News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


Trader Indicted for Commodities Insider Trading Scheme

News Release: Trader Indicted for Commodities Insider Trading Scheme.



Justice Department Awards More Than $17.5 Million to Support Project Safe Neighborhoods

News Release: Senior Litigation Counsel and Community Outreach Director Cindy Cipriani (619) 546-9608.


U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Feltman Visits UAE and Turkey

Release: U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will travel to the United Arab Emirates and Turkey from December 10 to 15. Special Envoy Feltman will meet with senior officials of the two countries to discuss opportunities to support a peaceful, stable, and prosperous Horn of Africa.


Former NFL Player Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud

News Release: Former NFL Player Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud.


Camden County Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Trafficking in Oxycodone Pills

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for conspiring to distribute oxycodone pills in connection with his role in a drug trafficking ring, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.


East Chicago Man Sentenced

News Release: For Making False Statements in Purchasing a Firearm.



Decatur Man Convicted of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon

News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on Thursday, December 9, 2021, against DeAngelo Banks, 31, of Decatur, Illinois, for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Sentencing for Banks has been set for May 9, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. at the U.S. Courthouse in Urbana, Illinois.


Former employee at Sandia National Laboratories sentenced to 21 months in prison for mail fraud and theft

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Joshua Cordova, 39, of Albuquerque, was sentenced in federal court on Dec. 9 to a year and nine months in prison for mail fraud and theft of federal funds. Cordova was indicted on Dec. 17, 2019, and pleaded guilty on May 5.


Informational: Federal Court arraignments

News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.


Rule published on Dec. 10 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Interior Department publish on Dec. 10?

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


United States-Mexico Bilateral Executive Steering Committee of the 21st Century Border Management Process

Release: High-level representatives from the U.S. and Mexican governments met virtually on Dec. 2, for the 13th Plenary Meeting of the 21st Century Border Management Process Executive Steering Committee (ESC) to encourage increased bilateral collaboration on key issues affecting our shared border. The United...


Heroin Trafficker Who Fled Controlled Delivery sentenced to 14 Years

News Release: DALLAS - A heroin trafficker who fled the scene of a controlled delivery has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison, announced DEA Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chávez


DOE to Issue Notice of Sale from SPR and Ongoing Exchange to Address Oil Supply Disruptions Costing Americans at the Pump

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it will issue a Notice of Sale for 18 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to address market disruptions. Following President Biden’s action announced in November, DOE is implementing the President’s...


Stinking Springs, Egin area temporarily closed over winter to protect wildlife

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - In collaboration with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG), the Bureau of Land Management Upper Snake Field Office will temporarily close the Stinking Springs area near the South Fork of the Snake River to all motorized vehicles and human entry in order to support wildlife...


Agriculture Department publishes notice on Dec. 10

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Feltman Visits UAE and Turkey

Release: U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will travel to the United Arab Emirates and Turkey from December 10 to 15. Special Envoy Feltman will meet with senior officials of the two countries to discuss opportunities to support a peaceful, stable, and prosperous Horn of Africa.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: I just want to say how wonderful it is to be here with the foreign minister. We had a chance to speak on the phone immediately upon her assuming the - assuming office, but this is our first chance to actually connect in person. The relationship, the partnership between our countries ...