News published on Federal Newswire in August 2021

News from August 2021


News Release: ST. LOUIS - On Aug. 18, 2021, a federal grand jury issued a thirteen-count indictment against Matthew Steven Miller, D.O. charging Dr. Miller with illegally prescribing controlled substances and other related offenses. At the time Dr. Miller allegedly committed these offenses, he was licensed to practice medicine in Missouri, Michigan, and New Jersey.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - On Aug. 18, 2021, a federal grand jury issued a twenty-five count indictment against Katie Diana Rooney charging Rooney with health-care fraud and controlled substance offenses. At the time Rooney allegedly committed these offenses, she was a resident of St. Charles, Missouri.


South Florida Liquor Store Owner Guilty of Tax Evasion

News Release: Miami, Florida - A Lake Worth, Florida man who did not report his liquor store’s cash sales to the IRS pled guilty yesterday in federal district court in West Palm Beach to tax evasion.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Albanian Prime Minister Rama

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Common Solar Tech Can Power Smart Devices Indoors, NIST Study Finds 

News Release: Any time you turn on a light at home or in the office, you are expending energy. But what if flipping the light switch meant producing energy too?


News Release: BOLIVIA, N.C. - Beginning in 2017, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina partnered with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to investigate and prosecute violent Bloods gang members and high-volume drug traffickers operating in the Brunswick County area.


News Release: As the Biden administration faces yet another self-imposed crisis, they are once again falling on their favorite talking point: blame anyone but us.


Two Hudson County Men Charged for Roles in Jersey City Shootout

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Jersey City, New Jersey, men who were involved in a shootout made their initial court appearances today on charges that they possessed ammunition as previously convicted felons, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III urging the Biden...


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


On the Occasion of World Humanitarian Day

Release: On World Humanitarian Day, we recognize and honor all of the humanitarian aid workers who have sacrificed so much - including, for too many of them, their lives - to answer the call to protect and support the world’s most vulnerable populations. We commend the bravery and compassion of humanitarian aid...


McCaul Calls for Briefing on Reported State Cables from Kabul Embassy Asking for Evacuation of Staff

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement after reports surfaced that staff at the Kabul Embassy warned the Biden State Department in July of rapid gains by the Taliban and the need for an evacuation of staff.


FEMA Approves Additional $7.4 Million for Hurricane Michael Recovery

News Release: PENSACOLA, Fla -- FEMA has approved two additional grants totaling $7,427,525 to reimburse Mexico Beach and Panama City for recovery efforts following Hurricane Michael in 2018.


Grand jury indicts 4 individuals on gun and drug charges

News Release: ST. LOUIS - On Aug. 11, 2021, a federal grand jury indicted Rebecca Hanks, 46, Zachary Siebert, 19, Amelia Siebert, 23, and Richard Frazier, 23, for drug and gun-related offenses that allegedly occurred in Lincoln County, Missouri. All 4 defendants have subsequently been arrested on this indictment.


Release: The United States has imposed additional sanctions on Cuban military and security leaders in response to the Cuban regime’s continued violent suppression of freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly in the days and weeks following the protests on and after July 11.


McKees Rocks Felon Charged With Having a Gun and Ammunition in Violation of Federal Law

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


“Cocaine Pepe” Faces up to Life in Prison

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 32-year-old Alice, Texas resident has entered a guilty plea earlier today to possession with intent to distribute 112 grams of meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Department of State Offers Reward for Information to Bring Guinea-Bissau Narcotics Trafficker to Justice

Release: Today the U.S. Department of State announces a reward offer of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Guinea-Bissau national Antonio Indjai. Indjai is the former head of the Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces and has been the subject of a United Nations travel ban since May...


News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Yellowstone National Park hosted 1,080,767 recreation visits in July 2021, making it the most-visited July on record. This is a 13% increase from July 2020 (955,645 recreational visits) and a 15% increase from July 2019 (936,062 recreation visits).


Operation Leads to Conviction of 26 Brunswick County Defendants, Including Highest-Ranking Member of Bloods Street Gang in Brunswick County

News Release: BOLIVIA, N.C. - Beginning in 2017, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina partnered with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to investigate and prosecute violent Bloods gang members and high-volume drug traffickers operating in the Brunswick County area.