News from November 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Taphonie Prince (25, Brandon) has pleaded guilty to two counts of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 14 years, and up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. Prince’s criminal history includes prior state court convictions for burglary and robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida - Today, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, before the Honorable Judge Rodolfo Ruiz, 28-year-old Fort Lauderdale, Florida resident Damara Holness pled guilty to a one-count information charging her with lying on a coronavirus relief loan application and fraudulently obtaining hundreds of thousands of dollars intended to help small businesses financially survive the Covid-19 pandemic.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, applauded the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for passing their bipartisan Government Ownership and Oversight...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man was sentenced to 56 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: LETTER: Child Tax Credit Headaches Plague IRS.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A Norton, Virginia woman was sentenced today to 3 months in prison for failing to disclose information that would have affected her right to continue receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jon Travis Yost, of Philippi, West Virginia, was indicted on child pornography charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01, Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, to drive urgent and prioritized remediation of vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited by adversaries.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Four Preston County residents are facing wire fraud charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: On Oct. 22, 2021, a Civil War cavalry saber was unveiled at the Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Museum to commemorate the opening of the museum. The Model 1860 light cavalry saber is a permanent donation from The Gettysburg Foundation: Gettysburg National Military Park’s non-profit philanthropic partner.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A physician has been found guilty of 26 felony charges for fraudulently distributing an unapproved cancer treatment over a six-year period, charging up to $2,000 per bottle, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted possessing a firearm and ammunition after previously having been convicted of a felony, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Elton Gastelum, 20, of Albuquerque, appeared for a detention hearing today in federal court where he is charged with transporting illegal aliens resulting in death. Gastelum will remain in custody pending trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY - Brandon Wayne Parker, age 41, of Horse Cave, Kentucky was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Greg N. Stivers to serve 82 months in federal prison and pay restitution in the amount of $99,588.40 for Theft of Firearms from a Federal Firearms Licensee, Possession of Stolen Firearms, Providing False Information on ATF Forms 4473, and Aggravated Identity Theft. There is no parole in the federal system.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: The NOAA Climate Program Office has forged a partnership with the University of Maryland (UMD) Center for Technology and Systems Management and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to accelerate the development of climate-smart engineering codes and standards.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida - A federal district judge in Ft. Pierce, Florida has sentenced 40-year-old Gregory T. Fuller to eight years in federal prison for possessing a firearm while being a convicted felon.
By State Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
Release: Today at the UN Climate Change Conference, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins announced the United States’ commitment of $25 million in support towards expanding access to clean nuclear energy. The announcement, also called a “Nuclear Futures Package," represents efforts from across the U.S. government, and includes ongoing programs and projects under development to...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark accepted a plea of guilty from Glenda Seim, 81 years old of Kirkwood, Missouri on Nov. 2, 2021 for two counts of identity theft related to her participation as a “money mule" in various fraudulent schemes on behalf of her online romantic...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), Senator Mike Braun (R-IN), Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) are demanding answers from Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on his participation in the strike activity with the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY- Larry Gardner, 35, of Fort Duchesne, was sentenced to 65 months in federal prison, in addition to the 19 months in custody which Gardner has already served, after being convicted of distributing heroin and methamphetamine which resulted in the fatal overdose of an Uintah County woman and possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.
