News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -Angel DeLeon, 43, of Mexico, was sentenced today in federal court to life in prison for murder. A federal jury convicted DeLeon on Sept. 16.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - An Elizabeth City man was sentenced today to 180 months in prison as an Armed Career Criminal after being found with a stolen firearm in Kill Devil Hills, NC. On June 8, 2021, Deangelo Maurice Joyner pled guilty to felon in possession of a firearm in connection with the case.


News Release: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A federal grand jury in Charlottesville returned an indictment today charging three local men in connection with a September 2021 shooting and attempted armed robbery of an Albemarle County man who they believe possessed marijuana.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Foreign National Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of Ammunition

News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - A foreign national who had been living in Texas was sentenced to 33 months in prison and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine for being an illegal alien in possession of ammunition, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: The Department of State has awarded B.L. Harbert International of Birmingham, Alabama, the design/build construction contract for the new U.S. Embassy in Lilongwe, Malawi. Miller Hull Partnership of Seattle is the design architect. The new campus, managed by Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), will...


3 more individuals charged with sex trafficking young runaway girls in Houston-area human trafficking conspiracy

News Release: HOUSTON - Three more individuals have been indicted and additional charges have been filed in a human trafficking conspiracy involving young runaway girls on the “Bissonnet Track" in southwest Houston.


Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man for Weapons Violations

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, that PERCY SMITH, age 43, resident of New Orleans, LA, was charged in a two-count indictment for his alleged participation in a weapons violation on June 19, 2021 and on June 30, 2021.


USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Colorado, Florida, New York and Texas from Operating in the Produce Industry

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions...


Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Kazakhstan on the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s independence on Dec. 16, 2021.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Senators Stabenow, Boozman Announce Senate Confirmation of Rostin Behnam as Chairman and Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Rostin Behnam to serve as Chairman and Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Mr. Behnam has served as a Commissioner on the CFTC for the past four years and was nominated for a second term earlier this year.