News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-A former program analyst for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was sentenced to prison on Thursday afternoon after stealing personal information from veterans and VA employees. Phillip Hill, 35, of Malvern, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison by United States District Judge Kristine G. Baker.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a Birmingham man for making a false statement to a firearms dealer, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Mickey French.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Arthur Everett, 35, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to conspiracy to commit firearms offenses and being a felon in possession of firearms. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal violations related to drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on May 25, 2021, a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Paul S. Osterman (age 35) of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, charging him with crimes related to soliciting a 13-year-old Illinois girl on the MeetMe social media electronic application for commercial sex.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced DONNA MONTICONE, 49, of Oxford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven for tampering with fentanyl vials intended for patients at the fertility clinic where she was employed. Monticone was ordered to serve three years of supervised release, four weekends of incarceration, and three months of home confinement.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - Lorenzo Young, 21, of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty to one count of carjacking and one count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Young appeared, Monday, before United States District Court John A. Ross.
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 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 hybrid business meeting to consider bills that will promote accountability, help federal workers, and protect the independence of Inspectors General.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - In celebration of Wyoming Historic Preservation Month, the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center will host Spencer Pelton, Wyoming State Archaeologist for a special presentation on Saturday, at 1:00 p.m. titled: The Deer Creek Station Military Burial: Urban Archeology in Glenrock, WY.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: Portland, Ore - Memorial Day weekend is a popular time for visitors to enjoy their public lands, and, this year, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is providing tips for safe and responsible recreation.
By EPA Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) urge Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) to schedule an oversight hearing to review the Federal Communication Commission’s implementation plans regarding key connectivity programs and their commitment to free speech.
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau released the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay May 9 - May 15, 2021. The data tables include national totals for all 50 states and the District of Columbia by Census Bureau regional geography. A weekly number of paid temporary workers for Puerto Rico is also available. The weekly release will occur 10 days after the end of the weekly period.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: Sitka National Historical Park is expanding hours of operation at the visitor center and Russian Bishop’s House and offering ranger-led activities each day.
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Tuesday, June 8, with United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on President Biden’s budget request for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Commerce.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: Defendant is the 12th officer to be charged.
By DOE Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in today’s Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing on drinking water infrastructure.
By DOL Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: MANCHESTER, OH - When the Killen Power Generation Station’s building collapsed unexpectedly on Dec. 9, 2020, its steel beams fell on and killed two workers employed to demolish the facility - a laborer cutting steel and a truck driver preparing to move the scrap metal off-site.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: Defendant was responsible for shooting rival gang member in the back.
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a fully remote markup on Thursday, May 27, at 11 a.m. (EDT) 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 25, 2021
News Release: Two Bank Executives Charged for Conspiring to Launder Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Through U.S. Financial System in Connection with Odebrecht Bribery and Fraud Scheme.
