News published on Federal Newswire in August 2021

News from August 2021


Transportation Department publishes 21 notices in week ending August 22

There were 21 notices published by the Transportation Department in week ending August 22, according to the Federal Register.


Week ending August 22: 4 notices published by Labor Department

There were four notices published by the Labor Department in week ending August 22, according to the Federal Register.


Justice Department publishes 3 notices in week ending August 22

There were three notices published by the Justice Department in week ending August 22, according to the Federal Register.


17 notices published in week ending August 22 by Interior Department

There were 17 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending August 22, according to the Federal Register.


Federal Reserve System publishes 2 notices in week ending August 22

There were two notices published by the Federal Reserve System in week ending August 22, according to the Federal Register.


Energy Department publishes 13 notices in week ending August 22

There were 13 notices published by the Energy Department in week ending August 22, according to the Federal Register.


Commerce Department publishes 21 notices in week ending August 22

There were 21 notices published by the Commerce Department in week ending August 22, according to the Federal Register.


Agriculture Department publishes 5 notices in week ending August 22

There were five notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending August 22, according to the Federal Register.


Frankfort Man Convicted of Murder

News Release: LONDON, Ky. - A Frankfort, Kentucky man, Patrick Baker, 43, was convicted on Wednesday, by a federal jury sitting in London, of first-degree murder committed during a drug trafficking crime.


US Department of Labor finds Tinton Falls transitional housing facility exposed workers to coronavirus hazards; 11 workers test positive

News Release: TINTON FALLS, NJ - A federal workplace safety and health investigation found numerous violations at a Tinton Falls transitional housing facility where 11 employees and 28 residents tested positive for the coronavirus by late March.


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Jorge Delaoz, 52, of Brattleboro, Vermont, and Matthew Sinclair, 25, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, have been sentenced in connection with their drug trafficking activities at 50 Central Street in Brattleboro, Vermont. On...


News Release: Gary Stein Resolves Claims for Billing the Department of Labor’s Office of Worker’s Compensation Programs for Purported Treatment That He Did Not Provide.


Operation False Haven: Convicted Kidnapper and Child Molester Sentenced for Naturalization Fraud and Criminally Denaturalized

News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that today, in federal court, Zaw Lin Lay, age 43, a naturalized citizen of the United States, born in Burma, residing in Craven County, was sentenced by United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle...


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A Laredo federal jury has convicted a 32-year-old Mexican citizen for conspiracy to import and importation of meth, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Release: More information about Uruguay is available on the Uruguay Country Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.


News Release: ATLANTA - Tennessee homeowners and renters in Dickson, Hickman and Houston counties who were affected by the severe storms and flooding on Aug. 21, 2021, may now apply for FEMA disaster assistance. These additional counties join Humphreys County which was previously approved for disaster assistance.


News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - A former Delaware resident pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware to two counts of mailing threatening communications in Delaware.


Ensley Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Prison for Four Armed Robberies

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced an Ensley man in connection with four armed robberies, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Explosives, and Firearms Special Agent in Charge Mikey French.


News Release: A man who fired a handgun into the air at an apartment complex while children were playing nearby was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison.


News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the reportedly inconclusive intelligence assessment on the origins of COVID-19 briefed to the president earlier this week: