News from November 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: DETROIT - Timothy Edmunds, the Financial Secretary-Treasurer of Local 412 of the United Auto Workers union, has been charged in a Criminal Complaint with embezzling over $2 million in union funds announced Acting U.S. Attorney Saima S. Mohsin.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - Jason Lary, the Mayor of Stonecrest, Georgia, has been arraigned on federal charges of wire fraud, conspiracy, and federal program theft. The charges relate to a scheme to allegedly steal federal relief funds granted to Stonecrest to address the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lania Boone, a bookkeeper for the entity hired by Stonecrest to disburse the relief funds, has also been arraigned on a federal charge of conspiring with Lary to steal relief funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, sentenced Tywan Montrease Sykes, 46, of Louisville, Tennessee, a previously registered sex offender, to serve 45 years in federal prison on child exploitation charges. A federal jury...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: “We know that investing in energy efficiency is one of the fastest and most effective ways to reduce carbon emissions and help fight the climate crisis," said U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE). "That’s why the ENERGY STAR program is such an important tool to help Delawareans weatherize and...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: ALBUQERQUE, N.M. - Lalonzo Simmons, 46, of Albuquerque, was sentenced in federal court on Nov. 4 to 24 years in prison for interference with interstate commerce by robbery and violence, possessing and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned two indictments today, charging two Fresno County men with possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute it, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By State Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
Release: The following is the text of the U.S.-Ukraine Charter on Strategic Partnership signed by U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 10, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - An Arizona man has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for supplying counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl to the drug dealer accused of selling them to rapper Mac Miller, who soon afterward suffered a fatal overdose, the Justice Department announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $2,622,082.00 million to Block MEMS, LLC, to develop technology that can detect Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs) before they enter stadiums, office building parking structures, and other “soft targets." The funding was awarded through S&T’s Long-Range Broad Agency Announcement (LRBAA) process.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today announced that it will release Business Formation Statistics (BFS) as a standard data product starting next month. BFS provides monthly data on new business applications and business formations to monitor shifts in economic activity nationwide. It was first released as a...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - The Honorable Sarah S. Vance sentenced ROY LEE SR., age 58, of New Orleans, Louisiana, to 96 months in the Bureau of Prisons for violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Quincy man was sentenced yesterday for his involvement in a drug conspiracy involving fentanyl and cocaine.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, Arizona/Utah - Chill is in the air and visitors are advised that annual park-wide winter season changes in operations will occur on Nov. 15 in the following areas.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Education and Labor Committee voted to advance the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891), a bipartisan bill to help more workers save and prepare for retirement.
By Art Benavidez | Nov 10, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is joining forces with Grambling State University in an effort to strengthen environmental studies and improve career opportunities.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: PEARL, Miss. -- Federal disaster assistance is not just for homeowners. It’s available as well to eligible renters, including students, and can cover essential personal property and other disaster-related expenses such. These may include temporary housing; replacement or repair of necessary personal...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA. One resident of McKeesport, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - On November 9, 2021, the Humboldt River and Tuscarora Field Office (HRTFO) concluded a wild horse gather. The gather was located in and around the Little Owyhee, Owyhee, Rock Creek and Snowstorm Mountains Herd Management Areas (HMAs) of the Owyhee Complex. The complex is approximately 30 miles northeast of Paradise Valley, Nevada. Approximately 506 wild horses remain in the four HMAs of the Complex. This population estimate does include the 2021 foal crop.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau is committed to producing high-quality data. The Census Bureau recognizes the critical importance of the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year data, in particular, on government and business decision-making and the need for quality ACS data for that purpose.
