News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Juan Francisco Salas, 45, of Houston, Texas, has been sentenced by Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. on drug trafficking charges.


Debunking Democrat Myths About the Child Tax Credit

News Release: Debunking Democrat Myths About the Child Tax Credit.


US Department of Labor, Langlas & Associates align to promote worker safety during construction of Rocky Vista University medical school

News Release: BILLINGS, MT - The U.S. Department of Labor announced that the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Langlas & Associates Inc. have signed a strategic partnership to prevent serious hazards, and enhance workplace safety and health practices for workers on the Rocky Vista University construction project in Billings.


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.- A Lexington man, Marcus Jones, 40, was sentenced to 220 months in federal prison on Monday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C Reeves, for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 50 grams of methamphetamine.


BLM seeks comment on wild horse fertility control in Stewart Creek Herd Management Area

News Release: RAWLINS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking comments on a draft environmental assessment to analyze the impacts of applying fertility control to wild horse mares within the Stewart Creek Herd Management Area. The proposed fertility control would begin in winter 2021-2022 and continue through...


Main Defendant in 32 Defendant Drug Distribution Case involving Nortenos Gang Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Prison

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Joseph “Norte Joe" Gomez, the lead defendant in a large-scale 32 defendant federal indictment, was sentenced last Tuesday by a U.S. District Court Judge in the District of Utah. Judge Tena Campbell sentenced Gomez to serve 14 years in federal prison with five years of supervised release ...


News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Henderson, Nevada, resident was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for engaging in sexually explicit conversations over Facebook with three girls, requesting nude photos from them, and sexually assaulting two of the girls after purchasing airline tickets for them to travel to Las Vegas from New York City.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - One resident of Charleroi, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal Postal laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Gregory K. Harris Is Sworn In as U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gregory K. Harris was sworn in as the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois by Chief United States District Judge Sara Darrow on Dec. 13, 2021, at the federal courthouse in Davenport, Iowa.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi Before Their Meeting

Release: FOREIGN MINISTER MARSUDI: Before I begin, allow me to extend our condolences for the victims of the tornado that struck six states in the United States. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the American people.


News Release: Americans Lose Three Years of Real Wage Growth to Bidenflation.


News Release: EM has selected Joel Bradburne to serve as field manager of the Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) in Lexington, Kentucky.


CEO of Shreveport Federal Credit Union Pleads Guilty to Charges in Federal Court

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Helen Godfrey-Smith, 72, of Shreveport, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to making and using a false document.


'Complying with OSHA standards is not optional': New York contractor faces almost $375,000 in penalties over worker's death

A New York-based excavation and grading company faces almost $375,000 in penalties for alleged violations which resulted in the death of a worker who fell from the rooftop of a Brooklyn demolition site in May.


Price-mageddon: Historically High Number of Small Businesses Forced to Raise Prices

News Release: Price-mageddon: Historically High Number of Small Businesses Forced to Raise Prices.


Six Individuals, Including a Village of Brewster Police Officer, Charged in Sex Trafficking and Bribery Scheme

News Release: Village of Brewster Police Officer Allegedly Accepted Free Sexual Services in Exchange for Protecting Members of Sex Trafficking Organization from Arrest by Law Enforcement.


Panel Addresses Challenges of Hiring, Retaining Next Generation Workforce

News Release: Focusing on the future workforce is vital to the EM mission, according to panelists at the 2021 National Cleanup Workshop who discussed challenges and possible solutions in recruiting and retaining talent.


News Release: MOOSE, WY- Teton Park Road, Moose-Wilson Road, and Signal Mountain Summit Road within Grand Teton National Park are now open to cross-country skiing, skate skiing, snowshoeing, and walking. Once snow begins to accumulate on the roadbeds, the designated portions of these roads may accommodate winter recreation, and the use of wheeled vehicles is prohibited for the season.


Release: MS KUSUMAYATI: Excellency, ambassadors, ASEAN Secretary General, Honorable Rector of Universitas Indonesia, and the chairperson of the U.S.-Indonesia Board of Trustees, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.


News Release: HONOLULU - Repairs on the USS Arizona Memorial shoreside dock will begin tomorrow December 15. After a December 14 on-site assessment, crews from Navy Facilities (NAVFAC) determined that the best course of action is to remove the damaged dock ramp via crane and began repair work at their off-site facility.