News from November 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A La Crosse, Wisconsin man is charged with drug crimes involving methamphetamine in an indictment returned on Oct. 13, 2021 by a federal grand jury sitting in Madison. The charges are announced by Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Melissa H. Sepulvado, 59, of Zwolle, Louisiana was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to 12 months and 1 day in prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release, on wire fraud charges, announced Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook. Sepulvado was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $145,000.
By State Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
Release: Senior Official for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Jennifer Hall Godfrey will travel to the United Arab Emirates November 2-4 to visit the USA Pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai. She will meet with USA Pavilion staff including Youth Ambassadors from the United States. She will also meet with senior ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - After deliberating for less than an hour, a federal jury on Friday found James Weldon Johnson, aka “300 Blocc Knocc", guilty on four counts of violating federal narcotics and firearm laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: Acres: 88,307 acres. Containment: 75%. Start Date: Sept. 10, 2021. Cause: Lightning. Jurisdiction: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks; Sequoia National Forest. Resources: 371 Personnel including: 6 crews, 7 engines, 2 water tenders, 1 dozer, 18 excavators and 3 helicopters. On Tuesday, November...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Joey Michael King, 41, of Elkview, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor. King was also ordered to pay a $5,000 special assessment pursuant to the 2015 Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A St. Paul man was sentenced today to 180 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for his role in a multi-drug trafficking conspiracy.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: Throughout November, the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will observe Infrastructure Security Month, a public-awareness campaign sponsored by our colleagues at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - The former Chief Executive Officer of an Illinois computer services company has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for orchestrating fraud schemes that bilked a global telecommunications provider and two financial companies out of a combined $9 million.
By State Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
Release: On behalf of the government of the United States and the American people, I congratulate the people of Antigua and Barbuda on the 40th anniversary of your independence.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: BILLINGS - Five Montana Indian tribes and two Montana state agencies have been awarded Department of Justice grants totaling $6,631,190 to support services to victims. The funding is from the Office of Victims of Crime (OVC).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - WAYNE BROWN, age 35, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on Oct. 28, 2021 before the Honorable Eldon E. Fallon to charges of violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Have you admired the survival abilities of the Native Americans who have lived in this region for thousands of years? Then, celebrate Native American History Month and learn more at Indiana Dunes National Park’s Douglas Center on Sunday, November 7 from 12:00 pm-3:00 pm.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Luis Fernando Bueso Romero, 23, of Midvale, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for the arson of a West Valley City apartment building yesterday in United States District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former physician has been sentenced in federal court to one day of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, including 15 months home confinement and 300 hours community service, on his conviction of drug diversion, health care fraud and money laundering, associated with his suburban Pittsburgh holistic medical practice, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: Winnemucca, Nev. --The Winnemucca District will have Christmas tree cutting permits available for purchase from Nov. 15 until Dec. 24. Permits are available by appointment at the District Office, 5100 E. Winnemucca Blvd., Monday through Friday, by email at wfoweb@blm.gov or via phone, 775-623-1500.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey today reached a settlement with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority) to resolve findings that the rail station at Newark Liberty International Airport is not accessible to individuals with disabilities, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Jeremiah Ruhl, 46, of Colchester, Vermont was sentenced today to twelve months and a day in prison by U.S. District Court Judge William K. Sessions III. Ruhl had previously pled guilty to the unlawful killing of a crow and...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
Release: Private exporters reported sales of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: DALLAS - The Drug Enforcement Administration, along with its law enforcement partners, has removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s ongoing commitment to turn the tide against the U.S. opioid epidemic. Following last month’s 21st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, the program has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception.
