News from November 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man was sentenced today in connection with using stolen identities to fraudulently purchase over $150,000 in MBTA passes.
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 19, 2021
Citing rising passenger fatality rates among unbuckled passengers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is urging motorists to think safety at all times.
By State Newswire | Nov 19, 2021
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Monaco as you celebrate your 165th National Day.
By Andy Nghiem | Nov 19, 2021
The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that law enforcement officials in the U.S. and Europe have arrested 150 people and seized more than $31 million in an international drug trafficking investigation stemming from sales on the darknet, according to a press release.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 19, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission requesting additional documents and information regarding the Commission’s ongoing efforts to investigate and crack down on spam robotexts.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2021
News Release: NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - Nov. 19, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - An Agawam man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for stealing two firearms and trading them for drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2021
News Release: LAHEEM JONES, also known as “Heemie," 27, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to racketeering and attempted murder offenses stemming from his participation in gang-related shootings, including a shooting in front of a state courthouse in Bridgeport in January 2020.
By John Suayan | Nov 19, 2021
A $1.2 million-plus National Institute of Food and Agriculture investment will fund research to help people with disabilities who work in the agricultural sector.
By Press Release | Nov 19, 2021
Opening remarks, as prepared, of Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Ranking Member Rick Crawford (R-AR) from the Nov. 9 hearing entitled, “Does Discrimination Exist in Federal Passenger Rail Contracting?”:
By State Newswire | Nov 19, 2021
Release: QUESTION: Okay. So people are talking about how this is a resuscitation - your visit to Africa is a resuscitation of U.S. Africa policy, and you’re thinking that this time around, perhaps your policy is going to be tailored to every country’s needs. Is that going to be the case this time around?
By Andy Nghiem | Nov 19, 2021
On Nov. 1, the USDA’s Risk Management Agency reminded farmers that the deadline to apply for crop insurance is approaching for Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2021
News Release: Defendant distributed more than 100 grams of heroin over a five-month period.
By State Newswire | Nov 19, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chair and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chair of the Helsinki Commission, today issued a joint statement in response to the treatment of former President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili:
By DOL Newswire | Nov 19, 2021
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 5376, the so-called Build Back Better Act, which will extend the reach of the federal government and enable the biggest expansion of welfare our country has seen in decades...
By State Newswire | Nov 19, 2021
Release: Two days ago, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Coast Guard blocked and used water cannons against Philippine resupply ships en route to Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2021
News Release: Defendant underreported $1.7 million in income to the IRS.
By Andy Nghiem | Nov 19, 2021
Kevin Shea, administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), recently received two awards from state and industry partners, according to a press release.
By State Newswire | Nov 19, 2021
Release: The United States strongly condemns the violent crackdown by security forces against peaceful protesters on Nov. 17, which resulted in at least 15 deaths and scores of injuries. We express our condolences to the families of those who lost their lives. This follows several other instances of violence...
By Andy Nghiem | Nov 19, 2021
The United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently awarded $3.5 million to eight tribal nations in order to expand their options in selecting foods for food distribution packages, according to a press release.
