News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


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


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a $1 million conspiracy to steal more than 1,400 cell phones in dozens of commercial burglaries across several states, as well as for obstruction of justice.


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 two page rule on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Twenty-One Charged in Connection with Multistate Cocaine and Fentanyl Conspiracy

News Release: Over 10 kilograms of cocaine and $200,000 cash seized during investigation.


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


Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national recently residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to her role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy.


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


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


Statement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on Cheun Fat Yip

News Release: WASHINGTON - "Today’s designation of Chuen Fat Yip under the U.S. Department of State’s Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program marks the culmination of several years of law enforcement and prosecution efforts against one of the most prolific alleged distributors of illicit and dangerous drugs and precursor chemicals operating in China.


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


Three Companies Face Charges of Negligent Conduct During Offshore Oil Leak that Damaged Southern California Coastline

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury today accused three companies with illegally discharging oil during a pipeline break in early October by acting negligently in at least six ways, including failing to properly respond to eight separate leak alarms over the span of more than 13 hours and improperly restarting the pipeline that had been shut down following the leak alarms.


Former Analyst Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud For Committing Insider Trading By Front-Running Employer’s Pending Trades

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SERGEI POLEVIKOV, a former analyst employed by an asset management firm, pled guilty to one count of securities fraud in connection with his multi-year scheme to commit insider trading by misappropriating...


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


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


Peters, Portman Bipartisan Provision to Provide Staffing for National Cyber Director to Improve Cybersecurity Policy Passes Senate as Part of Annual Defense Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A provision authored by U. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, as well as Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Angus King (I-ME), Co-Chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, and Mike Rounds (R-SD)...


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


RGC Agents Encounter a Large Group and Witness a Car Filled With Migrants Crash In Roma, Texas

Rio Grande City Border Patrol (RGC) agents encountered a large group and disrupt a human smuggling event.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A North Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to more than five years in prison for attempting to export firearms, firearm magazines and thousands of rounds of ammunition to Mexico.