News from October 2021
By State Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to the bipartisan committee action to disclose aggregated data on licensing outcomes for Huawei and SMIC received by the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: As part of Great Sand Dunes National Park’s hazardous fuels reduction efforts, fire managers from the park in partnership with Rio Grande National Forest are preparing to conduct a prescribed burn on up to 3,300 acres near the park’s northern boundary. The project area is located south of Baca Grande Subdivision, and approximately three miles south of Crestone, Colorado.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: COLORADO RIVER BASIN - The Bureau of Reclamation has released its October 24-Month Study and 2-year projections of major reservoir levels within the Colorado River system. These projections detail hydrologic conditions and projected operations for Colorado River system reservoirs and are used by Reclamation and water users in the basin for future water management planning.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: HONOLULU - Paul Henri Marie Harleman, 34, of Honolulu, was indicted today by a federal grand jury on six counts of wire fraud and seven counts of money laundering. He was arrested on April 23, 2021, and previously charged by criminal complaint. Upon motion of the government, Harleman has been detained pending trial since his arrest.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: This summer, the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) demonstrated a new advanced algorithm to better detect non-explosive weapons like guns, knives, and other items that are prohibited on commercial aircraft in a real-world setting at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that William Watts, Sr., 55, of Philadelphia, PA, was arrested and charged by Criminal Complaint for transportation and possession of child pornography, arising from his transmission over the internet of images of children being sexually abused.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Oct. 19, 2021, Douglas Richard Spencer, age 39, of Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking and firearm charges.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAIʻI - October marks the start of nēnē breeding and nesting season in Hawaiʻi, but unfortunately this season is off to a deadly start for native geese in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: BALTIMORE, Md. - Today the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Baltimore Field Division and Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announce the arrest of two suspects for the murders of 26 year-old Brian Christopher Palmer and 33 year-old Darrin Tyrell Stewart that occurred on August 5, 2021 in the 4300 Block of Flowerton Road.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Billy Micah Sermons (44, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), a federal agency. Sermons faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and payment of restitution to the federal government. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH- Two residents of Upper St. Clair, PA, 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: LAFAYETTE, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that United States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. sentenced three defendants to time in federal prison for federal crimes involving drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) during today’s hearing titled, “Three Years After Lion Air 610: FAA Implementation of the 2020 Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act."
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: DEL RIO, Texas - A South Texas man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in federal prison for conspiring to harbor and transport undocumented noncitizens following a June 2018 vehicle crash in which five people died, and eight were seriously injured.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management is proposing to amend the 1998 Las Vegas Resource Management Plan to designate Logandale Trails as a Special Recreation Management Area as well as develop a Recreation Area Management Plan and Travel Management Plan. A Notice of Intent published October 22 in the Federal Register opening a public scoping period that will close on December 6, 2021.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
Release: Private exporters reported sales of 130,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Nigerian national residing in Canton was indicted today by a federal grand jury for his role in a wire and bank fraud conspiracy involving romance scams targeting individuals in the United States.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, pressed expert witness Allison Lerner, Chair of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, regarding testimonial subpoena authority guardrails...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - The leader of a high-volume illegal drug trafficking operation located in a southwest Georgia city was sentenced to federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Israel Covarrubias, 29, of Woodland, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley to 15 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and carrying a firearm during and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
