News from October 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2021
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - A Burlington man, Valentino Giovanni McCampbell, was sentenced on Monday, October 4, 2021 by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 64 months in prison for Drug User in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition. McCampbell was ordered to serve three years of supervised release to follow his prison term and pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.
By State Newswire | Oct 5, 2021
Release: The Department of State has awarded Pernix Federal, LLC of Lombard, Illinois the $319 million design-build contract for the new U.S. Consulate General in Lagos, Nigeria. The 12.2-acre site for the new Consulate General is part of Eko Atlantic, a development led by South Energyx Nigeria Limited in collaboration...
By State Newswire | Oct 5, 2021
Release: Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined business and civil society representatives for a discussion on the Blue Dot Network and the imperative to raise standards in infrastructure investment on October 5, 2021. Secretary Blinken and co-panelists Yves Perrier, Chair of Amundi, Brendan Bechtel, CEO of...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2021
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Joshua H. Ruschel, of Valley Grove, West Virginia, was indicted today on a child pornography charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2021
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Beaumont man has been sentenced to prison for a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas Ganjei today.
By State Newswire | Oct 5, 2021
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, and thank you all so much. Mathias, I must start by saying that to be linked to George Marshall is humbling, reminds me a little bit about how Allen & Rossi must have felt. And for those of you who don’t remember Allen & Rossi, that’s just the point. Americans in this audience may appreciate that they were the act that followed the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show many years ago. (Laughter.) But I do thank you, nonetheless.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2021
News Release: Defendant was extradited from Germany. BOSTON - A Romanian national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to racketeering conspiracy charges relating to an ATM skimming operation that stretched throughout Massachusetts and other states including Connecticut, New York and South Carolina. Dragos...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2021
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - On Monday, Oct. 4, U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd sentenced Doroteo Gonzales Jr., 26, of Turlock, to two years and six months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 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 Homeland Newswire | Oct 5, 2021
News Release: EL PASO, Texas - An area man was arrested Thursday for harboring and transporting more than 100 noncitizens who were driven to various U.S. cities in tractor-trailers.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2021
News Release: Vitaly Fargesen and Igor Palatnik Misappropriated Approximately $4 Million of Investor Funds.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 5, 2021
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Fresh from a unique internship at Oak Ridge this past summer, Sierra Generette began a new full-time position this week serving as EM cleanup contractor UCOR’s lead on environmental justice matters.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Aydan Sin a/k/a Hon Chak Gordon Sin a/k/a Andy a/k/a Bullion, 49, of British Columbia, Canada, who was convicted of violating the Arms Export Control Act, was sentenced to serve 46 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of their ongoing oversight efforts of federal pandemic preparedness and the COVID-19 response, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, are seeking firsthand accounts of efforts to secure personal protective equipment and other critical medical supplies during the first half of 2020.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 5, 2021
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is kicking off a weeklong celebration of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, coming up on October 8, by launching the first ever Hydrogen Business Case Prize Competition. The Prize will challenge teams to develop user-friendly analysis tools that identify regional business...
By Press Release | Oct 5, 2021
USDA Extends Disaster Set-Aside for Direct Loans Until 2022
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 5, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Disaster Recovery Center opened today, Oct. 5, in Union County to help residents in New Jersey affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 5, 2021
News Release: Shiloh National Military Park is pleased to announce a series of Saturday morning ranger-led hikes on the battlefield. Each hike will be approximately two hours in length and cover a different sector and story of the battlefield.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted that he conspired to fraudulently obtain more than $700,000, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2021
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Lawrence Hansford, age 45, of Elkhart, Indiana was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after being convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm following a two-day jury trial in May of 2021, announced Acting United States Attorney Tina L. Nommay.
