News published on Federal Newswire in September 2021

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - Today, 76-year-old Paul Charles Zappe III was sentenced to 60 years in prison for production of child pornography.

New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MICHAEL PAUL PERRILLOUX, age 43, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Carl J. Barbier to Count Four of a four-count Indictment charging him with distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including prepubescent children, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2252(a)(2).

Sandisfield Man Indicted for Sexual Exploitation of Children

News Release: BOSTON - A Sandisfield man was indicted today on multiple counts of child sexual exploitation offenses.

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $13.1 Million to Support Disaster Recovery Efforts in Iowa

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $13.1 million in grants to help the state of Iowa recover from recent natural disasters.

Indian national pleads guilty to role in nationwide tech support refund scam

News Release: HOUSTON - A 27-year-old Indian citizen illegally present in the United States who had resided in Houston has entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

Reclamation announces seasonal Lake Berryessa area closures and hours

News Release: NAPA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced recreation area closures and new operating hours at Lake Berryessa beginning Oct 1. These seasonal closures allow Reclamation to perform necessary maintenance tasks and allow for natural resource recovery. All other Reclamation-operated locations at Berryessa remain open year-round, with the exceptions and hours listed below...

The Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail to host Chesapeake Conservation Corps Member Jimmy Looper

News Release: Baltimore, MD - The National Park Service (NPS) and Chesapeake Bay Trust (Trust) are excited to announce the placement of Jimmy Looper as a 2021-2022 Chesapeake Conservation Corps Member at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine and the Star-Spangled Banner Historic Trail (Trail).

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Support Arizona’s Tourism Sector

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Arizona Office of Tourism, Phoenix, Arizona, to support the recovery of Arizona’s tourism sector. This EDA grant is expected to create 12,500 jobs and retain 87,100 jobs.

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.6 Million to Create Jobs and Clean Energy Products Manufacturing Opportunities in Clarksburg, West Virginia

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.6 million grant to the Harrison County Commission, Clarksburg, West Virginia, to build and establish a clean energy products manufacturing facility,...

Avon Man Charged with Child Exploitation Offenses

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that MICHAEL FERRO, 35, of Avon, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with multiple child exploitation offenses.

Risch, Rubio: EU Should Not Aid Maduro by Sending Election Observation Mission to Venezuela

By State Newswire | Sep 30, 2021

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), ranking member of the subcommittee overseeing the Western Hemisphere, today released the following statement on the European Union’s (EU) decision to deploy an election observation mission to Venezuela for the regional and local elections scheduled for November 21:

Condemning Ethiopia’s Plans to Expel UN Officials

By State Newswire | Sep 30, 2021

Release: The United States strongly condemns the Government of Ethiopia’s stated plans to expel seven United Nations officials and calls for an immediate reversal of this decision. The officials to be expelled from the country include the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the head of the...

A world first: Ocean drone captures video from inside a hurricane

News Release: Saildrone Inc. and the NOAA have released the first video footage gathered by an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) from inside a major hurricane barreling across the Atlantic Ocean.

Indiana Man Sentenced To Over 17 Years for Gun and Drug Trafficking Crimes

News Release: FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Assistant Special Agent in Charge Alfred A. Cooke III, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and Acting U.S. Attorney Tina Nommay of the Northern District of Indiana announced that Nathan Wilkes, age 39, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced upon his plea of guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Agrees to New Policies to Improve Communication with Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing

News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) has agreed to adopt a set of policies to ensure effective communication with individuals who are deaf and hard-of-hearing. As described in the agreement, the changes in...

BLM Ely District selling Christmas tree-cutting permits

News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Ely District is making Christmas tree-cutting permits available to the public. Permits cost $4 each with a limit of 10 per purchaser. Purchase permits in-person at the Ely District and Caliente Field offices, online or by telephone.

Corrupt Department Head at Walter Reed Sentenced to Federal Prison for Accepting Cash, Event Tickets, and Other Gratuities from a Maryland Company That Received More Than $25 Million in Government Business

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced David Laufer, age 64, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, formerly of Bethesda, Maryland, today to eight months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, four months of which is to be served in home confinement, for...

Two More Mexican Nationals Are Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to International Timeshare Telemarketing Scam

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - CLAUDUA ANTILLON ZAHUITA, age 38, and SERGIO LEON KURI, age 40, both residents and citizens of Mexico, were sentenced to prison on Sept. 29, 2021 by U.S. District Court Judge Jane Triche Milazzo of the Eastern District of Louisiana after they each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. ANTILLON ZAHUITA received 48 months, while LEON KURI received 60 months.

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