News from October 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida - Miami resident Michael Mendoza, 61, pled guilty last week in South Florida federal district court to receiving and possessing child pornography. He faces up to 20 years in prison on each of the counts.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett Dehart announced today that a joint team of dozens of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers, led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), arrested seven individuals who have been indicted in federal court and face charges related to an interstate drug trafficking organization that operated out of Myrtle Beach and Kingstree.
By State Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
Release: Today, Ambassador John Bass is transitioning from his temporary position as the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts, and Ambassador A. Elizabeth Jones is succeeding him. Ambassador Bass is a dedicated public servant, who stepped in at the Secretary’s request on a temporary basis to lead State Department...
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: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Bryan Cho, a former Special Agent with the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI"), was sentenced by United States District Judge Ann M. Donnelly to 30 months’ imprisonment for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: OMAHA, Neb.- Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation declaring October 23-31, Red Ribbon Week across the state, urging citizens to take note of the observance by committing to healthy drug-free lifestyles and participating in drug prevention activities. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: Defendant Admits Pocketing Over $100,000 in Donations.
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 DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: Allegedly Submitted False and Fraudulent Application to Get $18,345 in Loans.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP), EM’s primary contractor at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), collaborated with New Mexico State University-Carlsbad to mark Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting a panel spotlighting key Latinx people who have advanced their careers and inspired early career professionals within their community.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: STARKVILLE, Miss. - DOE recognized a former Mississippi State University (MSU) research center director with a career award honoring his work to evaluate and improve high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters used to contain nuclear materials.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - The former Wake Forest University women’s volleyball coach has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) relating to his involvement in the college admission scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SEAN MERCHANT was sentenced today to 196 months in prison for sex trafficking of three minor females. MERCHANT was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kimba M. Wood, before whom he previously pled guilty to one count of sex trafficking of a minor. As part of his plea, MERCHANT acknowledged that he trafficked three minor females.
By State Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
Release: Good morning, and greetings from Washington, DC. The Soufan Center is one of the leading international organizations focused on counterterrorism, and I congratulate you on once again putting together an excellent agenda for this year’s Global Security Forum. While I regret not being able to join you...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - A group of women engineers with EM Office of River Protection (ORP) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) has established a series of monthly lunchtime presentations aimed at empowering and mentoring woman engineers.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: SUSANVILLE, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Corrals near Susanville have been temporarily closed to the public pending lab results on an infection affecting some of the horses that were recently gathered from public rangelands.
By State Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: Carson City, Nev. - Jake Vialpando has been named the new Field Manager for the Carson City District, Stillwater Field Office.
By State Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
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 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.
