News from October 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Young Woman’s Christian Association of Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley (YWCA) will receive $475,000 from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to support YWCA’s affordable transitional housing program, announced Acting United States Attorney Francis M. Hamilton III.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
Release: Private exporters reported sales of 426,800 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on Oct. 1, 2021, AUDREY BONET JOHNSON, 34, of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court to conspiracy to commit immigration marriage fraud.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Transportation Security Administration officers stopped an Ohio man from carrying his.380 caliber handgun onto an airplane at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport on Friday, October 1. The handgun was loaded with six bullets.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: Following 2016 incident, the defendant pressured co-workers not to report his statements about laser incident.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: POCATELLO - A Wyoming man pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor child.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (NPS ABPP) today awarded $917,173 in Battlefield Interpretation Grants to preservation partners across the country. This new grant program funds projects that use technology to bring the stories of sites of armed conflict alive for modern audiences, from tactile maps that expand accessibility, to smartphone apps with augmented reality, to engaging videos and more.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON - A 33 year-old Houston man with a lengthy criminal history has been ordered to federal prison after packaging thousands of ecstasy pills for sale, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux and Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: DIOMIE BLACKWELL, also known as “Yamo," 24, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today to a racketeering offense stemming from his participation in gang-related shootings, including a shooting in front of a state courthouse in Bridgeport in January 2020.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: WAYNESVILLE, N.C. - Local governments and certain nonprofit organizations in Ashe, Graham, Jackson and Mitchell counties are now eligible for FEMA Public Assistance grants for recovery from Tropical Storm Fred.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: NEW YORK -- As eligible disaster survivors start to receive funds for rental assistance, home repairs, or other categories of assistance, be assured federal disaster assistance funds are tax-free. FEMA’s notification letter will inform you of the appropriate use of disaster assistance funds. FEMA urges you to use the funds as stated in your award letter and only for disaster-related expenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio man was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for perpetrating a hoax related to COVID-19 in April 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: Scranton, PA - Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the results of Operation Dunder Mifflin - an effort to verify the registered addresses of convicted sex offenders.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: LOWELL, Massachusetts -- National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Gay Vietzke has named Juliet Galonska as the new superintendent of Lowell National Historical Park. She begins her new assignment on November 7.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has completed safe demolition of the final DOE-owned buildings at the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC), located northwest of Los Angeles, California. Finishing the teardown of Cold War-era buildings is another important step in the Department’s cleanup activities at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON - A 33 year-old Houston man with a lengthy criminal history has been ordered to federal prison after packaging thousands of ecstasy pills for sale, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - An Alderson man pleaded guilty to production and attempted production of child pornography. Jack Michael Smith, 34, was charged by indictments in the Southern District of West Virginia and the District of Oregon. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon transferred their charges to the Southern District of West Virginia.
By State Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
Release: The United States condemns the October 3 Houthi missile attack on the densely populated neighborhood of al-Rawdha in Marib, Yemen, which killed two children and injured an estimated 33 civilians, including women and children, according to UN agencies. Civilians will suffer as long as the brutal Houthi...
By State Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
Release: The Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office) is excited to announce nine new awards under the Program to End Modern Slavery (PEMS) in Brazil, Costa Rica, Pakistan, Tanzania, and Tunisia. These awards further the PEMS goals of combining cutting-edge research with targeted programming to rigorously test prevalence research methods and the effectiveness of human trafficking interventions.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher Chiou for the District of Nevada announced today that the Department of Justice has recently awarded $21,997,467 in grant funding to improve services for crime victims and to support state, local, and tribal public safety across Nevada.
