News from October 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. B A Camden County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin and cocaine in the city of Camden, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By State Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Timor-Leste, the United Kingdom, and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on behalf of the European Union, in support of the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: ADVISORY: Republican Meeting on “The Benefits of Innovation and How Socialist Price-Setting Kills Life-Saving Cures.".
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a Decision and Order Without Hearing by Reason of Default against Rodney Dennis, doing business as RD Cattle (RD Cattle) of Valley View, Texas, on June 15, 2021, for violation of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: SAN DIEGO - Jose Rosario Segura Balentierra, a Colombian national interdicted by the United States Coast Guard on a semi-submersible vessel containing approximately 2,000 kilograms (4,4000 pounds) of cocaine, was sentenced on Tuesday in federal court to 200 months in prison for operating a semi-submersible vessel on the high seas twice in less than five years.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Mitchell, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: Montrose, Colo. - The Southwest Resource Advisory Council field trip planned for October 20th has been cancelled due to low attendance. The field trip was intended to discuss resource management complexities on the Alpine Loop near Silverton, and there is no plan to reschedule at this time. The virtual Resource Advisory Council meeting is still scheduled for October 21st.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Terrance R. Jones, 27, of Carencro, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays to 80 months (6 years, 8 months) in prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: DOVER, Del. - Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held the second of a two-part hearing series focusing on the unique challenges that small, disadvantaged, and rural communities face in accessing and maintaining drinking water and wastewater services. Today's hearing followed a field hearing in Beckley, West Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: Waterloo Man Was Previously Convicted of Multiple Felonies, Including Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Trafficking in Stolen Firearms.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: PORT ANGELES, WA: Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 26, drivers should expect traffic delays on Highway 101 at Lake Crescent for hazard tree removal. The work will begin on the west end near milepost 220 and move east to milepost 231.5 over the course of four weeks. Drivers should expect up to half-hour delays for alternating single-lane traffic from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. The work is expected to be complete before the Thanksgiving holiday.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision against Patton Junction Livestock Auction Inc. (Patton); Allan Sharrock; Sherri Sharrock; and Shelly Barks (Respondents), of Sedgewickville, Mo., on Aug. 25, 2021, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: DENTON, Texas - Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in all communities and unincorporated areas of Coal County, Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressional sponsors of the Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021 issued the following statements condemning Johnson & Johnson for placing its liabilities for thousands of lawsuits alleging its talc-based products caused cancer into bankruptcy...
By State Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: University of Connecticut. Storrs, Connecticut. 4:02 P.M. EDT. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so very much. (Applause.) My name is Joe Biden. I am Jill Biden’s husband - (applause) - and I’m delighted to be here. Thank you. Thank you. It is truly - it’s not hyperbole to suggest - it’s a great honor to be here,...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for fraudulently misappropriating hundreds of thousands of dollars from a non-profit organization for physically and psychologically challenged children.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass - Cape Cod National Seashore Superintendent Brian Carlstrom has announced that repairs to the Nauset Bicycle Trail in Eastham will be underway beginning Monday, October 18. During construction, the trail will be closed between the Salt Pond Visitor Center and the Doane Picnic Area. Riders may park at Doane Picnic Area to access the segment of trail to Coast Guard Beach, which will remain open.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that AQUILINO TORRES was sentenced to 292 months in prison for his kidnapping and stalking of an adult woman (“Victim-1") and the kidnapping of her seven-year-old son (“Minor Victim-1") in or around October 2020. TORRES was convicted following a one-week jury trial in July 2021 before U.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote, who imposed today’s sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2021
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Knoxsom R. Peterson, III, 26, of Shreveport, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Donald E. Walter to 115 months (9 years, 7 months) in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for illegal possession of a firearm.
