Committee

Thursday, Apr 22, 2021

9:30 AM – SD-G50 Armed Services

Topic Hearings to examine United States Central Command and United States Africa Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217.

Thursday, Apr 22, 2021

9:30 AM – SR-301 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Topic Business meeting to consider S.1251, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a program to reduce barriers to entry for farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in certain voluntary markets; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nomination of Jewel Hairston Bronaugh, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.

Thursday, Apr 22, 2021

10:00 AM – SD-226 Judiciary

Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism

Topic Hearings to examine behavioral health and policing, focusing on interactions and solutions.

Thursday, Apr 22, 2021

10:00 AM – SD-366 Energy and Natural Resources

Topic Hearings to examine the opportunities and challenges that exist for advancing and deploying carbon and carbon-dioxide utilization technologies in the United States.

Thursday, Apr 22, 2021

10:00 AM – SD-430 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Topic Hearings to examine protecting U.S. biomedical research, focusing on efforts to prevent undue foreign influence.

Thursday, Apr 22, 2021

10:00 AM – WEBEX Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Topic Hearings to examine 21st century communities, focusing on capitalizing on opportunities in the clean energy economy.

Thursday, Apr 22, 2021

10:00 AM – WEBEX Finance

Topic Hearings to examine U.S.-China Relations, focusing on improving U.S. competitiveness through trade.

Thursday, Apr 22, 2021

10:15 AM – SD-342/VTC Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Topic Hearings to examine the nominations of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and Anton George Hajjar, of Maryland, Amber Faye McReynolds, of Colorado, and Ronald Stroman, of the District of Columbia, each to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service.

Thursday, Apr 22, 2021

11:30 AM – S-211 Veterans' Affairs

Topic Business meeting to consider the nomination of Richard A. Sauber, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.

Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021

9:30 AM – SD-G50 Armed Services

Topic Hearings to examine Department of Defense's management challenges and opportunities.

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Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021

10:00 AM – SD-226 Judiciary

Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law

Topic Hearings to examine how social media platforms' design choices shape our discourse and our minds, focusing on algorithms and amplification.

Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021

10:00 AM – SD-342/VTC Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight

Topic Hearings to examine controlling Federal legacy IT costs and crafting 21st century IT management solutions.

Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021

10:00 AM – SD-366 Energy and Natural Resources

Topic Hearings to examine energy development on federal lands, focusing on the current status of the Department of the Interior's onshore oil and gas leasing program.

Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021

10:00 AM – SH-216 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Topic Hearings to examine supporting children, workers and families by strengthening America's child care sector.

Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021

10:00 AM – SR-253 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security

Topic Hearings to examine curbing COVID cons, focusing on warning consumers about pandemic frauds, scams, and swindles.

Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021

10:00 AM – SVC-217 Appropriations

Subcommittee on Defense

Topic Closed hearings to examine the Missile Defense Agency, focusing on a program update.

Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021

10:00 AM – WEBEX Finance

Topic Hearings to examine climate challenges, focusing on the tax code's role in creating American jobs, achieving energy independence, and providing consumers with affordable, clean energy.

Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021

2:30 PM – SD-215 Finance

Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth

Topic Hearings to examine creating opportunity through a fairer tax system.

Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021

2:30 PM – SD-406 Environment and Public Works

Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety

Topic Hearings to examine S.283, to establish a National Climate Bank.

Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021

2:30 PM – SD-G50 Foreign Relations

Topic Hearings to examine U.S. Policy on Afghanistan.

Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021

2:30 PM – SR-253 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports

Topic Hearings to examine the future of automotive mobility, safety, and technology.

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Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021

3:00 PM – SD-226 Judiciary

Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights

Topic Hearings to examine Supreme Court fact-finding and the distortion of American democracy.

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021

9:30 AM – SD-342 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Topic Business meeting to consider the nominations of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and Anton George Hajjar, of Maryland, Amber Faye McReynolds, of Colorado, and Ronald Stroman, of the District of Columbia, each to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service.

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021

10:00 AM – SD-106/VTC Foreign Relations

Topic Business meeting to consider the nomination of Bonnie D. Jenkins, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, and other pending nominations.

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021

10:00 AM – SD-138 Appropriations

Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Topic Hearings to examine health disparities in Indian Country, focusing on a review of the Indian Health Service's COVID response and future needs.

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021

10:00 AM – SD-430 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Topic Hearings to examine the response to COVID-19, focusing on using lessons learned to address mental health and substance use disorders.

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021

10:00 AM – SD-G50 Judiciary

Topic Hearings to examine pending nominations.

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021

10:00 AM – SH-216 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Topic Business meeting to consider S.15, to require the Federal Trade Commission to submit a report to Congress on scams targeting seniors, S.115, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the travel and tourism industry in the United States, S.120, to prevent and respond to the misuse of communications services that facilitates domestic violence and other crimes, S.163, to address the workforce needs of the telecommunications industry, S.198, to require the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health maps, S.316, to establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, S.326, to require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy of the United States, S.381, to establish the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council, S.558, to establish a national integrated flood information system within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, S.576, to amend title 14, United States Code, to require the Coast Guard to conduct icebreaking operations in the Great Lakes to minimize commercial disruption in the winter months, S.593, to restrict the imposition by the Secretary of Homeland Security of fines, penalties, duties, or tariffs applicable only to coastwise voyages, or prohibit otherwise qualified non-United States citizens from serving as crew, on specified vessels transporting passengers between the State of Washington and the State of Alaska, to address a Canadian cruise ship ban and the extraordinary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Alaskan communities, S.735, to amend the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 to further support advanced technological manufacturing

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Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021

10:00 AM – SR-301 Environment and Public Works

Topic Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2022 for the Environmental Protection Agency.

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021

2:00 PM – SD-124 Appropriations

Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

Topic Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021

2:00 PM – SD-192 Appropriations

Subcommittee on Legislative Branch

Topic Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Library of Congress, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Government Accountability Office.

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021

2:30 PM – SD-226 Judiciary

Subcommittee on Constitution

Topic Hearings to examine stopping gun violence, focusing on extreme risk order/"red flag" laws.

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021

2:30 PM – SD-628 Indian Affairs

Topic An oversight hearing to examine the COVID-19 response in Native communities, focusing on Native education systems one year later.

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021

2:30 PM – SR-222 Armed Services

Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

Topic Hearings to examine defense acquisition programs and acquisition reform.

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021

2:30 PM – SR-232A Armed Services

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

Topic Hearings to examine United States Special Operations Command's efforts to sustain the readiness of special operations forces and transform the force for future security challenges.

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021

2:30 PM – VTC Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management

Topic Hearings to examine the non-governmental organization perspective on the southwest border.

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021

3:00 PM – SD-138 Appropriations

Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies

Topic Hearings to examine the VA telehealth program, focusing on leveraging recent investments to build future capacity.

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021

3:00 PM – SH-216 Veterans' Affairs

Topic Hearings to examine pending calendar business.

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021

4:30 PM – SD-562 Armed Services

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Topic Hearings to examine United States nuclear deterrence policy and strategy.

Thursday, Apr 29, 2021

10:00 AM – SD-366 Energy and Natural Resources

Topic Hearings to examine the nomination of Tommy P. Beaudreau, of Alaska, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior.

Thursday, Apr 29, 2021

10:00 AM – SR-253 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Topic Hearings to examine the nomination of Eric S. Lander, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Flag Officer Announcement

APRIL 21, 2021

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nomination:

Navy Rear Adm. William J. Houston for appointment to the grade of vice admiral, and assignment as commander, Naval Submarine Forces; commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; and commander, Allied Submarine Command, Norfolk, Virginia. Houston is currently serving as director, Undersea Warfare Division, N97, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the President's Nomination of Dr. Ely Ratner as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2021

"I welcome the President's nomination today of Dr. Ely Ratner as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs. Ely has already proven an invaluable member of our team as Director of the China Task Force, and his deep knowledge of the Indo-Pacific region will prove invaluable as we begin to shape our operational concepts and strategy for dealing with threats and challenges in that part of the world. There is simply no better person for the job. I am grateful to Ely for his commitment and willingness to serve, and I look forward to working with him. I urge the Senate to confirm Ely as soon as possible so he can take up this important work for our nation."

BRIEFING ROOM

President Biden Announces Key Administration Nominations for National Security

APRIL 21, 2021 • STATEMENTS AND RELEASES

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Department of Defense, and Department of State.

Stacey Dixon for Principal Deputy Director, Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Ely Ratner for Assistant Secretary of Defense, Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Department of Defense

Rena Bitter for Assistant Secretary of State, Consular Affairs, Department of State

Stacey Dixon, Nominee for Principal Deputy Director, Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Dr. Stacey A. Dixon became the eighth Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) on July 1, 2019. In this role, she assisted the director both in leading the agency and in managing the National System for Geospatial Intelligence. From 2018 to 2019, she served as the fourth director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), after serving as its deputy director from 2016 to 2018. Before joining IARPA, Dr. Dixon served as the deputy director of NGA’s research directorate, where she oversaw geospatial intelligence research and development. Prior to that, she served as NGA’s chief of congressional and intergovernmental affairs, and then deputy director of NGA’s corporate communications office. From 2007 to 2010, she was a staff member for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and from 2003 to 2007, she worked for the Central Intelligence Agency, where she was assigned to the National Reconnaissance Office’s advanced systems and technology directorate.

Dr. Dixon holds both a doctorate and master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. She was also a chemical engineering postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota. She additionally serves as a presidentially nominated member of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, an appointed NGA Liaison to the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) Board of Directors, and an appointed NGA Liaison to the Spelman College Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM (COE-MWS) Leadership Advisory Board. Dr. Dixon is a native of the District of Columbia, where she currently resides.

Ely Ratner, Nominee for Assistant Secretary of Defense, Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Department of Defense

Ely Ratner is currently a Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense and director of the Department’s China Task Force. From 2015 to 2017, Dr. Ratner served as the Deputy National Security Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden, and from 2011 to 2012 in the Office of Chinese and Mongolian affairs at the State Department. He also previously worked in the U.S. Senate as a Professional Staff Member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and in the office of Senator Joe Biden.

Outside of government, Ratner has worked as the executive vice president and director of studies at the Center for a New American Security, a senior fellow for China studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and as an associate political scientist at the RAND Corporation. Ratner received his B.A. from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Rena Bitter, Nominee for Assistant Secretary of State, Consular Affairs, Department of State

Rena Bitter, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, is Dean of the Leadership and Management School at the State Department’s Foreign Service Institute and a former U.S. Ambassador to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Previously, she was the U.S. Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and chief of the consular section in Amman, Jordan. She also served in London, Bogota, and Mexico City. In Washington, she was Director of the State Department’s Operations Center, and a Special Assistant to the Secretary of State. Bitter has a Bachelor’s Degree from Northwestern University, and a J.D. from Southern Methodist University. She is a recipient of American Citizens Abroad’s Thomas Jefferson Award for outstanding service to the American community abroad. She speaks Spanish, Arabic and Vietnamese.

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U.S. Attorney’s Office

Middle District of Florida

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Jacksonville Navy Airman Pleads Guilty To Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Images And Video Over The Internet

Jacksonville, Florida - Evan Andrew Bubbers (21, Bettendorf, IA) today pleaded guilty to distributing materials depicting the sexual abuse of children over the internet. Bubbers faces a mandatory minimum term of 5 years, and up to 20 years, in federal prison. Bubbers was arrested on March 30, 2021, at Naval Air Station - Jacksonville. A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.

According to court documents, on March 17, 2021, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) contacted the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) in Jacksonville about an investigative tip, known as a “CyberTip,” that had been received by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). NCMEC reported that a particular social media application (app) had filed a CyberTip indicating that videos depicting child sexual abuse had been uploaded over the internet and shared with other users on this app. A JSO investigation determined that the distribution of these videos was connected to Bubbers through the internet service for his barracks residence at Naval Air Station - Jacksonville. During an interview on March 30, 2021, Bubbers admitted to uploading and sharing material depicting the sexual abuse of children using the app, including the video from the Cybertip. This same video was also located during a search of Bubbers’s cell phone.

This case was investigated by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ashley Washington.

It is another case brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc.

>>13486264

Here you go you mutant

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/jacksonville-navy-airman-pleads-guilty-distributing-child-sexual-abuse-images-and-video

>>13486326

Literally every point of interest in 2018 expressed to anon’s city hall/county admin has been shifted into Covid testing/vaccination sites

U.S. Attorney’s Office

Eastern District of Washington

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Transnational Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 26 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamine, Cocaine and for Money Laundering

Leader/Organizer of Cell with the Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced in Federal Court

Spokane – Joseph H. Harrington, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Reynaldo Perez Munoz, age 41, of Pasco, Washington, was sentenced after having pleaded guilty on August 28, 2020, to Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine, 5 Kilograms or More of Cocaine and 1 Kilogram or More of Heroin, two counts of Money Laundering, and Possession with Intent to Distribute 400 Grams or more of Fentanyl. Senior United States District Judge Edward F. Shea sentenced Reynaldo Perez Munoz to a 26-year term of imprisonment, to be followed by a 7-year term of court supervision after he is released from federal prison. Pursuant to forfeiture proceedings, no additional fine was imposed.

According to information disclosed during court proceedings, this case arose from a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Task Force investigation in Southern California. The Task Force identified a transnational drug trafficking organization (DTO) and worked in an undercover capacity to identify the DTO’s money laundering activities and locations in the United States where the DTO was trafficking narcotics. Munoz, and other co-conspirators were identified by the FBI as members of the DTO.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force in Tri-Cities Washington executed several search warrants and seized over 19,000 Fentanyl-laced pills, 40 pounds of heroin, 4 pounds of methamphetamine, 23 pounds of cocaine, and $170,000 in U.S. currency. They found items consistent with packaging large amounts of U.S. currency, multiple firearms, multiple identifications, and other indicia of drug trafficking. In terms of the significance of this drug trafficking organization to which he played a role, the cash money drops further corroborate that in less than one month, this organization was able to hand deliver over $1.25 million in drug cash proceeds. This case involved one of the single largest drug seizures in the Eastern District of Washington. It also involved one of the largest Fentanyl pill seizures at the time.

During court proceedings, it was disclosed that FBI cryptoanalysis analyzed drug ledgers seized from Munoz and determined they reflected an additional $6 million collected in drug cash proceeds and several hundred kilograms of controlled substances to include fentanyl laced pills.

Senior District Judge Shea found that Munoz was the leader organizer of a cell with the Sinaloa Cartel in the Eastern District of Washington. As a leader of the cell operating here, Munoz was responsible for coordinating drug shipments and collecting large amounts of drug cash proceeds that would be sent back to cartel leaders in Mexico.

Acting United States Attorney Harrington said, “This case highlights the joint commitment, dedication, and partnership between our state and federal partners in combatting drug trafficking in our community. I commend their outstanding work. This investigation made a substantial mark upon a large-scale organization that had chosen Eastern Washington as a point of operation. It is these types of investigations that bring into focus the dangers drug trafficking organizations pose to our community.”

"In just a short period of time, Munoz and his co-conspirators coordinated vast shipments of drugs and cash across state and international borders," said Donald M. Voiret, FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Seattle Field Office. "Removing these dangerous drugs from Washington state will no doubt save lives and families from the pain of addiction. This sentence reflects the severity of Munoz's actions, and he will have decades in prison to consider the impact of his decisions."

Today’s enforcement action is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. The OCDETF program provides supplemental federal funding to the federal and state agencies involved in the investigation of drug-related crimes.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force in Tri-Cities Washington, Cross Border Violence Task Force (CBVTF) in San Diego CA, Kennewick Police Department, Richland Police Department, Pasco Police Department, Benton County Sheriff’s Office, and Washington Department of Corrections. This case was prosecuted by Stephanie Van Marter, Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington.

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https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/transnational-drug-trafficker-sentenced-26-years-federal-prison-conspiracy-distribute

U.S. Attorney’s Office

Middle District of Florida

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Bradenton Man Convicted Of Possessing Fentanyl With The Intent To Distribute And Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

Tampa, Florida –A federal jury has found Larome D. Waiters (31, Bradenton) guilty of possession of fentanyl and heroin with the intent to distribute and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Waiters faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years, and up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for July 21, 2021.

Waiters had been indicted on October 1, 2019.

According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, in August 2019, officers arrested Waiters, based on an active arrest warrant, as he was coming out of an apartment wearing a fanny pack. Inside the fanny pack, Waiters had almost 17 grams of a fentanyl/heroin mixture packaged for sale. Inside the apartment, investigators found two guns. During an interview with law enforcement, after his arrest, Waiters told officers that he was planning to sell the fentanyl and that he owned the guns. As a previously convicted felon, Waiters is prohibited from possessing a firearm of ammunition under federal law.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Bradenton Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Callan L. Albritton.

This case is the result of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation entitled “Hot Batch.” The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering organizations and those primarily responsible for the nation’s drug supply.

>>13486967

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/bradenton-man-convicted-possessing-fentanyl-intent-distribute-and-being-felon

U.S. Attorney’s Office

Southern District of Texas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Mexican man sentenced for having meth welded to tires

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 33 year-old Mexican citizen residing in Matamoros, Mexico, has been ordered to federal prison for possessing 43 kilograms of meth, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

Leonardo Banuelos-Garcia pleaded guilty Sept. 27, 2019.

Today, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez handed Banuelos-Garcia a 96-month sentence. Not a U.S. citizen, he is expected to face removal proceedings following his imprisonment. At the hearing, the court noted the quantity of narcotics involved in the crime.

On March 28, 2019, Banuelos-Garcia arrived at the Gateway Port of Entry in Brownsville driving a Jeep Liberty. Authorities noticed the sport utility vehicle was clean and had only one key and referred him to secondary inspection.

Law enforcement noticed Banuelos-Garcia was sweating profusely and appeared nervous. An X-ray examination indicated anomalies in some of the tires.

Banuelos-Garcia was ultimately found in possession of 18 packages of meth welded to three tires of his Jeep Liberty. He admitted he was going to be paid $1000 to transport the narcotics.

He has been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.

Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Esquivel prosecuted the case.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/mexican-man-sentenced-having-meth-welded-tires

epartment of Justice

U.S. Attorney’s Office

Southern District of Texas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Fugitive narcotics trafficker apprehended

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 33-year-old Brownsville resident has been taken into custody after being on the run from law enforcement for the past year, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

Authorities found William Garcia allegedly living illegally in Mexico April 21. He is expected to make his initial appearance today at 9 a.m. in Brownsville before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ignacia Torteya III.

Garcia is charged in a nine-count indictment unsealed today with conspiracy and possessing with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin, money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. Garcia allegedly operated a drug trafficking conspiracy which moved cocaine and heroin from Mexico into the United States since 2016. Garcia is also accused of returning the illegal drug proceeds from the sale of heroin and cocaine back to Mexico, according to the charges.

The indictment also alleges Garcia used the United States banking system to collect his drug money.

If convicted, Garcia is up to life in prison and up to a $10 million possible fine.

Homeland Security Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration and IRS-Criminal Investigation conducted the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation La Camelia. Customs and Border Protection and Cameron County District Attorney’s Office also provided assistance. Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Betancourt is prosecuting the case.

OCDETF identifies, disrupts and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found on the Department of Justice’s OCDETF webpage.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/fugitive-narcotics-trafficker-apprehended

U.S. Attorney’s Office

District of Maryland

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, April 22, 2021

New York Man Facing Federal Indictment in Maryland for Cyberstalking and Aggravated Identity Theft

Allegedly Used Over 100 Online Accounts to Harass and Intimidate a Woman He Never Met In Person

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury returned an indictment late yesterday charging Desmond Babloo Singh, age 19, of New York, New York, for the federal charges of cyberstalking and aggravated identity theft.

The indictment was announced by Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner; Special Agent in Charge James R. Mancuso of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baltimore; and Chief Melissa R. Hyatt of the Baltimore County Police Department.

According to the four-count indictment, Singh, the younger brother of a former middle school classmate of Victim 1’s, began following Victim 1 on multiple social media platforms after Singh’s family moved from Maryland to Texas. Between approximately 2014 to February 14, 2020, Victim 1 and Singh exchanged limited communications online, but there was never a romantic relationship of any sort between Singh and Victim 1; in fact, Victim 1 had never met Singh in person. Despite this, on Valentine’s Day 2020, Singh shared with Victim 1 a private social media post in which he professed his love for Victim 1. He also shared with Victim 1 a separate online posting in which he further expressed his romantic interest in Victim 1. Victim 1 rebuffed his advances and eventually asked him not to contact her any further.

The indictment alleges that over the course of the next 10 months, Singh orchestrated and executed a relentless cyberstalking and harassment campaign against Victim 1. Singh carried out a similar cyberstalking campaign against Victim 2, an associate of Victim 1’s, whom Singh perceived to be a romantic rival. Specifically, the indictment alleges Singh used more than 100 different social media, electronic communication, and phone accounts to send Victim 1 harassing communications, some of which included express or implied threats of death or bodily injury, sexualized violence. The communications also contained racial slurs directed at Victim 1. The indictment further alleges that Singh used images of Victim 1 in the harassing communications, in which he denigrated Victim 1’s appearance and character and encouraged others to harass Victim 1. The indictment further alleges Singh posted identifying information of Victim 1 including her address, phone number, school, social media identities, birth date, and other identifying information. One post containing Victim 1’s identifying information included the text, “UGLY [racial slur] GIRL PLS DO MORE TO HER”.

According to court documents, Victim 1 pleaded with Singh and his immediate family members to cease the online harassment, but to no avail. Victim 1 told Singh that if he did not cease the harassment, she would seek a no-contact order. In response, Singh allegedly sent a text message to Victim 1 stating, “You think I’m kidding I’m genuinely never going to stop, its going to be really funny…”

On July 19, 2020, a harassing account, allegedly created by Singh, posted Victim 1’s parents’ Maryland address and stated there would be a party at that address the following day. On July 20, 2020, Victim 1’s parents’ address was the subject of a false bomb threat, which was reported anonymously to the Baltimore County Police. The following day, Singh allegedly texted Victim 1 from an anonymous phone number, writing “you’re getting swatted.”

As detailed in court documents, Singh’s alleged harassment campaigns also involved gaining unauthorized access to Victim 1’s social media accounts. Specifically, Singh is alleged to have gained unauthorized access to two such accounts. Singh used his unauthorized access to those accounts to obtain private photos of Victim 1, which he then posted online. Singh also posted pictures of himself from one of Victim 1’s accounts, along with the text, “omg he’s so hot!!!”.

Finally, Singh allegedly conducted a similar cyberstalking and harassment campaign targeting Victim 2, which included creating social media accounts to denigrate Victim 2’s character, post Victim 2’s identifying information, and threats to engage Victim 2 in physical violence. For instance, Singh allegedly posted a video to social media platforms, which showed an unidentified person knocking on front door of a residence where Victim 2 previously lived. In this communication and others, Singh allegedly threated to seek out and fight Victim 2.

If convicted, Singh faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for each of two counts of cyberstalking and a mandatory sentence of two years in federal prison, consecutive to any other sentence imposed, for each of two counts of aggravated identity theft.

>>13486980

https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/new-york-man-facing-federal-indictment-maryland-cyberstalking-and-aggravated-identity

U.S. Attorney’s Office

Southern District of New York

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, April 22, 2021

New York City Council Member Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud

Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jonathan D. Larsen, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), and Margaret Garnett, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”), announced that CHAIM DEUTSCH, a New York City Council Member, was charged and pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to filing a false tax return in connection with outside income he received from his real estate management corporation. DEUTSCH pled guilty before United States Magistrate Judge James L. Cott.

U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said: “New York City Council Member Chaim Deutsch admitted today that he defrauded the IRS in connection with his real estate business. As an elected official and community leader, Deutsch had a particular responsibility to follow the law. Instead, over a multi-year period, Deutsch concealed his true business income to avoid paying his fair share of taxes. My Office will continue to work tirelessly with our law enforcement partners to hold our elected officials accountable when they break the law for their own financial benefit.”

IRS-CI Special Agent-in-Charge Jonathan D. Larsen said: “The defendant’s admissions today are the result of the hard work of a talented and dedicated cadre of IRS CI special agents and federal prosecutors. This investigation should also make it clear that no one is above paying their fair share of taxes, even those who occupy elected office.”

DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett said: “It is dispiriting when a sitting City Councilmember is convicted of a crime. Rather than set an example of integrity and fidelity to the rule of law, this City Councilman’s actions placed personal advantage over the public interest, and undermined public trust in elected officials. DOI was pleased to work side-by-side with our partners at the IRS and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York on this investigation.”

According to the allegations contained in the Information, other court filings, statements made during court proceedings, and publicly available information:

Since in or about 2014, DEUTSCH has served as the New York City Council Member for the 48th District, which includes portions of Brooklyn. During at least a portion of that time, DEUTSCH was the sole owner of Chasa Management, Inc., a real estate management business. In or about March 2016, DEUTSCH filed a personal tax return for calendar year 2015 that included false and fraudulent information concerning his income and business expenses in connection with operating Chasa Management. In total, during the tax years 2013 through 2015, DEUTSCH’s failure to properly pay taxes on his income from Chasa Management evaded approximately $82,076 in taxes due to the IRS. Effective on or about January 1, 2017, New York City Council Members were prohibited from earning most outside income.

>>13486984

U.S. Attorney’s Office

Southern District of New York

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, April 22, 2021

New York City Council Member Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud

Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jonathan D. Larsen, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), and Margaret Garnett, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”), announced that CHAIM DEUTSCH, a New York City Council Member, was charged and pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to filing a false tax return in connection with outside income he received from his real estate management corporation. DEUTSCH pled guilty before United States Magistrate Judge James L. Cott.

U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said: “New York City Council Member Chaim Deutsch admitted today that he defrauded the IRS in connection with his real estate business. As an elected official and community leader, Deutsch had a particular responsibility to follow the law. Instead, over a multi-year period, Deutsch concealed his true business income to avoid paying his fair share of taxes. My Office will continue to work tirelessly with our law enforcement partners to hold our elected officials accountable when they break the law for their own financial benefit.”

IRS-CI Special Agent-in-Charge Jonathan D. Larsen said: “The defendant’s admissions today are the result of the hard work of a talented and dedicated cadre of IRS CI special agents and federal prosecutors. This investigation should also make it clear that no one is above paying their fair share of taxes, even those who occupy elected office.”

DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett said: “It is dispiriting when a sitting City Councilmember is convicted of a crime. Rather than set an example of integrity and fidelity to the rule of law, this City Councilman’s actions placed personal advantage over the public interest, and undermined public trust in elected officials. DOI was pleased to work side-by-side with our partners at the IRS and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York on this investigation.”

According to the allegations contained in the Information, other court filings, statements made during court proceedings, and publicly available information:

Since in or about 2014, DEUTSCH has served as the New York City Council Member for the 48th District, which includes portions of Brooklyn. During at least a portion of that time, DEUTSCH was the sole owner of Chasa Management, Inc., a real estate management business. In or about March 2016, DEUTSCH filed a personal tax return for calendar year 2015 that included false and fraudulent information concerning his income and business expenses in connection with operating Chasa Management. In total, during the tax years 2013 through 2015, DEUTSCH’s failure to properly pay taxes on his income from Chasa Management evaded approximately $82,076 in taxes due to the IRS. Effective on or about January 1, 2017, New York City Council Members were prohibited from earning most outside income.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/new-york-city-council-member-pleads-guilty-tax-fraud

>>13486988

>>13486984

DEUTSCH, 52, of Brooklyn, New York, pled guilty to a single count of filing a false tax return for the tax year 2015, and agreed to restitution in the amount of at least $82,076 plus interest. DEUTSCH is scheduled to be sentenced before Judge Cott on July 29, 2021, at 10:00 a.m.

The charge against DEUTSCH carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison, a maximum term of one year of supervised release, a maximum fine of $100,000, and an order of restitution. The maximum potential sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the Court.

Ms. Strauss praised the outstanding work of IRS-CI and the Special Agents of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Ms. Strauss also thanked the New York City Department of Investigation for its assistance in the investigation.

The case is being prosecuted by the Office’s Public Corruption Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney Eli J. Mark is in charge of the prosecution.

>>13486993

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U.S. Attorney’s Office

Middle District of Florida

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Florida Man Who “Tweeted” Child Sexual Abuse Images Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges

Tampa, Florida – Marchaun Browning (24, Gibsonton) has pleaded guilty to distributing and possessing images depicting the sexual abuse of children. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years, and up to 70 years, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.

According to court documents, in June 2017, Browning created several Twitter accounts. On several different occasions, he posted child sex abuse images and tagged other Twitter accounts associated with public officials, media outlets, and public figures. Browning’s tweets also contained messages directed at the intended and tagged recipients.

Law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Browning’s residence in Gibsonton and seized electronic devices that contained more than 160 images and one video depicting the sexual abuse of children, including some as young as toddlers.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Frank Murray.

This is another case brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/florida-man-who-tweeted-child-sexual-abuse-images-pleads-guilty-federal-charges

U.S. Attorney’s Office

Northern District of Texas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Johnson County Man Sentenced 10 Years in Federal Prison for Child Pornography Crimes

A Johnson County man who was arrested with 110,000 images of child pornography has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah.

Timothy Lynn Vandeventer, 55, pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography in November. He was sentenced yesterday before U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade.

According to court documents, HSI agents learned that Vandeventer was downloading child pornography from the internet to an IP address located at his residence in Alvarado, Texas.

Agents executed a search warrant at Vandeventer’s residence and seized a laptop computer, five external hard drives, and printing equipment.

Vandeventer purchased child pornography on the internet and downloaded it to his laptop and external hard drives so that he could easily access the illicit content. Additionally, Vandeventer used a computer printer to print images of child pornography to view for his sexual gratification.

A forensic analysis of Vandeventer’s computer located 110,000 images and 62 videos of child pornography including multiple images of prepubescent minors and minors less than 12-years-old.

Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation with assistance from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Secret Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Shane Read prosecuted the case.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/johnson-county-man-sentenced-10-years-federal-prison-child-pornography-crimes

U.S. Attorney’s Office

District of Puerto Rico

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, April 22, 2021

16 Individuals Charged With Drug Trafficking In Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On April 20, 2021, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a six-count indictment against 16 defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, and Rafael Riviere-Vázquez, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, San Juan Field Office. The FBI and the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPB), Aguadilla Strike Force, are in charge of the investigation.

The indictment alleges that since the year 2015, the drug trafficking organization distributed heroin, cocaine base (crack), cocaine, and marihuana in the Andrés Méndez Liceaga and the Hacienda San Andrés Public Housing Projects in the municipality of San Sebastián, all for financial gain and profit. The 16 defendants acted in different roles in order to further the goals of the organization, to wit: leaders, enforcers, runners, sellers and facilitators. Nine of the defendants are relatives.

As part of the conspiracy, the members of the drug trafficking gang established drug points that moved within different areas inside the public housing projects to avoid police detection. Some co-conspirators collected the profits from the drug trafficking sales and traveled within the municipality of San Sebastián and other areas nearby to deliver the proceeds to the leaders of the organization. The defendants had access to different vehicles to transport money, narcotics, and firearms.

At different points during the conspiracy the leaders provided members of the organization with different types of firearms to protect themselves, the narcotics, and their proceeds. The co-conspirators used force, violence, and intimidation to maintain control of the areas in which they operated. Eight defendants are facing one count of possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. All the defendants are facing a narcotics forfeiture allegation of 10 million dollars.

The individuals indicted are:

Richard Cardona-Valle, a/k/a “Richy/Gremlins”

Elvin Pérez-Ortiz, a/k/a “El Menor”

Andy Xavier Torres-Negrón, a/k/a “Bebo/Caculo”

Luis Javier Maldonado-Rodríguez, a/k/a “Goldo/Goldo FN”

Richard Acevedo-Rivera, a/k/a “El Manco”

Marcos Cardona-Valle, a/k/a “Marcos/Michael/M”

Pedro J. Zaragoza-Colón

Liset Ortiz, a/k/a/ “Lisy/La Colorá”

Joel Vargas-Torres, a/k/a “Joel El Pato/Joy”

Raúl M. Vargas-Morales, a/k/a “Raulito”

Josué M. Reyes-Vélez, a/k/a “Tres Pesetas”

José A. Lamboy-Cardona, a/k/a “Jochy”

Elizabeth Cardona-Valle, a/k/a “Lisa”

Carlos Y. rosario-Rosado, a/k/a “Onil”

Juan Valentín-Cruz, a/k/a “Pipa”

Carlos J. Marín-Maldonado, a/k/a “Chino”

Assistant U.S. Attorney Enrique Silva and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Cristina Caraballo-Colón from the Puerto Rico Department of Justice are in charge of the prosecution of the case. If convicted the defendants face a minimum sentence of 10 years, and up to life in prison. Indictments contain only charges and are not evidence of guilt. Defendants are presumed to be innocent until and unless proven guilty.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-pr/pr/16-individuals-charged-drug-trafficking-aguadilla-puerto-rico

Akayed Ullah Sentenced To Life In Prison For Bombing New York City Subway Station In 2017 On Behalf Of ISIS

As set forth in the Complaint, Indictment, evidence presented at trial, and other court filings and proceedings:

On December 11, 2017, at approximately 7:20 a.m., AKAYED ULLAH detonated a pipe bomb strapped to his chest in a subway station under the Port Authority Bus Terminal in midtown Manhattan. Shortly after the blast, first responders located ULLAH lying on the ground in the station where he had detonated the improvised explosive device, and he was taken into custody. Surveillance footage captured ULLAH walking through the station immediately prior to the explosion, and then detonating the bomb.

ULLAH began radicalizing in about 2014. ULLAH was angry at U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, and began seeking out online materials promoting radical Islamic terrorist ideology. In particular, ULLAH was inspired by ISIS propaganda, including a video in which ISIS instructed supporters to carry out attacks in their homelands if they were unable to travel overseas to join ISIS. ULLAH began researching how to build a bomb about a year prior to his attack. He built his pipe bomb in the weeks leading up to the attack at his Brooklyn apartment.

Following the attack on December 11, 2017, law enforcement located remnants of the pipe bomb on ULLAH’s person and strewn across the attack site in the subway station. Law enforcement found, among other things: (i) a nine-volt battery inside ULLAH’s pants pocket, which he used as the power source for triggering the bomb; (ii) wires connected to the battery and running underneath ULLAH’s jacket; (iii) plastic zip ties underneath ULLAH’s jacket, which he used to strap the bomb to his body; (iv) several fragments of a metal pipe, which ULLAH had filled with an explosive substance that he made using sugar and match heads; (v) fragments of Christmas tree lightbulbs attached to wires, which ULLAH used to ignite the explosion; and (vi) numerous metal screws. ULLAH filled his pipe bomb with dozens of metal screws to function as shrapnel, for the purpose of causing maximum damage.

On the morning of the attack, shortly before detonating his bomb, ULLAH posted a statement on Facebook referring to the then-President of the United States, stating: “Trump you failed to protect your nation.” ULLAH also posted an ISIS slogan so that ISIS would know that he had carried out the attack on behalf of ISIS.

After ULLAH was taken into custody following the attack, he waived his Miranda rights and spoke to law enforcement. ULLAH stated, among other things, that he carried out the bombing on behalf of ISIS, and chose a busy weekday morning for the attack in order to “terrorize as many people as possible.” One commuter who was inside the station when ULLAH detonated the pipe bomb suffered a shrapnel wound to his leg, and two other victims partly lost their hearing as a result of the blast. ULLAH’s attack caused the Port Authority subway station and bus terminal to shut down temporarily, disrupting the lives of commuters across the New York City area.

After the attack, law enforcement searched ULLAH’s apartment pursuant to a search warrant. Agents recovered, among other things, ULLAH’s passport, which contained the handwritten statement, “O AMERICA, DIE IN YOUR RAGE.” Less than two weeks before carrying out the attack, ULLAH had watched and drawn inspiration from a particular ISIS propaganda video that proclaimed, “die in your rage, America,” with an image of the U.S. Congress in the background.

Later in December 2017, while in custody at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on the charges in this case, ULLAH began chanting “more is coming” at a correctional officer, and then told the officer: “You started this war, we will finish it. More is coming, you’ll see.”

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In addition to the prison term, ULLAH, 31, was sentenced to life of supervised release.

Ms. Strauss praised the outstanding investigative efforts of the FBI, the NYPD, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department. ULLAH’s conviction is the result of the close cooperative efforts of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the FBI’s New York Joint Terrorism Task Force, which consists of investigators and analysts from the FBI, the NYPD, and over 50 other federal, state, and local agencies.

The prosecution is being handled by the Office’s Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Rebekah Donaleski and George D. Turner are in charge of the prosecution, with assistance from Trial Attorneys Jason Denney and Felice Viti of the Counterterrorism Section of the Department of Justice’s National Security Division.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/akayed-ullah-sentenced-life-prison-bombing-new-york-city-subway-station-2017-behalf

>>13487033

> December 11, 2017

Do you believe in coincidences?

"Blunt & Direct Time"

BDT.

Think currency.

Think fireworks.

Thwarted.

Message delivered.

These people are sick!

:Owls:

Light will overcome d_a_rkness.

Light will expose darkne_s_s.

Light will reveal darkness.

Light will defeat darkness.