News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: Concord, NH - Last evening, the U.S. Marshals - New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force was contacted by the attorney representing this week’s “Fugitive of the Week," Jessica Cory Hughes. The attorney indicated that Ms. Hughes is currently in a program and they are working with the courts to get the warrant recalled and set a new date for a court appearance.
By DOL Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Congressman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, were joined by U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh at a press event to highlight the urgent need for Congress to enact the child care proposal in the American Families Plan.
By DOE Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the role of reforestation, active forest management, and carbon storage in fostering resiliency.
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 2021
Release: TULSA, OK - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Tulsa International Airport (TUL). There are 24 full- and part-time positions currently available at TUL. Starting annual salary for TSOs in TUL is $34,446 ($16.52 per hour).
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: The Defendants Shipped Drugs To All 50 States And Made More Than $1 Million.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: Boulder City, Nev. - Beginning next week, the Bureau of Reclamation plans to reduce overnight releases from Davis Dam on selected dates in an attempt to decrease the local caddisfly population - following a request from the cities of Laughlin, Nevada and Bullhead City, Arizona. The reduced flows along...
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, released the below statement on news that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to sever its ties with the Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) in Georgia, an ICE facility run by LaSalle Corrections.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: Assault occurred in Olympic National Park, triggering federal jurisdiction.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A California man who admitted receiving packages of methamphetamine shipped to Helena for distribution was sentenced today to 14 years in prison and to five years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. -A Pender County man was sentenced today to 91 months in prison and five years of supervised release for robbery affecting interstate commerce and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Rocky Mount man was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for possessing a firearm while on post-release supervision for a prior federal felony. This sentence is the result of a federal jury convicting Kalid Koron Ocean-Avent, 24, on a charge of possessing a firearm by a convicted felon on Jan. 26, 2021.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management, in close coordination with the Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument, will issue seasonal fire restrictions for public lands managed by the Bakersfield Field Office effective Friday, May 21, due to dry conditions and high wildland...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: Asim Hameedi Provided False Patient Medical Information and Used Identities of Doctors Who Did Not Work at the Clinic to Submit Fraudulent Health Care Claims.
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division announced today that $4,043,286 in federal funding has been made available to Northwood University for costs related to the state’s response to the severe storm and flooding event under the federal disaster declaration of July 9, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security hearing on "An Unending Crisis: Essential Steps to Reducing Gun Violence and Mass Shootings...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, a Florida man and self-identified Proud Boy was arrested for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: HOMESTEAD, Fla. - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Everglades National Park, and the Florida Department of Financial Services Bureau of Fire, Arson, & Explosives are offering a reward up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person/persons...
By State Newswire | May 20, 2021
Release: As a member of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), the United States supports greater transparency and civic participation in public affairs. To highlight Open Government Week 2021, today Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Scott Busby of the Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human...
By State Newswire | May 20, 2021
Release: Today, the United States is taking action against two senior leaders of Houthi forces in Yemen who are involved in military offensives that exacerbate the humanitarian crisis, pose a dire threat to civilians, and destabilize Yemen. In doing so, we are promoting accountability for Houthi actions that...
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: DENVER - FEMA has approved more than $13.3 million in additional Public Assistance funding for the COVID-19 response in Utah. The assistance was made available under a major disaster declaration issued April 4, 2020. FEMA has provided a total of $92.6 million for the Utah COVID-19 response to date.
