News from September 2021
By USDA Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to aid recovery efforts for farmers, ranchers and residents affected by Hurricane Ida. USDA staff in offices across the country are ready to respond with a variety of program flexibilities and other assistance to producers and communities in need.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 3684, the Senate Infrastructure Bill.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: BANGOR, Maine : A Belgrade man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to bank robbery, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - A federal jury in Gainesville has convicted Jeremie Saintvil, 46, of Delray Beach, Florida, of bank fraud, making false statements to a federally insured financial institution, aggravated identity theft, and making false statements to a federal agency. The guilty verdict, returned late Friday, at the conclusion of an eight-day trial, was announced by Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KEVIN BARCO, 37, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 39 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a sawed-off shotgun.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: Superseding Indictment Alleges Defendants Planned for Violent Conflict in D.C., Forced Entry into Capitol and Attacked Police Officers.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: DENVER - Devon Energy Corporation, an Oklahoma-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company, and its affiliates, Devon Energy Corp. (Oklahoma) and Devon Energy Production Company, LP (collectively, “Devon"), have agreed to pay $6.15 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by underpaying and underreporting royalties for natural gas from federal lands in Wyoming and New Mexico.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Committee Member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sent a letter to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - There will be a press conference held on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at the United States Attorney’s Office in the federal courthouse, 111 Seventh Ave SE, in Cedar Rapids. Representatives from the United States Attorney’s Office and federal and local law enforcement...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-The Ways and Means Committee advanced historic clean energy tax provisions that would combat the threat of climate change and incentivize the use of green energy technologies as part of the Committee’s portion of the Build Back Better Act. Specifically, the proposal extends current green...
By State Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 29 to serve as a co-chair, alongside Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai, of the inaugural U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Ministerial. They will ...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - In recognition of exemplary rangeland management and outstanding accomplishments in restoring and maintaining the health of public rangelands, the Bureau of Land Management has named two permittees and two collaborative teams as recipients of the 2021 Rangeland Stewardship and Sagebrush-Steppe Stewardship awards.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: LAKEVIEW, Ore. - Effective Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, fire restrictions for all Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands administered by the Lakeview District will be lifted, except the Klamath River Canyon. Now that the weather has started to shift to lower temperatures, the agency felt conditions were favorable enough to lift its previous fire prevention order from June.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Hillsboro, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for stealing hundreds of pieces of residential mail throughout the Portland Metropolitan Area and using the personal identity of one local resident to purchase a luxury car.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Jackie Mitchell Jr., 29, of Akron, was sentenced on Sept. 22, 2021, by Judge Benita Y. Pearson to a term of 15 years imprisonment after Mitchell pleaded guilty in June of 2021 to felon in possession of firearm and possession of an unregistered short-barrel shotgun.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: Put-in-Bay, Ohio - The National Park Service awarded a construction contract to ES Wagner Company of Oregon, Ohio for the restoration of the seawalls at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial. The total contract value of this work is $24,964,290.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Mississippi man accused of breaking into a residence on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation and threatening individuals admitted to charges today, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Yellowstone National Park wolf biologists report that the park’s Junction Butte Pack (27 wolves) lost three wolves to Montana hunters during the first week of Montana’s wolf hunting season. The Junction Butte Pack transcends Yellowstone’s northern range and is the most viewed wolf pack in the world.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Biddeford man pleaded guilty today in federal court to sexually exploiting a minor and transporting child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 27, 2021
News Release: By: U.S. Senator John Barrasso Sept. 27, 2021 Washington Times Democrats are trying to impose California‘s unreliable energy policies on the rest of the country. Americans are responding, “Don’t turn America into California!" It’s good advice. The failures of California’s approach are a warning, ...
