News from October 2021
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center is calling all young explorers to join free youth programs at 10 a.m. every Saturday in October.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced their Cyber Incident Reporting Act and Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2021 were approved by the...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: A Jacksboro nurse was sentenced yesterday to 25 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a 13-year-old girl, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad Meacham.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Jose De Jesus Zazueta-Cano, 45, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Zazueta-Cano to 120 months’ imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - A Marion, South Carolina man was sentenced today to 90 months in prison for sex trafficking. Enrique Tyreek Williams was also ordered to pay $5,600 in restitution to his victim. On June 23, 2020, Williams pleaded guilty to one count of transporting the victim across state lines for the purpose of prostitution.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
Release: Robbinsville, N.J., Sept. 28, 2021 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) announced it has taken action against 28 Philadelphia retailers suspected of violating USDA rules for accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
By State Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Lead Republican Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) have released the following statement on reports of U.S. partners pursuing normalization with the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two bipartisan bills authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) requiring critical infrastructure owners and operators and civilian federal agencies to report to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) if they experience a cyber-attack,...
By State Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
Release: We are disappointed by the reports that a Saudi court has upheld the 20-year prison sentence followed by an equal length travel ban for Saudi aid worker Abdulrahman al-Sadhan for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression. We have closely monitored his case and are concerned by allegations...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: WAYNESVILLE, N.C. - A public notice has been posted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and North Carolina Emergency Management websites describing available FEMA assistance and proposed FEMA-funded actions, including activities that may affect historic properties, threatened and endangered species, critical habitat, or wetlands and floodplains in North Carolina.
By State Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hey, good morning. Good morning, everyone, (inaudible) great to see you. I’m really pleased to be with Jose Manuel. We’ve been doing a lot of work on the phone in recent months, but it’s good to be - actually to be able to get together in person. We are so grateful for the role that...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: NOAA is seeking up to four new members for its Ocean Exploration Advisory Board, a federal advisory committee that advises the NOAA administrator on matters pertaining to ocean exploration.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Republicans sent a letter to Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) slamming Committee Demcorats for presenting misleading information at a previously held markup of H.R. 564, the “Comprehensive...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) today announced the launch of the Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator, a technology partnership of federal experts, industry partners in the energy sector, and innovators to accelerate the development of new cybersecurity...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: The Acting United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Giovanni Joseph, 34, formerly of Dix Hills, New York, pleaded not guilty today to bank fraud and mail theft charges. U.S. Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle ordered Joseph detained pending further proceedings.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: BOTHELL, Wash. - The Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs (CHA) and FEMA are partnering to expand access to the FEMA Funeral Assistance Program for Hispanic/Latinx communities in Washington. This collaboration is an opportunity for FEMA to work with the Commission to engage with, inform, and reach Hispanic/Latinx community members who have lost a loved one to COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - Nautica Turner, a 26 year-old female from St. Louis, made her initial appearance before the Honorable Shirley P. Mensah in federal court today in relation to the charge of conspiracy to commit arson.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Meridian, Mississippi man pleaded guilty today to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: Defendant injected individuals with silicone oil, which can cause stroke, death or disfigurement.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: Dear Secretary Mayorkas:. We are writing to inquire about DHS’s response to the recent surge of migrants into Del Rio, Texas. While we applaud the Administration’s original stated intent to expel the majority of migrants under the CDC’s Title 42 order or to expeditiously remove them, we are concerned...
