News from November 2021
By Press release submission | Nov 29, 2021
The Department of the Interior today released its report on federal oil and gas leasing and permitting practices, following a review of onshore and offshore oil and gas programs.
By Caleb Lombardo | Nov 29, 2021
All campgrounds in Grand Teton National Park will be moving their reservations to recreation.gov for the 2022 season.
By Karen Kidd | Nov 29, 2021
A U.S. State Department bureau originally founded as a "whole-of-government czar" for reconstruction and stabilization worldwide has evolved to anticipate, prevent and respond to international conflict, a recent State Department press release said.
By Caleb Lombardo | Nov 29, 2021
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo issued a statement this month in response to the House passage of President Biden's Build Back Better Act, an initiative meant to rebuild infrastructure, create jobs and continue the recovery from COVID-19.
By Caleb Lombardo | Nov 29, 2021
Researchers with the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA) have recently uncovered a new way to keep atoms in a high-energy state for longer periods.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2021
News Release: Has more than a dozen adult criminal convictions.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2021
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - RONALD J. MCCORD, 71, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced this morning to serve 104 months in prison for defrauding locally-based banks, Fannie Mae, homeowners, and others through a broad range of fraudulent conduct, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. McCord was also ordered to pay $51,861,806.40 in restitution to the victims of his fraudulent schemes.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2021
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Kevin Joseph Young, of Baltimore, Maryland, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J, Ihlenfeld, II announced.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 29, 2021
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Columbus Sales Pavilion Inc. and Travis Bock (Columbus) of Columbus, Neb., on Nov. 9, 2021, for violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Columbus waived its rights to a hearing and paid a penalty of $3,300.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 29, 2021
News Release: Hot Springs National Park, in partnership with the local chapters of the National Audubon Society, Lake Catherine State Park, and the City of Hot Springs, will host its Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, December 19th, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2021
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis today sentenced Eddie “Macho" Martinez-Marquez (33, Kissimmee) to 10 years and 1 month in federal prison for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. As part of his sentence, the court also entered a money judgment of $500,000, the proceeds of the multi-kilo drug conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2021
News Release: Florida Woman Convicted of COVID-19 Relief Fraud.
By Karen Kidd | Nov 29, 2021
An Iowa-based cement company has recently agreed to pay almost $200,000 in fines levied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over alleged violations of federal environmental law.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2021
News Release: Defendant Accused of Joining Others in Planning and Carrying Out Attack.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2021
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Dan Bean, 42, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced today to three years in prison for a federal drug crime. After completing his prison sentence, Bean will serve three years on supervised release.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 29, 2021
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Oct. 25, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Durant Stockyards LLC (Durant Stockyards) of Durant, Okla., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Durant Stockyards waived its right to a hearing and paid a penalty of $7,500.
By Steven Hughes | Nov 29, 2021
The U.S. recently proposed changes to the Environmental Protection Agency’s consent decree with The Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) in an effort to reduce sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) in southeast Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2021
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.- A Lexington man, Kenneth Jones, 32, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison on Monday, by U.S. District Judge Karen C. Caldwell, after pleading guilty to two counts of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, and two counts of possession of firearm by a convicted felon.
By State Newswire | Nov 29, 2021
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former executive at a Hawthorne-based company was sentenced today to 35 months in federal prison for trading in options contracts using inside company information and illegally purchasing shares of a company his employer had targeted for acquisition.
