News from November 2021
By Emily Bevard | Nov 10, 2021
Methamphetamines concealed within two clay sculptures on an incoming freight have been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Cincinnati.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A federal grand jury returned a five-count Superseding Indictment charging 20 members of a drug trafficking organization with trafficking significant quantities of cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By Emily Bevard | Nov 10, 2021
Two individuals with records of sex offenses against children recently were arrested at the Rio Grande City Border Patrol station after agents responded to calls of illegal entry attempts near the Texas city.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL FARIAS, 56, of Providence, Rhode Island, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to an offense related to his role in a scheme to steal tires and rims from new vehicles at car dealerships in northeastern states and then sell the stolen items to individuals across the country.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: KEY WEST, Fla. - Dry Tortugas National Park hosted volunteer divers from the Wounded American Veterans Experience Scuba (WAVES) Project who spent a week helping the coral reef ecosystem at the park and in return received therapy, healing and relief from their service-connected disabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: Victims Included Woman and Her 13-Year-Old Granddaughter.
By Art Benavidez | Nov 10, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a holistic approach to address water pollution from the Tijuana River Watershed.
By State Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jerry Scheerer, 38, Mauston, Wisconsin, today pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine and was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 70 months in federal prison. This prison term will be followed by 4 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: Three Children Were in the Home at Time of Shooting.
By State Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
Release: 1. The United States and China recall their Joint Statement Addressing the Climate Crisis of April 17th, 2021. They are committed to its effective implementation and appreciate the intensive work that has taken place to date and the value of continued discussion.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Virginia Beach man was sentenced yesterday to 22 years in prison for producing images of child sexual abuse.
By State Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
Release: 1. The United States and China recall their Joint Statement Addressing the Climate Crisis of April 17th, 2021. They are committed to its effective implementation and appreciate the intensive work that has taken place to date and the value of continued discussion.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: Nachman Helbrans and Mayer Rosner Convicted of Scheme to Kidnap 14-Year-Old Girl and Return Her to Sexual Relationship with Adult “Husband".
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: Fresno, Calif. - After a 2-day trial, a federal jury found Kevin Neal Crownover, 49, resident of Lemoore, California, guilty today of one count of embezzlement and theft of union assets and one count of aggravated identity theft, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. The trial was held before United States District Judge Dale A. Drozd.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that U.S. District Court Judge Wendy B. Vitter sentenced JOSEPH BROWN, age 46, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, on November 9, 2021 to 33 months of imprisonment, three (3) years of supervised release, and $200 in mandatory special assessment...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: NASHVILE, Tenn.- The deadline has passed for residents in Dickson, Hickman, Houston, and Humphreys counties to apply for disaster assistance from FEMA for the Aug. 21 severe storms and flooding, but if survivors don’t agree with the final outcome, they may still appeal.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: SAN DIEGO - Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. of Tamaulipas, Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court today to drug and money laundering charges, admitting that he was the leader of a trafficking organization that transported ton-quantities of cocaine from South America to Mexico and into the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Houlton man was sentenced in federal court today for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. (Uber) for charging “wait time" fees to passengers who, because of disability, need more time to enter a car. Uber’s policies and practices of charging wait time fees based on disability have harmed many passengers...
