News from September 2021

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida - Today, a South Florida federal district judge sentenced Paul Nicholas Miller, 33, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to 41 months’ imprisonment followed by three years’ supervised release for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon in 2018, possessing ammunition as a convicted felon in 2021, and possessing an unregistered short-barreled rifle in 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Burlington County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin and cocaine in Camden, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: The ability for emergency responders to communicate across agencies and jurisdictions is essential for a timely and effective response. Crises can easily involve a broad range of disciplines (law enforcement, fire service, emergency medical service), various sectors (local, state, tribal and federal...

By USDA Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: 10:00 a.m. WITNESS LIST. Chief Randy Moore, United States Forest Service, Washington, D.C. A live stream of the hearing will be available on YouTube. All additional information on this hearing can be found here. *NOTE: **House Office Buildings are closed to the public. The hearing will be broadcast...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On Sept. 24, 2021, a federal jury convicted Darrius Decnan Redd, age 33, of Manchester, of sex trafficking an adult victim by force, fraud, and coercion; facilitation of prostitution; and distribution of a controlled substance to a person under the age of 21. Redd faces a sentence of at least fifteen years in prison and up to life. Redd was ordered to remain detained pending his sentencing in federal court.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Anthony Wisham, 59, of East St. Louis, Illinois, pled guilty to two counts of distribution of fentanyl, one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and one count of felon in possession of a firearm, on Sept. 27, in federal court in East St. Louis, Illinois.

By US DOT Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-IL) from today’s hearing entitled, “Examining the Role of Ferries in Improving Mobility":
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey man today admitted his role in an illegal money transmitting business, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: Hartford, Conn. - Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Kendall Jones, also known as “Wolf," 32, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses.
By State Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It’s a real pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Alvarez here to the State Department and to Washington. We have had a chance to spend a fair bit of time together in various meetings and on the phone, but it’s especially good to have him here in person.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minneapolis man was sentenced yesterday to 110 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possessing a stolen firearm.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: Trimble Recruited and Directed Numerous Individuals to Cash and Deposit Counterfeit Checks; Total Loss of at least $119,212.50.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to require critical infrastructure owners and operators to report to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Woburn, Massachusetts man was sentenced today in federal court for being an unlawful user of controlled substances in possession of firearms, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced.

By DOE Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it has achieved its summer goal of signing up at least 125 communities for the Solar Automated Permit Processing (SolarAPP+) tool - a free, DOE-developed web-based platform that allows local governments to instantly approve residential...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Blaine Morgan, 36, of Crownpoint, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced in federal court on Sept. 24 to one year and six months in prison for involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: Fisher Admits that 150 kilograms of Cocaine, 8.5 kilograms of Fentanyl, and 50 kilograms of Marijuana were Involved in the Conspiracy;.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: Man Sentenced for Role in International Human Smuggling Conspiracy.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bronx, New York, man today admitted his role in a large international money laundering conspiracy and using a stolen identity in furtherance of the scheme, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced.