News from October 2021
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to assist the state of California in combating the Alisal Fire burning in Santa Barbara County.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Florida man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to deceive banks and credit card companies into processing more than $150 million in credit and debit card payments on behalf of merchants involved in prohibited and high-risk businesses, including online gaming, debt collection, payday lending and online pharmaceuticals among others.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Defendant served as Union Treasurer for nearly a decade.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Politician Allegedly Sought Generous Benefits for Close Relative in Exchange for His Support of County Contracts that Benefited University’s Social Work School.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Defendant Chatted via the Kik Messenger Program Utilizing the Username “pervdad516".
By Press Release | Oct 13, 2021
The Department of the Interior today announced key members of agency leadership who will work to advance President Biden’s agenda to tackle climate change, protect endangered wildlife, and honor relationships and trust responsibilities with Indigenous communities.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of Todario Clemmons for Murder and Jaydevin Benson for Second Degree Murder in two separate incidents.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Public conversation around health, science, and the body are nothing new; in the 19th century the Longfellows and their social circle engaged with the discourse of their day. Join Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site and the Friends of the Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Kamron Eugene Miller, Sr. and Andre Duana Bundy, both of Youngstown, Ohio, are appearing today on multiple drug charges, United States Attorney William, J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida - U.S. District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas handed down a 30-year federal prison sentence for Bryan David Burke, an Oakland Park man who went on a one-month armed robbery spree in South Florida earlier this year. The judge sentenced a second armed robber, Fort Lauderdale resident Kelvyn Lavon Cross, Jr., to 17 years’ imprisonment.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: RAPID CITY, S.D. - A Rapid City man was indicted by a federal grand jury for receiving and possessing child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Acres: 87,786 acres. Containment: 40%. Start Date: Sept. 10, 2021. Cause: Lightning. Jurisdiction: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks; Sequoia National Forest. Resources: 2,019 personnel including: 39 crews, 121 engines, 40 water tenders, 9 dozers and 17 helicopters. California Incident Management...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that a federal jury in Cheyenne returned guilty verdicts against a Pennsylvania man and two Florida men related to a stock fraud involving NuTech Energy Resources Inc., a company that claimed to operate coalbed-methane wells in Wyoming. Justin...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Eight Co-Defendants Previously Admitted to Their Roles in Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine and Crack Cocaine.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.), Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), and Select Subcommittee Republicans sent a letter to Chairman James Clyburn (D-S.C.) urging Democrats to shift their efforts...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: Over 50 Victims Sent More Than $9 Million to Defendants as a Result of Online Fraud Schemes.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A former resident of Jamestown, NY pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: DEL RIO, Texas - A Fort Worth woman was sentenced Oct. 13 to 262 months in prison for conspiracy to import methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Peruvian woman was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for smuggling approximately seven kilograms of cocaine into the United States from Peru, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 13, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) has honored Safety and Health Program Manager Brian Stewart with the Philip C. Leahy Employee of the Year award for his hard work and dedication during the COVID-19 pandemic.
