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FEMA May Contact Survivors by Phone or Text
News Release: MADISON, Miss.- FEMA is reaching out to survivors of the March 24-25 tornadoes who have applied for disaster assistance. Applicants may receive a call or text message from a number they don’t recognize.
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Lexington County Man Sentenced to 23 Years on Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor
News Release: COLUMBIA, S.C - Christopher Michael Alexander, 32, of Gilbert, South Carolina, was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempted enticement of a minor for sexual activity, to be followed by a lifetime of supervision and registration as a sex offender.
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ICE conducts removal flights June 16
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted multiple removal flights including to Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras as part of dozens of flights conducted each week throughout the hemisphere and around the world.
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Peters Bipartisan Bills to Help Address Cybersecurity Threats Advance in Senate
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Three bipartisan bills authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) to help address persistent and evolving cybersecurity threats have advanced in the Senate. The bills will strengthen American cybersecurity partnerships with international partners and allies, increase outreach to communities...
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Dozens sentenced for their roles in Atlanta-based fraud and money laundering operation that stole over $30 million from individuals and companies
News Release: ATLANTA More than three dozen individuals have been sentenced for their involvement in a large-scale fraud and money laundering operation that targeted individuals, corporations, and financial institutions throughout the United States. The defendants used business email compromise schemes, romance fraud scams, and retirement account scams, among other frauds, to steal more than $30 million from numerous victims.
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Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Using Skimming Devices On Gas Pumps In Nevada And Southern California
News Release: LAS VEGAS A Las Vegas man was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey to 56 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a large gas pump skimming fraud scheme in Nevada and Southern California.
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Operation Angel Leads to Fifth Federal Indictment for Sexual Exploitation of Children
News Release: Louisville, KY Earlier this year, several law enforcement agencies worked together in an undercover operation designed to identify individuals seeking to sexually exploit minors. That effort, called Operation Angel, resulted in the arrest of four individuals,Justin Aubrey,26,Steven Earnest, 35,Kevin ...
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Support for FY24 Appropriations Bills Pours In
Release: This week, the House Appropriations Committee approved.
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Russian Nationals Charged With Hacking One Cryptocurrency Exchange And Illicitly Operating Another
News Release: Charges Brought by the Southern District of New York, the Northern District of California, and the Department of Justices Criminal Division
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Peters, Stabenow & Bergman Urge President Biden to Declare Major Disaster Declaration for Upper Peninsula Counties Following Severe and Frequent Flooding
News Release: Dear Mr. President: We write in support of Michigan’s Major Disaster declaration request in response to widespread, severe, and repeated flooding between April 10, 2023 and May 14, 2023. The Governor has requested all Public Assistance (PA) programs for Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Marquette, and...
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Five Charged in Theft of California Benefits for Low Income Families
News Release: SAN DIEGO Five men were arrested and charged in connection with the theft of tens of thousands of dollars in public-assistance benefits from low-income families that need the funds to pay for food, housing and other necessities.
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Fleischmann Remarks at FY24 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill Markup
Release: Welcome to the subcommittee markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations bill. I am pleased to be joined by Subcommittee Ranking Member Marcy Kaptur, Full Committee Chairwoman Kay Granger, and Full Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro.
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Five Charged in Theft of California Benefits for Low Income Families
News Release: SAN DIEGO Five men were arrested and charged in connection with the theft of tens of thousands of dollars in public-assistance benefits from low-income families that need the funds to pay for food, housing and other necessities.
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Dr. Paul and HSGAC Republicans Vote to Require that DHS Provide Congress its Intelligence Assessments on the Origins of COVID-19
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously supported U.S. Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Committee, amendment to the Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act of 2022 mandating...
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Committee Approves FY24 Subcommittee Allocations
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Full Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2024 subcommittee allocations. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 33 to 27.
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Russian Nationals Charged With Hacking One Cryptocurrency Exchange And Illicitly Operating Another
News Release: Charges Brought by the Southern District of New York, the Northern District of California, and the Department of Justices Criminal Division
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Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on the 11th Anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Policy
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the 11th anniversary of the creation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy.
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Sullivan County Woman Arrested For Multimillion-Dollar Money Laundering And Bank Fraud Scheme
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Patrick J. Freaney, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service (USSS), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging TETIANA BERRIORS with conspiring to commit ...
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Peters and Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Address National Security Threat Created by U.S. Dependence on Foreign Drug Manufacturers
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure the federal government is better prepared to address the national security threat posed by our nation’s overreliance...
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FEMA Approves $2.4 Million for Repairs to Bowling Green Electric Company
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - FEMA approved more than $2.4 million for Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation to repair damaged property as a direct result of the severe storms, flooding and tornadoes that occurred from Dec. 10-11, 2021.