News published on Federal Newswire in April 2021

News from April 2021


News Release: Spokane - Joseph H. Harrington, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Carlos Salgado Velasquez, age 30, of Warden, Washington, pleaded guilty on March 31, 2021 pursuant to a plea agreement to one count of Production of Child Pornography and one count of...


Kansas City Man Sentenced to 12 Years Imprisonment for Distributing Heroin

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man has been sentenced on federal charges of distribution of heroin, Acting U.S. Attorney Duston Slinkard said today.


Release: The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. -A Trenton man was charged today with assaulting a federal agent with a deadly weapon, armed robbery, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.


The Bureau of Land Management seeks public comment on Big Ledge Mine Closure Plan Amendment Environmental Assessment

News Release: ELKO, Nev. - The Wells Field Office (WFO) seeks public comment on an environmental assessment prepared for a plan of operations amendment submitted by National Oilwell Varco for the permanent closure of the Big Ledge Mine pit. The comment period closes April 16, 2021.


Schoharie County Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing, Receiving and Possessing Thousands of Images and Videos of Child Pornography

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Angel Gomez, age 28, of Richmondville, New York, pled guilty today to a nine-count information, admitting that he received, possessed and distributed child pornography.


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - James Nelson Peeples, Jr., 35, of Philadelphia, Mississippi, pled guilty today before U.S. Chief District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Kurt Thielhorn, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


Cohoes Man Sentenced for Interstate Threats

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Patris Derville, age 22, of Cohoes, New York, was sentenced yesterday to 13 months in prison for transmitting an interstate threat to injure another person, announced Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and Thomas F. Relford, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Israeli Foreign Minister Ashkenazi

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.



News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint and notice of hearing on Dec. 28, 2020, against Murray Bresky Consultants LTD, doing business as Murray’s Chicken (Murray’s) of South Fallsburg, N.Y., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


Neal Statement on March 2021 Jobs Report

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA- Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) March 2021 jobs report...



News Release: Norfolk, Virginia - FEMA is hiring local residents to assist in the COVID-19 vaccination efforts currently underway at the joint Community Vaccination Center located at the Military Circle Mall. Local Hire positions include Non-Medical Emergency Management Specialists, Media Relations Specialists, Intergovernmental Specialists, Creative Specialists and Digital Communications Specialists.


USDA Encourages the Public to Protect Plants Against Invasive Pests in April

Release: Washington -The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared April 2021 as Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month (IPPDAM). The national outreach initiative enlists the public in the fight against invasive pests. These damaging invaders threaten our nation’s food crops, forests ...


FEMA Provides an Additional $108 Million to Colorado For COVID-19 Response

News Release: DENVER - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided more than $108 million in additional Public Assistance funding for the COVID-19 response in Colorado. The assistance was made available under a major disaster declaration issued March 28, 2020. FEMA has provided a total of $514 Million for the Colorado COVID-19 response to date.


News Release: SENTENCING - ELIZABETH ANN EDWARDS. On March 26, Elizabeth Ann Edwards, 35, was sentenced to 121 months in federal prison for distribution of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine. Edwards drove an individual to a location to purchase methamphetamine from a woman. When they arrived, Edward...


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Roderick Jones, age 41, of Albany, was ordered detained today on a federal complaint charging him with two separate instances of unlawful possession of firearms.


News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Today, BARRY ROWLAND TITUS, II, 39, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve 36 months in federal prison for being a prohibited person unlawfully in possession of a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.


Release: The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.