News published on Federal Newswire in August 2021

News from August 2021


News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that Jimcy McGirt, age 72, of Holdenville, Oklahoma was sentenced to life imprisonment and five years supervised release for two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse In Indian Country, and one count...


News Release: A Rogers County woman was sentenced today in federal court for producing child pornography involving her young child, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ARLENE TRANCHINA, age 55, of Laplace, pleaded guilty to one-count of wire fraud today before United States District Court Judge Wendy B. Vitter in the Eastern District of Louisiana.


News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - A Greenville man was sentenced yesterday to 110 months in prison for possessing heroin and fentanyl with intent to distribute. On Dec. 12, 2019, Tobia Mila Moye pled guilty to the charge. Moye was also serving a term of federal supervised release at the time of the new offense.


News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after two consecutive days of classified briefings from the Biden Administration on the United States’ ongoing efforts to evacuate Americans and their Afghan allies from Afghanistan...


News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Nicole Elaine Cosner, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.


America Counts Releases State Data Profiles

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released 52 individual data profiles on America Counts highlighting the recent 2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File release.


News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah man has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for possessing the Schedule 1 narcotic Alpha Pyrrolidinohexanophenone, commonly known as “Alpha PHP," with the intent to distribute the narcotic.


Reclamation announces public scoping for the proposed transfer of water from GSC Farm, LLC to the Town of Queen Creek

News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today its intent to gather information necessary for preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluating the effects of the proposed assignment and transfer of water from GSC Farm, LLC (GSC Farm) to the Town of Queen Creek (Queen Creek). The proposed action...


Jury Convicts Chesapeake Man of Child Pornography Offenses

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Chesapeake man yesterday on charges of attempted receipt of child pornography and access with intent to view child pornography.


News Release: WESTERN WY-Teton Interagency Fire managers will lower the fire danger rating to moderate and lift stage 1 fire restrictions for Bridger-Teton National Forest, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge beginning Thursday, August 26. It is important to note that despite the lowering of the rating, the chance for fires to start easily and spread quickly remains.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiring to commit wire fraud and money laundering, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


New York Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Hate Crime Offenses

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that CHRISTOPHER RASCOLL, 49, of Blauvelt, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari...


Eight Indicted in Nationwide Grandparent Fraud Scam

News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Oleksandra “Sasha" Johnson (619) 546-9769.


Music at National Park’s Chellberg Farm

News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Enjoy music from national and local artists during a small-scale concert at the historic Chellberg Farm in Indiana Dunes National Park on September 5th from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. You must bring your own folding chairs or blankets for seating on the farmhouse’s lawn and social distancing will be required. The event is free.


News Release: Multiple Defendants in 'Grandparent Scam' Network Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy.


Baltimore Felon Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Stolen Firearm

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Daniel Taylor, age 41, of Baltimore, Maryland to 80 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of a stolen firearm.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment on a charge of conspiracy, United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


Wyden Welcomes Peter Fise to Senate Finance Committee

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today welcomed Peter Fise to the Finance Committee health care team as a health counsel focusing on Medicare Part B, telehealth, delivery and payment of mental health care and chronic care in the fee-for-service program, and other provider issues.


Secretary Blinken to Deliver Remarks to the Press on Afghanistan

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver on-camera remarks to the press on our efforts to bring Americans home and our support for the broader evacuation from Afghanistan. These remarks will take place today, Wednesday, Aug. 25, at 2:30 p.m. in the Press Briefing Room at the Department of State.