may be the busiest on record for the airport and local TSA operations.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: Defendants were members of a drug trafficking organization that received dozens of packages allegedly containing kilograms of cocaine via U.S. Mail.
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: Morristown National Historical Park presents “Jockey Hollow. A Closer Look," a fine art photography exhibition and companion programs by Xiomaro, the park’s first “Virtual" Artist-in-Residence, at its Jockey Hollow Visitor Center at Tempe Wick Road, Morristown, New Jersey. The free exhibition, which...
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: PORT ANGELES, WA: There are countless opportunities for adventure, fun, sightseeing, and solitude in Olympic National Park. From the lush canopy of the temperate rain forests and old-growth forests, to the sandy beaches of the wild coast, or the majestic overlooks of rugged, glacier-capped mountains-Olympic...
By USDA Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following opening statement at the hearing to consider the nomination of Janie Simms Hipp to be General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
By Homeland Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: CLANTON, Ala. - Homeowners and renters who suffered damage from the March 25-26 severe storms and tornadoes in Bibb, Calhoun, Clay, Hale, Jefferson, Perry, Randolph, and Shelby Counties should apply to FEMA for federal disaster assistance even if they have insurance.
By Commerce Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee markup on legislation to restore the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) 13(b) consumer protection powers to return money to defrauded consumers...
By DOE Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee markup on legislation to restore the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) 13(b) consumer protection powers to return money to defrauded consumers...
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: Romano McCain Illegally Possessed a Handgun and Ammunition, and Threatened to Kill Two Men and a Baby.
By Commerce Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Gosar(R-Ariz.) led a forum on the southern border crisis and the risks illegal immigration poses to the environment.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: OWENSBORO, KY. - An Owensboro, Kentucky, man was charged by a federal grand jury this week for illegally possessing and operating a pill press as part of a drug trafficking operation, announced Acting United States Attorney Michael A. Bennett.
By Commerce Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: For decades, the Chinese government has manipulated global competition and trade in their favor to grow at America’s expense.
By Commerce Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) alongside Republican Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) led Ways and Means Members and Republican Members of the freshman and sophomore classes in Tax Camp.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: FORT SMITH - Fort Smith physician and Rogers physician were sentenced today on one count each of Distribution of a Controlled Substance without an Effective Prescription. The Honorable Judge P. K. Holmes III presided over the sentencing hearings in the U.S. District Court in Fort Smith.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2021
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Orentha James Pea, 43, of Shreveport, has been convicted by a federal jury on firearms charges, Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced. United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote presided over the two-day jury trial.
By DOE Newswire | May 27, 2021
Release: Awardees Represent Universities and DOE National Labs in 32 States, Part of DOE’s Efforts to Grow a Skilled STEM Workforce
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Dustin Post, 25, of Fredonia, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to production and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 25 years in prison, a maximum of 50 years in prison, and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: DOJ Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Fraud Related to COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Nigerian national was charged yesterday in connection with his alleged involvement in multiple criminal schemes, including romance scams targeting the elderly, the submission of fraudulent pandemic-related assistance claims using stolen personally identifiable information and money laundering.
