News from October 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced today that a multi-agency investigation into methamphetamine trafficking and illegal firearm possession in Western North Carolina has led to federal drug and gun charges filed against 25 individuals.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: PENSACOLA, Fla. -- FEMA has approved three Public Assistance grants totaling $7,159,415 to reimburse the state of Florida for Hurricane Michael recovery expenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a Birmingham man on drug charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Postal Inspection Service Acting Inspector-in-Charge, Houston Division, Dana Carter.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: ROANOKE, Va. - In a ceremony Thursday evening, Christopher Robert Kavanaugh was sworn in as United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia. The Honorable Lisa O. Monaco, Deputy Attorney General for the Department of Justice, administered the oath office at a private ceremony at the Department of Justice in Washington D.C.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM and it’s liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) have developed a unique commercial mixer pump to use in a tank with space limitations, allowing waste retrieval efforts to advance in the tank farms.
By State Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I extend congratulations to all Equatoguineans on the 53rd anniversary of your independence.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A West Covina man was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison for laundering more than $900,000 in drug money over a two-year period via a “Black Market Peso Exchange" for Mexico-based drug traffickers.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: National Park Service law enforcement rangers and New Hampshire State Police seek tips regarding recent vandalism at Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park. Investigators are looking for additional information from anyone who may have observed activity leading to the vandalism.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: Innovation doesn’t just happen; it takes determination, creativity, time…and often takes a helping hand. Recently, I had the pleasure of delivering the keynote address at a public event featuring the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T)’s newest crop of innovators borne out of our Homeland Security...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: More Than 250 Kilos of Meth Distributed in KC Metro Area.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In advancing the Department of the Interior’s commitment to bolster adaption and increase resilience to climate change, the Bureau of Land Management today released its Camp Fire Reforestation Plan. The plan, developed by the BLM and American Forests, outlines management goals, assesses potential climate impacts to the Camp Fire burn scar, and uses adaptation strategies and approaches to promote forest recovery.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Angela Dawn Yuchek, of Tunnelton, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.
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 USDA Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement after the successful confirmation of Xochitl Torres Small to serve as Under Secretary for Rural Development at the United States Department of Agriculture.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: Members of eight local advisory boards across the cleanup complex gathered virtually last week for the biannual Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB) National Chairs meeting, where they discussed EM’s COVID-19 response, cleanup progress and accomplishments, regulatory and policy priorities, technology development efforts, the status of EM’s budget, and board membership.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - The former owner of a debt collection company pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for corruptly agreeing to underwrite certain expenses for a special event hosted by the former Cook County Circuit Court Clerk.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: Seven defendants face federal charges including drug trafficking and illegal possession firearms after separate indictments by a grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia, while recent actions in U.S. District Court include guilty pleas and criminal sentences.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: BOISE - A Nampa man pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: Defendant stole over $400,000 from her elderly uncle.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that RONALD BLAISE JENKINS, 25, of Arapahoe Wyoming, pleaded guilty to using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The change of plea hearing was held in front of United States District Chief Judge Scott W. Skavdahl who set sentencing for Dec. 20, 2021.
