News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


Energy Department publishes notice on Dec. 8

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


District Heights Man Sentenced to 45 Years in Federal Prison for the Sexual Abuse of a Two-Year-Old and Seven-Year-Old Child in Order to Produce Child Pornography

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm today sentenced Brian Anthony Gilbert, age 34, of District Heights, Maryland to 45 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for two counts of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Judge Grimm...


Foxx, Fulcher Condemn Biden Administration’s Attack on Religious Federal Contractors

News Release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Republican Leader Russ Fulcher (R-ID) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh expressing opposition to the DOL’s proposed rescission of religious liberty protections for federal contractors.


Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Liverpool, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, and Honolulu

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Hawaii from December 9-17, 2021.


Leader in Synthetic Identity Fraud Ring Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud

News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Knightdale man was sentenced to 100 months in prison, and 5 years of supervised release and ordered to make restitution in the amount of $412,885.17, on a charge of Bank Fraud and Aiding and Abetting, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1344 and 2.


Notice published by Justice Department on Dec. 8

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


Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Future of Biomedical Research

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “The Future of Biomedicine: Translating Biomedical Research into Personalized Health Care:"


Nixa Physician Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement Related to Healthcare and Conspiracy

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Nixa, Missouri, physician pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to making a false statement to Medicare to obtain insurance coverage for a fentanyl prescription and to conspiring with others to use his DEA registration number to issue Schedule II controlled substances to patients in his absence.


Neal Statement on House Action to Ban Goods Produced with Uyghur Forced Labor

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1155, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act...


What did Transportation Department publish on Dec. 8?

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


What did Commerce Department publish on Dec. 8?

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


Notice published on Dec. 8 by Commerce Department

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


Pallone & Eshoo Praise House Passage of 15 Health Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed 15 health bills...


U.S. Virgin Islands Law Enforcement and Prosecutors Honored in Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force National Awards Virtual Ceremony for Operation Py Beto Kilo

News Release: Investigation resulted in the conviction of 14 drug defendants, the seizure of 84 kilograms of cocaine and 8 boats, and the dismantlement of an international drug trafficking organization.


APHIS Establishes Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantines in Alabama

Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2021-36. December 7, 2021To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI), is establishing quarantines ...


Former Finance Executive Sentenced to 138 Months in Prison for Orchestrating Massive Market Manipulation Scheme

News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Abraxas J. Discala, also known as “AJ Discala," the former Chief Executive Officer of OmniView Capital Advisors LLC (“OmniView"), was sentenced by United States District Judge Eric N. Vitaliano to 138 months’ imprisonment for orchestrating a multi-million...


What did Commerce Department publish on Dec. 8?

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


Reno Man Sentenced For Selling Hundreds Of Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Laced With Fentanyl

News Release: RENO, Nev. - A Reno man was sentenced yesterday to 34 months in prison after pleading guilty to selling hundreds of counterfeit oxycodone pills containing the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl.


Interior Department publishes notice on Dec. 8

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


What did Federal Reserve System publish on Dec. 8?

The US Federal Reserve System published a two page rule on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.