News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 38-year-old resident of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been ordered to federal prison for producing child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Chairman David Scott Praises USDA’s Establishment of Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement praising the USDA’s announcement of a $400 million Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA).


Chairwoman Maloney Applauds President Biden’s Executive Order to Make Federal Government a Leader in Tackling Climate Change

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after President Biden issued an executive order, entitled “Catalyzing America’s Clean Energy Industries and Job through Sustainability" to make the federal government a leader in tackling the climate crisis while creating good jobs for American workers.


News Release: ADVISORY: Republican Meeting: “Democrats’ Tax Hikes Crush American Small Business".



Dublin, Virginia Man Sentenced on Drug, Firearms Charges

News Release: ABINGDON, Va.- A Dublin, Virginia man, who illegally possessed a pair of firearms and methamphetamine, was sentenced this week to 81 months in federal prison.


Four Bills from House Agriculture Committee Pass in the House

News Release: WASHINGTON - (December 8, 2021) Today, four bipartisan bills drafted and moved out of the House Agriculture Committee, H.R. 5290; H.R. 5608; H.R. 5609; and H.R 4489, passed in the House of Representatives.


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that two co-conspirators, Roderick Lamont Stills, a.k.a. “Scooter," 45, of Shreveport, Louisiana, and Myron Keith Carter, a.k.a. “Cali Red," 38, of Ontario, California, have been sentenced by Chief United States District...


Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Sandy Springs, Georgia, man appeared in federal court today to face weapons charges after allegedly trying to get a firearm through security at Newark Liberty International Airport, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.


Deadline to Register for FEMA Assistance Extended to Jan. 10

News Release: HARRISBURG, Pa. - FEMA has approved a request from the Commonwealth to allow extra time for residents to register for assistance for damage caused by the Remnants of Hurricane Ida between Aug. 31 and Sept. 5.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Cody Stough, 33, La Crosse, Wisconsin was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 72 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine. Stough pleaded guilty to this charge on Sept. 15, 2021.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: BILLINGS - A Belgrade man who admitted to supplying methamphetamine to a local dealer was sentenced today to eight years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.


Dr. Jeffrey M. Gallups and Entellus Medical agree to pay $4.2 million to resolve False Claims Act lawsuit alleging kick-back arrangements

News Release: ATLANTA - Dr. Jeffrey M. Gallups (founder, owner, medical director and past-CEO of Milton Hall Surgical Associates (“MHSA") a/k/a The Ear, Nose & Throat Institute) and Entellus Medical have agreed to pay approximately $3 million and $1.2 million, respectively, to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by entering into unlawful kickback arrangements.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.