News from May 2021

By DOT News Wire | May 21, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | May 21, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By USDA Wire | May 21, 2021
The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By USDA Wire | May 21, 2021
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By USDA Newswire | May 21, 2021
Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2021-07. May 21, 2021To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory OfficialsEffective immediately, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the South Carolina Clemson University Department of Plant Industry, ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Indianapolis, IN - The U.S. Marshals Southern District of Indiana and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force - Indianapolis Division, early today arrested a man wanted for multiple felony warrants out of Boone County, Montgomery County and Monroe County.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: PRINEVILLE, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Deschutes Field Office has added an online option for purchasing firewood-cutting permits for the Williamson Creek juniper firewood-cutting area. In addition to purchasing a permit by calling the Prineville District office at 541-416-6700 or buying...

By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber has sentenced Arsenio Dennis (31, Palatka) to 22 years in federal prison for robbery and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The court also ordered Dennis to pay $46,236 in restitution, and to forfeit a firearm and ammunition that were seized during the investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Thi Van Ho, age 51, of Bear, Delaware to 46 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property. Judge Bredar has also ordered Ho to pay $ 2,478,069.16 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: JUNEAU - Six individuals from Juneau, Alaska, have been arrested and charged in connection to a drug trafficking ring which conspired to distribute methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine between July 2017 and May 2021. They are also charged with firearm offenses in connection with drug trafficking.
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: DENTON, Texas - Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in Woodruff County, Arkansas. Property owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future...
By State Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Washington DC - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined other Republican committee leaders in a letter led by House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK) to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) urging...
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Denio, Nev - The Humboldt River Field Office has published the final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Baltazor Geothermal Development Project. The project will be located approximately seven miles southwest of Denio near Baltazor Hot Springs next to NV State Highway 140, in Humboldt County, Nevada. The project includes building two geothermal power plants to produce 30 megawatts of electricity.

By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2021
Release: BOSTON - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) on Thursday, May 20.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that a Federal Grand Jury has returned an indictment charging Jimmie Lucero with eight counts of aiding or assisting in the preparation of false and fraudulent federal income tax returns.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Shawn Howells, age 48, of Scranton, was sentenced to 135 months’ imprisonment to be followed by 10 years on supervised release on May 20, 2021, by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for receiving and distributing child pornography.
By USDA Newswire | May 21, 2021
Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2021-09To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory OfficialsEffective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is expanding the Phytophthora ramorum (P. ramorum) quarantine area in Del Norte County, California. APHIS is taking this action in ...

By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida -- Un hombre de California fue sentenciado a 10 años en prisión por asociarse con centros de llamadas en Perú que defraudaron a ciudadanos de habla hispana de Estados Unidos, por medio de mentiras y amenazas.

By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - A member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians pleaded guilty today to the 2017 murder of a female tribal member on the Choctaw Indian Reservation, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca of the Southern District of Mississippi and Michelle Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Summer Schedule for Lava Beds National Monument.