News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Dec. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Dec. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: The following is the text of a joint statement signed by the governments of Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.


News Release: Defendant Robbed Fast-Food Restaurants, General Stores, Cell Phone Stores, Gaming Stores, a Gym, and Chain Pharmacies-and Robbed a Number of the Stores More than Once.


News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Biden administration’s decision to not send official representation to the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing.


Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to London, Brussels, and Paris from December 7-10, 2021. Secretary Kerry will also meet virtually with Israeli officials. Throughout his travel, Secretary Kerry will hold a series of bilateral meetings about accelerating global climate action following the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November 2021.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a Request for Information (RFI) on technologies ready to be demonstrated that reduce carbon emissions and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The RFI seeks feedback from industry, investors, developers, academia, research laboratories...


US Department of Labor extends deadline for nominations to serve on Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor has extended the deadline for submitting nominations to serve on the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health. Nominations must now be submitted by Jan. 31, 2022.


Watertown Man Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Watertown, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on December 6, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Damien Primus, age 27, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced in federal court in Omaha on Dec. 3, 2021, for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and for possessing a short-barreled shotgun in furtherance of his drug trafficking. Chief United...


News Release: ELKO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Elko District is accepting applications for temporary seasonal firefighters and dispatchers. The firefighter application period opens Dec. 13, 2021 and closes Jan. 4, 2022. The dispatcher application is currently open and closes Jan. 11, 2021.


Naples Doctor Who Operated a Pill Mill Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison

News Release: FORT MYERS, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Gerald Michael Abraham, 76, of Naples, Florida. to three years in federal prison for dispensing controlled substances (oxycodone and amphetamine) for no legitimate medical purpose. The court also ordered Abraham to forfeit...


Hampshire County woman sentenced for role in drug trafficking operation

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jessica Lee Lynch, of Augusta, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months of incarceration for her role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.


Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate all Finns as you celebrate the 104th anniversary of your independence.


News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Luis Gerardo Palacios, age 31, of Denver, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin.


Los Angeles Fashion District company owner sentenced to prison for committing customs violations and tax offenses following HSI probe

News Release: LOS ANGELES - The owner of a garment wholesaling company in the Fashion District of downtown Los Angeles was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in federal prison for scheming to undervalue imported garments and avoid paying millions of dollars in duties to the United States, failing to report millions of dollars in income on tax returns, and failing to report large cash transactions to the federal government.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Denver, Colorado, man convicted of Accessory After the Fact to First Degree Murder was sentenced on Nov. 29, 2021, by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


Founder of Investment Advisory Firm Charged with Wire Fraud, Investment Adviser Fraud and Money Laundering

News Release: An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip charging Jeffrey Slothower, a former registered investment adviser and founder of the New York investment advisory firm Battery Private, Inc. (“Battery Private"), with wire fraud, investment adviser fraud, and money laundering in connection...


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Maxwell Edward Sanderlin, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to eight years of probation for his role in a drug distribution enterprise, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.