News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


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


The US Commerce Department published an eight page rule on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chalmette Woman Sentenced for Theft of Government Funds

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JAMIE MARIE KILLIAN (“KILLIAN"), age 41, of Chalmette, Louisiana, was sentenced on December 8, 2021 for theft of government funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.


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


Crapo Statement on Inflation Reaching Nearly 40-Year High

News Release: Washington, D.C.-U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the following statement after the November Consumer Price Index (CPI) release showed inflation reaching a 39-year high.


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.


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


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Andrew J. Galvin (619) 546-9721.


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Wayne Miller, 34, formerly of Hartland, Vermont, was charged by criminal complaint in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, with one count of production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), formerly called...


Two USP Lewisburg Inmates Charged With Possessing Contraband In Federal Prison

News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jordan Reid, age 29, and Ralph Hooper, age 43, inmates at United States Penitentiary (USP Lewisburg), Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, were charged separately by criminal information with unlawfully possessing contraband in federal prison.


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


Will County Woman Who Engaged in Sexual Conduct With Underage Boy Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison

News Release: CHICAGO - A Will County woman has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for engaging in sexual conduct with an underage boy and directing him to send her sexually explicit images of himself.


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


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - James Taylor, age 33, of Orange County, New York, pled guilty yesterday to possessing and intending to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Keith Kruskall, Acting Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division.


Quincy Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Quincy, Illinois, man, James Payne, 76, of the 600 block of College Avenue was sentenced on Dec. 3, 2021, to a ten-year prison term for possession of child pornography.


Release: On December 9, President Biden opened the first-ever Summit for Democracy, a forum for leaders from around the world to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing democracies in the 21st century. Through the Presidential Initiative for Democratic Renewal, the U.S. Department of State will launch a landmark set of policy and foreign assistance initiatives that build upon the U.S. Government’s significant, ongoing work to bolster democracy and defend human rights globally.


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


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


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the guilty plea of YE HEIN ZAW, a citizen of Myanmar, for his role in a conspiracy to assault and make a violent attack upon Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. ZAW pled guilty today in White Plains federal court before U.S. District Judge Philip M. Halpern.


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