News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
By Commerce Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) today blasted the removal of Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeir for expressing concerns that Critical Race Theory indoctrination could detrimentally affect military unit cohesion and military readiness. He was removed from his post as commander of the 11th Space Warning Squadron at Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado and the Department of Defense is investigating his actions.
By Homeland Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: Dear Majority Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell...
By US DOT Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) joint statement regarding the May 23, 2021, diversion of Ryanair flight FR4978, that included American citizens, by the government of Belarus...
By Commerce Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis cancelling the $300 weekly boost to unemployment benefits...
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Brandon Quane Hudson, 36, of Macon, Georgia was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, also known as crack, and methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Hudson will serve five years of supervised release upon completion of his prison sentence.
By State Newswire | May 24, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | May 24, 2021
Release: On behalf of the American people, I offer sincere congratulations to the people of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan as you celebrate the 75th anniversary of your independence. This is an especially significant year, as Jordan marked the centennial anniversary of the Kingdom’s founding on April 11.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A federal jury convicted a Boulder City man on May 20, for assaulting his wife at a campground in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: Former NGO Procurement Official Sentenced to Prison for Bribery.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: A man who attempted to illegally purchase a gun by lying on a federal firearms transaction form was sentenced today in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By State Newswire | May 24, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOL Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led a letter, signed by every Republican Committee Member, to Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, urging him to immediately stop work on an unnecessary and ill-advised Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS).
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - A previously convicted felon whose crime spree ended when he was shot by a store employee will spend nearly four decades in federal prison for a string of armed robberies and carjackings across Georgia and South Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SHANNON CALHOUN, 49, of Bridgeport, was sentenced via videoconference by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegal possession of a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tucson Field Office has released draft Land Health Evaluations (LHEs) and has initiated public scoping on the associated lease renewal Environmental Assessment (EA) for the four grazing allotments located partially in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. The May 18 release began a 30-day comment period.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: Fort Scott National Historic Site will be hosting “Symbols of Sacrifice" this Memorial Day Weekend, Friday, May 28 through, Monday, May 31. We welcome community members and organizations to join the park in placing the flags for the Field of Honor Friday morning beginning at 9 am. This Field of Honor...
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Charlotte E. Kaiser (619) 546-7282.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Blaine Allen Ash, of Bristol, West Virginia, has admitted to his involvement in the robbery of Summit Community Bank in November 2020, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - A former non-governmental organization (NGO) official was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for paying bribes to NGO officers in exchange for sensitive procurement information related to NGO contracts funded in part by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
