News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


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


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Newark men have admitted their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy based in Newark, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.


News Release: Defendant Accused of Attacking Officers and Threatening Members of Congress.


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


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that MATTHEW V. BLACKWELL, 40, of Woodbridge, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Sarah A.L. Merriam in New Haven to one count of tax evasion.


California Man Indicted On Methamphetamine Charge

News Release: BOSTON - A California man was indicted yesterday on a charge of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine.


Man from Belen pleads guilty to federal firearm and carjacking charges

News Release: ALBUQERQUE, N.M. - Michael DeHerrera, 25, of Belen, New Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court on Nov. 24 to being a felon in possession of firearm and carjacking. DeHerrera will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.


News Release: Orlando, FL - A Florida man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States by promoting a tax fraud scheme to more than 200 individuals in at least 19 states. He also pleaded guilty to attempting to obstruct the IRS.


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


News Release: Defendant Posed as a Teenage Boy and as an Adult Film Actor to Coerce the Victims to Send Him Sexually Explicit Images and Videos and Admitted that He Attempted to Obstruct Justice by Writing a Letter to One of the Victims to Influence Her Potential Testi.


Release: We are determined to put human rights at the center of our foreign policy, and we reaffirm this commitment by using appropriate tools and authorities to draw attention to and promote accountability for human rights violations and abuses, no matter where they occur.


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


Two Western Washington artists charged with misrepresenting themselves as Native American carvers

News Release: Seattle galleries sold items fraudulently represented as Native American art.


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


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


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


News Release: BOISE - A Boise man was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for the unlawful possession of a firearm.


Three Individuals Associated with Connecticut Energy Cooperative Convicted of Misusing Funds

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Leonard C Boyle, Special Agent in Charge David Sundberg of the FBI’s New Haven Division, and Special Agent in Charge Joleen D. Simpson of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England announced that a federal jury in New Haven today found DREW RANKIN, 60, the former chief executive...


Connecticut Man Indicted for Attempting to Induce Minors to Engage in Unlawful Sexual Activity at Ludlow Residence

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that John Griffin, 44, of Stamford, Connecticut was arrested today by the Federal Bureau of Investigation after a federal grand jury in Vermont charged Griffin with three counts of using a facility of interstate commerce to attempt to entice minors to engage in unlawful sexual activity. Griffin will have his initial appearance later today in federal court in New Haven, Connecticut.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Israeli Foreign Minister Lapid

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.