News from October 2021
By State Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
Release: The United States is providing more than $26 million in additional assistance to respond to the humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia. With this funding, the United States has provided nearly $663 million in humanitarian assistance for northern Ethiopia since the crisis began.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA- FEMA recently announced the opening of its FY21 pre-disaster hazard mitigation grant programs, Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) on Sept. 30, 2021. These grants help fund mitigation actions in states, local communities, tribes and territories to combat climate change and protect underserved communities against disaster hazards.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Wednesday, October 13th, 2021 San Antonio Missions National Historical Park officially revealed its exhibit "We're Still Here: San Antonio Missions Descendant Stories" inside San Antonio International Airport. A small ribbon cutting ceremony with the participating families was held at the exhibit site inside Terminal B Wednesday morning.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Discover the untold story of women homesteaders at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center this Saturday with award-winning author, Marcia M. Hensley.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Melrose man was sentenced today in connection with his role in an unemployment insurance fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Ocala, Florida - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Wendell Doyle Goney (51, Mount Dora) with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and destruction of aircraft. If convicted of both counts, Goney faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Goney that the United States intends to forfeit a rifle and ammunition allegedly used in the commission of the offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Jason Lawrence Green, age 40, of Salisbury, Maryland, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin, which he sold on the dark web (a part of the internet that is only accessible by using specific software the disguises the true location and identity of computers using the software to communicate). The guilty plea was entered on Oct. 12, 2021.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $61 million for 10 pilot projects that will deploy new technology to transform thousands of homes and workplaces into state-of-the-art, energy-efficient buildings. These Connected Communities can interact with the electrical grid...
By State Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
Release: Today marks six years that Iran has wrongfully detained Siamak Namazi, a U.S. citizen who has committed no crime and has been held by the Iranian government for the better part of a decade.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Woodbridge man, who worked as a children’s tutor, yesterday on charges of transporting and receiving child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Billings man who had absconded from probation and was arrested on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation was sentenced today to two years in prison to be followed by two years of supervised release for illegally possessing a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Mitchel D. Abraham, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for transportation of a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Abraham to 12...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: CALUMET, MICH - Keweenaw National Historical Park is pleased to announce continued visitor center hours into spring of 2022. The Calumet Visitor Center will be open on Fridays and Saturdays, 10 am to 3 pm, beginning Oct. 22, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Ocala, Florida - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Wendell Doyle Goney (51, Mount Dora) with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and destruction of aircraft. If convicted of both counts, Goney faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Goney that the United States intends to forfeit a rifle and ammunition allegedly used in the commission of the offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A St. Paul man pleaded guilty to one count of Hobbs Act robbery in relation to a robbery spree of St. Paul businesses, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck has been sentenced to federal prison following his conviction for stealing more than $2,500,000 from the Georgia Underwriting Association (GUA).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Christian Rosa Weinberger, a/k/a “Christian Rosa," Provided Fake Certificates of Authenticity for the Forged Pettibon “Wave Series" Paintings.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A West Plains, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Court Judge Ronnie L. White accepted a plea of guilty from Kevin Karll on today’s date for the crimes of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Judge White set sentencing for Jan. 11, 2022.
