News from October 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: Defendant submitted fraudulent documentation purporting that he was president of two LLCs when he was actually in federal custody.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: St. Croix, USVI - U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that a Colorado man was arrested on Oct. 19, 2021 at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport and advised of his rights on criminal charges related to his alleged possession cocaine on Oct. 20, 2021.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, questioned the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz on...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and Special Agent in Charge Jarod Forget of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Washington Division are teaming up to publicize the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day...
By State Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
Release: Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Yael Lempert visited Tunisia and Libya October 19-21. During her trip to Tunisia, Acting Assistant Secretary Lempert met with Tunisian government officials, including Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi, welcoming Tunisia’s newly formed government...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A suburban Chicago woman admitted in federal court today that she used insider information obtained from her husband to purchase shares of a company ahead of its acquisition by the husband’s employer.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan W. Sharp announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 15 unsealed Indictments charging 17 defendants. Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that two men involved in trafficking methamphetamine have been sentenced by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Timothy Schleede, age 30, of Lake Katrine, New York, pled guilty today to distributing fentanyl in Ulster County.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: MIAMI- A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida returned an indictment on Oct. 7, 2021, which was unsealed today, charging three Colombian nationals and two Venezuelan nationals for their alleged roles in laundering the proceeds of contracts to provide food and medicine to Venezuela that were obtained through bribes.
By State Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
Release: MR GALLO: Good morning, everyone. Buenos dias casi tardes. We are live from Bogotá, Colombia. We are here with Mr. Antony Blinken, the Secretary of State of the United States of America. My name is Luis Gallo. I’m a Colombian American journalist. It’s an honor to be here with all of y’all. Hello, Mr. Secretary. Welcome to Colombia today.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: DENTON, Texas - Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review in Kaufman County, Texas. Residents and business owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Two southwestern Pennsylvania residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, on conspiracy and fraud charges, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A St. Paul man was sentenced today to 110 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for possessing firearms as a felon and for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: GUNNISON, Colo. --- The Elk Creek boat ramp closes for the season at 4:30 pm on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, due to the low water level of Blue Mesa Reservoir.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Agriculture Committee today favorably reported the following bills out of Committee...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Alfredo Garcia Jr., 27, of Fresno, was sentenced today to 10 years and eight months in prison for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that DOMINGO ST. HILAIRE ROSARIO, 57, formerly of Danbury, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 65 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for fraud and identity theft offenses stemming from his involvement in a scheme to use stolen identities to lease and purchase vehicles and motorcycles.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - Fall is typically hunting season for a variety of wildlife species. During this time, the mountain ranges within the Winnemucca District will have increased number of people and vehicles in the higher elevations participating in a variety of activities. This includes but is not limited to the Montana Mountains and Pine Forest Range.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: Acres: 88,307 acres. Containment: 60%. Start Date: Sept. 10, 2021. Cause: Lightning. Jurisdiction: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks; Sequoia National Forest. Resources: 567 personnel including: 8 crews, 15 engines, 16 water tenders, 6 dozers and 11 helicopters. California Incident Management Team...
