News from May 2021
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: On Saturday, June 5, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special 90-minute program about horses and their care during the Civil War. This tour begins at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center, then caravans to the program site.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: MANTEO, N.C. - Every year, the Atlantic Ocean produces a number of safety challenges for underprepared visitors. Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) urges its visitors to check the National Weather Service’s beach forecast webpage before heading to the beach.
By Commerce 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: ST. LOUIS - A jury found Ramsey Windsor, 39, of St. Charles, Missouri guilty on two counts of assisting in the preparation of false tax returns following a four-day jury trial. United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig presided over the trial.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday has sentenced Diamond Hamilton (23, Tampa) to two years in federal prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Hamilton had pleaded guilty on Feb. 17, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: A McKinney man who ran a Ponzi scheme has been sentenced to five years in federal prison and ordered to pay $13 million in restitution to his victims, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: TUSKEGEE, Ala. - Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site (TUAI) is offering a socially-distanced group bike ride at 3 p.m. (CDT) on Memorial Day, May 31, 2021, at Moton Field to honor fallen Tuskegee Airmen. No registration is required, just show up to ride.
By State Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today commemorated the 100th anniversary of Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov’s birthday by announcing they will introduce a bipartisan resolution lauding the renowned physicist’s legacy of activism and impassioned dedication to human rights advocacy and nuclear disarmament.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Daniel Taylor, age 36, of Baltimore, Maryland to nine years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined her colleague John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) in introducing the Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: The defendant committed these crimes while he was a student at West Chester University and serving a sentence for a previous sexual offense against children.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Lake Powell boaters are advised that, due to wind damage, there will be no boat fuel service at the Dangling Rope Marina, until further notice. The fuel dock is separating from the main dock and is not safe for visitors or employees. Visitors may not use the dock for any purpose until further notice.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that SavaSeniorCare LLC and related entities (Sava), have agreed to pay $11.2 million, plus additional amounts if certain financial contingencies occur, to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by causing...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Julian Salazar-Zavala (32, Jacksonville) to 18 months in federal prison for forcibly assaulting and resisting immigration officers during his arrest and being unlawfully present in the United States after having been previously deported.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - More park roads, parking lots and trails will temporarily close for improvement in the weeks ahead as pavement preservation work continues in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
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 El Paso County, Texas. Property owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements. Community stakeholders can identify any concerns or questions about the information provided and participate in the 90-day appeal and comment period.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A former member of the Boston-based Devon Street Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings") was sentenced yesterday on racketeering charges.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - A Quitman man was sentenced today to 192 months in federal prison for the armed robbery of a Choctaw casino, 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 USDA Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) today published the first notice of funding availability (NOFA) (PDF, 242 KB) announcing loan payments for eligible borrowers with qualifying direct farm loans under the American Rescue Plan Act Section 1005. The official NOFA...
