News from September 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Sihrahn Major, II, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced today to 84 months of incarceration for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - In a series of pleas, six members of the Nine Trey Gangsters (NTG) national criminal organization pleaded guilty to Racketeer Influenced and Corruption Organization (RICO) conspiracy charges.
By Emily Bevard | Sep 27, 2021
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service has partnered with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) to instill the Endangered Species COVID-19 Relief Fund.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: Acres: 46,976 acres (based on infrared flight).
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: COTTONWOOD, Idaho - Beginning Oct. 4, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin significant improvements on the road accessing the Pine Bar recreation site and campground along the Lower Salmon River, 10 miles west of Grangeville. While road improvement work is underway, the day-use area, campground...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - An Akron man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison today for his role in a methamphetamine conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: Was also a methamphetamine user at the time he possessed firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: DETROIT - The former Treasurer of the Detroit Fire Department Union (DFFA) has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with embezzling over $220,000 in union funds, announced Acting United States Attorney Saima Mohsin.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: Effective 12:01 am Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, campfires will be allowed in established fire rings in campgrounds and day-use areas and on lakeshores below the high-water mark throughout Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. Charcoal grills will also be allowed at this time.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd sentenced Alejandro Chavarria, 34, of Mendota, on Friday, Sept. 24, to five years and four months in prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: Omaha, NE - A four-month operation led by the U.S. Marshals Service Metro Fugitive Task Force (MFTF), the Omaha Police Department, and Lincoln Police Department, to mitigate and dismantle gang activity in the Omaha metro area has resulted in 231 arrests, including 144 gang members, as well as the seizure of numerous firearms and illicit narcotics.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: LAKEVIEW, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it is seeking public nominations for positions on the Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council. These citizen-based councils assist in the development of recommendations that address public land management issues.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today begins a weeklong celebration of the manufacturing sector’s importance and vast economic contribution to the nation. The week is designed to coincide with Manufacturing Day, which has been held the first Friday in October since 2011.
By Emily Bevard | Sep 27, 2021
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Black Rock Field Office began an emergency wild horse gather this week in the Jackson Mountains Herd Management Area in Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a Public Safety Alert warning Americans of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. DEA’s Public Safety Alert, the first in six years, seeks to raise public...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man pleaded guilty today in connection with brandishing a loaded sawed-off shotgun in an apartment while arguing with teenaged residents in December 2019.
By State Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
Release: MODERATOR: Yes, thank you, Operator. And good morning, everyone, and welcome to today’s briefing. To reiterate right here at the top, today’s briefing is on background, and we’re going to hear about ongoing efforts to facilitate the departure of U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other priority groups from Afghanistan.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: Newark, N.J. - Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a Public Safety Alert warning Americans of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. DEA’s Public Safety Alert, the first in six years, seeks to raise public...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Justin Smith, age 21, of Troy, New York, was ordered detained on Friday pending trial on a charge that he unlawfully possessed a firearm as a felon.
By State Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas), ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Mike ...
