News from October 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - On today’s date, U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey sentenced Dominick Anderson, 41, of St. Louis, Missouri, to 117 months in prison for robbing a man of methamphetamine and shooting him.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. - Over the span of three days, special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and officers with the Sierra Vista Police Department (SVPD) arrested an individual on multiple drug and firearms charges and executed search warrants in Cochise County.
By State Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
Release: Countering terrorism in an increasingly connected world must be a team effort. Terrorist groups like al-Qa’ida and ISIS have metastasized through branches and affiliates in Africa and Asia. Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremist (REMVE) actors, including violent white supremacists, are exploiting...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: EL PASO - To commemorate Red Ribbon Week, Fire Prevention Week, and National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Drug Enforcement Administration El Paso Division, the El Paso Association of Firefighters Local 51, El Paso Electric, Texas Gas Service, YWCA El Paso Del Norte Region, and the El Paso Chamber...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Meridian man pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent letters to seven state higher education authorities in five states requesting documents and information concerning the practice of withholding transcripts from students who have unpaid bills.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance today released a toolkit designed to help law enforcement officers lead the public health campaign against COVID-19. COVID-19 was the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths in 2020 and continues to be the number one cause of police...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: * A 20-year-old woman from Washington state suffered significant thermal burns from her shoulders to feet on the afternoon of October 4, in the vicinity of Fountain Flat Drive south of Madison Junction in Yellowstone National Park.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: A temporary area closure will be in effect for several trails around Phelps Lake as well as the Death Canyon Road in Grand Teton National on Thursday, October 7, and from Tuesday, October 12-Thursday, October 14. The temporary area closure is necessary to ensure public safety during construction activities...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - George Rawda, age 57, of Baldwinsville, New York, pled guilty today to concealing information from the Social Security Administration (SSA) in order to defraud SSA into paying Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits to a family member, who was otherwise ineligible to receive such benefits.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.--Top Republicans on the Senate and House tax panels are calling on the Government Accountability Office to look into whether states and federal agencies are taking proper steps to identify and prevent fraud and improper payments in paying out tax credits for health coverage, called “premium tax credits" or PTCs.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Secuirty (DHS) Inspector General Joseph Cuffari requesting an immediate investigation by the Office of Inspector General...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Acting United States Attorney Steve Kaufman has announced a new way of dealing with travelers who have guns in their carryon bags at Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoints. Following is the statement he issued today during a news conference hosted by Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Douglas Vines, age 50, of Owings Mills, Maryland pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Vines to 78 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: WHISKEYTOWN, CA - How can learning about the local traditions, geography, and current livelihood of the Wintu change the relationship students have with their land as well as their perspectives on indigenous culture?
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced that Kevin B. Marsh, former SCANA Corporation (SCANA) Chief Executive Officer and former Chairman of its Board of Directors, is scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow - Thursday, October 7 - in federal court to conspiracy...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) from today’s hearing entitled, “Emerging Contaminants, Forever Chemicals, and More: Challenges to Water Quality, Public Health, and Communities":
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - On today’s date, United States District Judge Stephen R. Clark sentenced Bryan Kimble, 32, of St. Louis, Missouri, to 255 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base and three counts of distribution of cocaine base. On May 12, 2021, a jury found Kimble guilty following a three-day jury trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Hudson, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft of government property, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By State Newswire | Oct 6, 2021
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. Just a special pleasure to be with my good friend and colleague, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio. We have been working very, very closely together these past nine months, and in particular, besides our work here at the OECD, Luigi, very much looking forward ...
