News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


Prison Consultant Sentenced to 6 Years for Defrauding BOP Substance Abuse Treatment Program

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TONY TUAN PHAM, also known as “Anh Nguyen," 52, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised...


Camden County Woman Convicted in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County, New Jersey, woman was found guilty for her role in an extensive scheme to obtain money through fraudulently obtained refund checks issued by the U.S. Treasury, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today. ​.


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


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


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


News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - The last of 17 defendants was sentenced for his participation in an extensive drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating between California and the Southern District of West Virginia. Oyontikeyta V. Jones, 43, of Beckley, was sentenced to 16 years and eight months in prison for conspiring...


20 Elk collared in Wind Cave National Park for research project

News Release: Wind Cave National Park, S.D. - Twenty elk in Wind Cave National Park were recently fitted with GPS (Global Positioning System)/VHF radio-telemetry collars to help monitor elk inside the park for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).


News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. - FEMA has approved a request from the State of Connecticut to allow extra time for residents to register for assistance for damage caused by the Remnants of Hurricane Ida between Sept. 1 and Sept. 2.


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


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


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


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


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


Black Rock Field Office soliciting public comment on the Gerlach Geothermal Project

News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - The Black Rock Field Office (BRFO) is soliciting public comment on an Operations Plan proposed by Ormat Nevada Inc., 26 LLC., (Ormat). The BRFO will use the feedback to develop an environmental assessment. The 30-day comment period will end Jan. 10, 2022.


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


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


New Orleans Man Sentenced for Theft of Social Security Disability Funds

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that ELIJAH CHARLES SORINA (“SORINA"), age 33, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on Dec. 10, 2021 for Theft of Government Funds.


Amid Reports that Insurers Are Flouting ACA Contraception Coverage Protections, Senators Murray, Wyden Urge Biden Administration to Protect Access to Birth Control

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Ron Wyden, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, pushed to end barriers patients face in getting their birth control covered by insurance without cost-sharing-which still persist despite the Affordable Care Act (ACA) contraception coverage protections.


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.


Strengthening U.S. Open Skies Civil Aviation Partnerships

Release: U.S. delegates to the thirteenth International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Air Services Negotiation Event (ICAN 2021) expanded the network of U.S. Open Skies partners by finalizing the text of a new Agreement with the Republic of Ecuador.  ICAN 2021, which is taking place December 6-10 in Bogota...