News from October 2021
By State Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I extend congratulations to all Equatoguineans on the 53rd anniversary of your independence.
By State Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States and the American people, I send best wishes to the people of Spain as you celebrate your National Day.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: DALLAS – Twenty-nine workers who offer home care services to elderly and terminally ill clients were shortchanged by their Dallas employer’s failure to pay them overtime wages as the law requires, a federal investigation recently discovered.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: DALLAS – Twenty-nine workers who offer home care services to elderly and terminally ill clients were shortchanged by their Dallas employer’s failure to pay them overtime wages as the law requires, a federal investigation recently discovered.
By State Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
Release: At the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), September 13 - Oct. 11, the United States advanced country-specific and thematic actions to promote greater respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women and girls, LGBTQI+ persons, indigenous persons, members of ethnic and...
By State Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A former member of the Connecticut Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Morehead, Ky., man, and former Bath County Deputy Sheriff, Joshua Preece, 40, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, before U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell to the enticing a minor victim to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: BOISE - A Boise man and an Arizona man were sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy and for possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute it to others.
By Art Benavidez | Oct 12, 2021
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reminding people that they can rediscover nature at a national wildlife refuge during National Wildlife Refuge Week.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: UW to pay more than $800,000 including grant funding and penalty.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - Tonight, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to the House Amendment to S. 1301 to keep the country under the debt limit through approximately December 3...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Four people received prison sentences following convictions in relation to a drug trafficking ring that operated for years in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Great Falls man who admitted to sending child pornography videos to an undercover agent in an online chat room was sentenced today to 12 years and six months in prison to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management will be conducting two prescribed burns this fall as part of an effort to reduce wildfire threat by removing hazardous fuels. Burns will occur in both Elmore and Valley counties with timing dependent on weather and ground conditions.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: CINCINNATI - The lead of four defendants convicted of robbing an area chicken wings restaurant at gunpoint was sentenced in federal court to 126 months in prison.
By State Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, recently led 29 colleagues in introducing the Afghanistan Counterterrorism, Oversight, and Accountability Act, legislation to address the outstanding issues related to the administration’s rushed and disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: DOVER, TN - The National Park Service (NPS) has awarded a $3.3 million contract for the extensive rehabilitation of the historic Fort Donelson National Battlefield Visitor Center. The rehabilitation includes an addition and upgrades to the almost 60-year-old facility to meet current accessibility standards and provide modern enhancements while still maintaining the historic character of the building’s original design.
By State Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
Release: At the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), September 13 - Oct. 11, the United States advanced country-specific and thematic actions to promote greater respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women and girls, LGBTQI+ persons, indigenous persons, members of ethnic and...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.- A Lexington, Ky., man, Jymie S. Salahuddin, 53, was sentenced to 262 months in federal prison on Tuesday, by Senior U.S. District Judge Joseph Hood, after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.
