News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Abingdon, VA - The U.S. Marshals are now offering up to $15,000 for information leading to the arrest of a major fugitive charged with killing his ex-wife five years ago.


News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A Karnes City man was sentenced yesterday to 24 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm.


Justice Department awards more than $17.5 million to support Project Safe Neighborhoods

News Release: ATLANTA - The Department of Justice announced today that it has awarded more than $17.5 million in grants to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program. Funding will support efforts across the country to address violent crime, including the gun violence that is often at its core. In the State of Georgia, the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council was awarded funding totaling $532,348.


Felon on Pre-Trial Release Receives Consecutive Sentence for Second Gun Case

News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - An East St. Louis, Illinois, man has been sentenced for possessing a gun as.


News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Beckley man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime.


News Release: LURAY, VA - Artists are encouraged to apply for the 2022 Artist-in-Residence program at Shenandoah National Park.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to protect Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Reservists from losing their full-time employment when they...


Chickasaw NRA to host holiday open house on Tuesday, December 21st

News Release: Sulphur, Okla.- Chickasaw National Recreation Area will host a holiday open house at the Travertine Nature Center on Tuesday, December 21st from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Come celebrate the first day of winter and the magic of the holiday season with the National Park Service. Children will have the opportunity...


Federal Jury Convicts Organizer of $4.3 Million Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - After a three-day trial, a federal jury convicted James Pinson, 46, of Pritchard, Wayne County, West Virginia, of three counts of wire fraud, six counts of mail fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and two counts of conspiring to commit money laundering. Pinson was the owner of Big Blue Motor Sales, a Kentucky used car dealership.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) and a senior member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC), today participated in a HSGAC hearing examining federal efforts to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination.


News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Wilmington returned an indictment on December 7 charging Melvin Janvier, III, 34, of Newark, Delaware, with distributing and possessing child pornography during July 2021.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Universal Aryan Brotherhood Member Pleads Guilty for Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy and Kidnapping

News Release: A Universal Aryan Brotherhood gang member pleaded guilty Tuesday for his role in a racketeering enterprise, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. The UAB is a “whites only" prison-based gang with members operating inside and outside of state prisons throughout Oklahoma.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced today that it has awarded more than $17.5 million in grants to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program. Funding will support efforts across the country to address violent crime, including the gun violence that is often at its core. The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute was awarded $135,586 to administer PSN grant funds in the Northern District of Indiana.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The Department of Justice announced today that it has awarded more than $17.5 million in grants to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program. Funding will support efforts across the country to address violent crime, including the gun violence that is often at its core. The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency was awarded funding totaling $155,117 to administer PSN grant funds in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.


Transportation Infrastructure Opportunities in Italy

Release: Topic: Transportation Infrastructure Opportunities in Italy.