News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Consent prohibition order against Ileana Acevedo Diaz Former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico Unauthorized transactions in a customer's accounts Enforcement actions can be searched for here.


DRL FY21 IRF: Promoting International Standards for Religious Freedom in Kazakhstan

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY21 IRF: Promoting International Standards for Religious Freedom in Kazakhstan. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008453. Catalog of Federal Domestic...


Notice published on Dec. 13 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agriculture Department publishes proposed rule on Dec. 13

The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Jury Convicts Portland Gang Affiliate of Illegal Firearm Possession

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-On Dec. 10, 2021, a federal jury found a known Portland gang affiliate guilty for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.


Kenya National Day

News Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America and the American people, I send best wishes to the people of Kenya on the occasion of your national day. As you mark the establishment of Kenya as a republic and 58 years of independence, let us also celebrate the strong partnership between our two nations.


Former Financial Advisor Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for $12 Million Fraud that Caused Clients to Lose Retirement Savings

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former financial advisor with a lengthy disciplinary history was sentenced today to 168 months in federal prison for a real estate investment con that caused his clients - many of them elderly people who had invested their retirement savings - to lose more than $12 million.


Headland Man Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Dec. 10, 2021, Dedric J. Dean, 44, from Headland, Alabama, was sentenced to 36 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, announced Acting United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. There is no parole in the federal system.


Proposed rule published on Dec. 13 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department publishes notice on Dec. 13

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Census Bureau releases 2021 determinations for Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act

Today the U.S. Census Bureau released a list of 331 jurisdictions (counties and minor civil divisions) across the nation and three states that are required under the Voting Rights Act to provide language assistance during elections for citizens who are unable to speak or understand English adequately enough to participate in the electoral process.


Notice published by Labor Department on Dec. 13

The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Energy Department publish on Dec. 13?

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Erie Man Sentenced in Project Safe Childhood Case

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 24 months in jail to be followed by five years of supervised release on his conviction of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


What did Commerce Department publish on Dec. 13?

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Agriculture Department on Dec. 13

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Dec. 13 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Committee Leaders Question FCC After Findings Reveal Fraudulent Enrollment in Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), along with U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, ...


Acting U.S. Attorney Gonzalez Announces a $344,963 Grant Awarded to the Idaho ICAC Task Force to Help Fund Ongoing Operations

News Release: BOISE - Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced today that the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force received an award totaling $344,963 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).


U.S. Imposes Visa Restrictions on Wildlife Traffickers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Release: The Department of State is disrupting wildlife trafficking networks by imposing visa restrictions on eight nationals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). These actions under section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which targets wildlife and timber traffickers who...