News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement, as prepared, on the House floor in support of H.R. 5314, the Protecting Our Democracy Act...


Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to 100 Months in Federal Prison for Carjacking

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of carjacking was sentenced on December 9, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


Grand Jury indicts St. Louis man in carjacking crime spree that resulted in the death of one victim

News Release: ST. LOUIS - A federal grand jury indicted Carmain Milton for three carjackings in the city of St. Louis that occurred in September 2021. One of the three carjackings resulted in the death of a 72-year-old man.


News Release: $112,777 Awarded to fiscal agents in the Eastern District of Kentucky.


Ranking Member Crawford Statement from Hearing on Plans to Expand Intercity Passenger Rail

News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Ranking Member Rick Crawford (R-AR) from today’s hearing entitled, “Leveraging IIJA: Plans for Expanding Intercity Passenger Rail":


News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center is inviting young historians to participate in free interactive youth programs throughout the winter.


Chairs DeFazio, Payne, Jr. Statements from Hearing on Leveraging the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Expand Intercity Passenger Rail

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) during today’s hearing titled, “Leveraging IIJA: Plans for Expanding Intercity Passenger Rail"


East Chicago Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison

News Release: For Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm.


News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today blasted Democrats for taking up a bill to resurrect their sham investigations into the past administration rather than address the many crises created by President Biden impacting Americans today.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A business headquartered in Harmony, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to three years’ probation and fined a total of $200,000 on its conviction of willfully violating a workplace safety regulation that resulted in the death of an employee, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: BOISE - A Nampa man was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for possession of an unregistered firearm and the unlawful possession of a firearm.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law; and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced the Platform Accountability and...


Tampa Bay Area Man Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering Conspiracy

News Release: Tampa, Florida - Sebastian Visicaro (62, Trinity) today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


News Release: Former media company CEO paid $525,000 to facilitate her children’s admission to two universities using admissions slots reserved for recruited athletes.


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Columbus, man was sentenced to 41 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca, and Special Agent in Charge Kurt H. Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).


News Release: Miami, Florida - A Boynton Beach, Florida woman who illegally imported unapproved prescription drugs was sentenced today in federal district court in Ft. Pierce to six months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.


Suburban Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison for Violating Federal Firearms and Explosives Laws

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Whitehall, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to five years and four months (64 months) of incarceration, to be followed by three years of supervised released on his conviction of violating federal firearms and explosives laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: CONCORD - Jason Martin, 36, and Heidi Compos, 54, of Keene, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute, controlled substances, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.


News Release: Federal Jury Convicts Former Reality Television Personality for Downloading and Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material.


Serial Armed Robber Sentenced to Life Plus 20 Years in Prison

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - An Indianapolis man was sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison for committing a series of violent armed robberies throughout the Indianapolis area in November 2019.