News from May 2021
By EPA Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA), sent a letter today to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting two classified briefings as a part of the COVID-19 origins investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Richmond, VA - U.S. Marshals from the Eastern District of Virginia and Eastern District of North Carolina along with Virginia State Police announce the completion of “River City Sweep". The four-day operation began on May 18th and concluded on May 21st. The city of Richmond, Petersburg, Chesterfield, ...
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: (Fort Benton, Mont.) - The Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument will kick off the Memorial Day weekend by offering new interpretive programs on Friday and Saturday, May 28th and 29th, 2021.
By State Newswire | May 21, 2021
Release: Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood visited Tunisia from May 17-20. Acting Assistant Secretary Hood met with Tunisian State Secretary Mohamed Ali Nafti and Diplomatic Advisor to Prime Minister Mechichi, Elyes Ghariani, and underscored the United States government’s...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: A complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Manuel Guzman Breton with eight counts of Hobbs Act robbery in connection with the robberies of eight grocery stores, laundromats, and other businesses during the month of April 2021. An employee was injured during one of the robberies.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Defendant has prior federal conviction for possession of child pornography.
By State Newswire | May 21, 2021
Release: Jordan is a vital U.S. partner on a wide range of regional security issues, with a shared goal of a stable, secure, and prosperous Middle East. The United States works with Jordan to increase cooperation on border and maritime security, arms transfers, cybersecurity, and counterterrorism. In addition, Jordan participates with U.S. and Global Coalition forces against al-Qa’ida, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and their regional and global affiliates.
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea (MOLIT), which authorizes the two countries to conduct a field demonstration of S&T-funded technology in civil aviation security.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - An orthopedic surgeon was sentenced today to 15 months in federal prison for accepting nearly $623,000 in bribes and kickbacks in exchange for referring his patients to receive spinal surgeries at a corrupt Long Beach hospital.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: A man who has a lengthy criminal history and possessed a loaded gun and drugs was sentenced today to more than six years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Louis Butler, III, age 40, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 180 months in federal prison, following his convictions for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in ...
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: King Salmon, AK - Katmai National Park and Preserve (Katmai) is pleased to announce that it has increased the capacity of the Brooks Camp Campground to 50% for the 2021 season, following new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Katmai is working with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and using a phased approach to increase access.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida -- A California man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for partnering with call centers in Peru that defrauded Spanish-speaking U.S. residents through lies and threats.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man was arrested and charged yesterday with attempting to fraudulently purchase a Chevrolet Camaro valued at $83,000 using the bank account of an Arizona resident.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Boring, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for distributing illegal narcotics in and around the Portland Metropolitan Area.
By State Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement...
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Most Oklahomans who have uninsured losses resulting from the February winter storm have until Tuesday, May 25, 2021, to apply with FEMA or the U.S. Small Business Administration for assistance.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man with ties to the Orchard Park housing development in Roxbury pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to drug trafficking charges.
By State Newswire | May 21, 2021
Release: Senior delegations representing the United States and Thailand met virtually on May 21, 2021, for the Seventh U.S.-Thailand Strategic Dialogue. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Atul Keshap led the U.S. delegation, and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thani Thongphakdi led the Thai delegation.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: AUSTIN - Today, authorities arrested 27-year-old Jean Claude Anthony Meama-Kajue of Austin for allegedly distributing a controlled substance containing fentanyl that resulted in a person’s overdose death in December of last year.
