News from October 2021
By DOL Newswire | Oct 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in opposition to H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act. Now, more than ever, we need to advocate for flexible workplace policies that improve conditions for, and empower, working mothers.
By State Newswire | Oct 22, 2021
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement after President Biden’s remarks last night regarding Taiwan and the White House’s subsequent clarification:
By DOL Newswire | Oct 22, 2021
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 22, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - A federal jury has found Keon Moore (29, Tampa) guilty of possessing a firearm or ammunition as a convicted felon and possessing controlled substances with the intent to distribute them. Moore faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 5 years, and up to, 40 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 6, 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2021
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - Jasmine Roberson, 31, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Dee D. Drell to 60 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, on arson charges.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 22, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Dr. Jennifer Villavicencio, an OB-GYN and Lead for Equity Transformation for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), hosted a Twitter...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2021
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2021
News Release: NASHVILLE - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee announced its partnership with the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division as it launches the department’s new Combatting Redlining Initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Raymond Michael Maestas, 28, and his wife, Jaesa Suzanne Vaughn, 28, both of Lincoln, Nebraska, were sentenced today by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard to federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 22, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 22, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 22, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Today, the Justice Department announced the launch of the department’s new Combatting Redlining Initiative. Redlining is an illegal practice in which lenders avoid providing services to individuals living in communities of color because of the race or national origin of the people who...
By State Newswire | Oct 22, 2021
Release: Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Dr. Karen Donfried, will travel to Stockholm, Sweden October 25-26 to meet with senior government officials to discuss the bilateral relationship and cooperation in regional and global issues.
By State Newswire | Oct 22, 2021
Release: This week’s resounding vote at the Organization of American States (OAS) underscores that member states emphatically condemn President Ortega and Vice President Murillo’s undemocratic electoral process and ongoing repression. With 26 countries voting in favor and zero votes against, this latest OAS action demonstrates that the Ortega-Murillo government stands isolated without supporters in a region committed to democratic principles.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 22, 2021
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota man was arrested Wednesday evening in Atlanta following a nationwide federal law enforcement request for public assistance, and a reward of $5,000 for information leading to his arrest.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - A Texas man was sentenced to over 23 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a child by utilizing the social media platform Instagram to deceive and entice an Indiana teenager to send sexually explicit photos and videos of herself to him.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Delando Lee Brown, age 39, of Randallstown, Maryland to eight years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute more than 300 grams of fentanyl. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration.02 milligrams is a lethal dose of fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Edward Sanders, 48 years old, of Michigan City, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
