News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man today admitted to narcotics distribution and firearm offenses in connection with a drug trafficking organization, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Commerce Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent a letter to Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), requesting information about how DHS evaluated the dangers associated with militia violent...
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: Tumacácori National Historical Park proudly presents its new orientation film, Tumacácori: A Cultural Crossroads. Although the park’s video viewing room remains closed due to COVID-19 safety precautions, the new movie can be viewed by visiting the park’s website, nps.gov/tuma.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: ANNISTON, AL - Freedom Riders National Monument (FRRI) and Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (BICR) have partnered to produce a new podcast, titled “We Will Rise: National Parks and Civil Rights." The podcast premieres on May 26.
By Homeland Newswire | May 26, 2021
Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - With Memorial Day Weekend about to kick off, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is ready for the expected increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - On May 21, 2021, United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Parish Bennett, age 33, of Iowa City, to five years in prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Following his term of imprisonment, Bennett was ordered to serve a term of supervised release of three years.
By Homeland Newswire | May 26, 2021
Release: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on Department of Homeland Security Resource Management and Operational Priorities.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON - Authorities are searching for two men indicted for using fictitious car dealerships to issue nearly 600,000 automobile paper tags and selling them on the internet without selling any cars, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Four members of an identity theft ring operating in at least three states have been sentenced to prison, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By Homeland Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced the award of 29 competitive research contracts to 25 small businesses across the United States to participate in Phase I of the DHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. Each project will receive up to $150,000 from the DHS SBIR Program to conduct proof-of-concept research over a five-month period to address specific homeland security technology needs.
By Commerce Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Below is Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery, for today’s Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties hearing examining the role of militia groups in the current rise of violent right-wing extremism.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - The former vice president of the Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) Board of Trustees has been ordered to federal prison following her convictions of conspiracy and corruption, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - Six former railroad employees have been indicted on criminal charges for allegedly fraudulently obtaining federal disability benefits.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced an update to the initial Central Valley Project 2021 water supply allocation for municipal and industrial water service and agricultural contractors. Allocation amounts are based on an estimate of water available for delivery to CVP water users and reflects current reservoir storages, precipitation, and snowpack in the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: A Waterloo convicted felon who possessed a gun was sentenced today to 94 months in prison.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: The Japanese American Remembrance Trail earned a 2021 Association of King County Historical Organizations "Excellence in Public Programming Award" for the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, National Park Service, and its community partners.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: Starting May 26, and continung through Aug. 31, 2021, construction crews will begin road patching and pavement preservation activities along secondary roads off Sir Frances Drake Boulevard in Point Reyes National Seashore. Delays are expected to be short in duration.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics trafficking laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - The former Chief of Staff to the Illinois Speaker of the House of Representatives was indicted today for allegedly providing false material declarations under oath to a federal grand jury and attempting to obstruct its investigation into allegations of public corruption.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of suburban Pittsburgh has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
