News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Bobby Cannon, a/k/a Freaky, age 24 of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to participating in a violent racketeering conspiracy, specifically, the NFL Criminal Enterprise, including committing two murders. The term NFL stands for Normandy, Franklin, and Loudon, which are three adjacent streets that run through the Edmondson Village. Members of NFL have social and familial ties to the Edmondson Village neighborhood in southwest Baltimore.


The US Transportation Department published an eight page rule on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Local Indictments Charged Defendants in $300,000 Romance Fraud Scheme, Email Hacking Scheme That Targeted Fort Leonard Wood.


News Release: Anderson Sanchez, an associate of the Leeward Locos Salvatruchas clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Central Islip to racketeering charges in connection with his participation in the April 11, 2017 murders of Justin Llivicura, Michael Lopez, Jorge Tigre, and Jefferson Villalobos. The proceeding was held before United States Magistrate Judge Steven I. Locke.


Milwaukee Man Federally Indicted for Six Carjackings

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced on Dec. 3, 2021 that a Milwaukee man was indicted for six carjackings in the Milwaukee and Oak Creek areas. Madison Tyler, age 20, was charged with six counts of motor vehicle robbery and two counts of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.


News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Gregory Lopez, age 28, of Colorado Springs, was sentenced to serve 240 months (20 years) in federal prison, followed by 20 years on supervised release for production and transportation of child pornography.


News Release: Mammoth Cave National Park will begin the Mammoth Cave Hotel Roof Project on Monday, December 6. The project will require the full closure of the main building of the Lodge at Mammoth Cave Hotel to the public for one year, but commercial visitor services, such as dining, retail and the hotel check in...


Administrator Samantha Power Hosts Summit for Democracy Event: “All Hands on Deck: Innovating Together to Combat Transnational Corruption”

News Release: Administrator Samantha Power is hosting a Summit for Democracy event, “All Hands on Deck: Innovating Together to Combat Transnational Corruption," to highlight innovations and collaboration to tackle corruption from a wide range of partners and problem-solvers, including civil society, the philanthropic...


Fitchburg Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Fentanyl, Heroin, Crack and Cocaine Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A Fitchburg woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to her role in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Bois Forte man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for violently assaulting a man on the Bois Forte Reservation.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: The Kingdom of Belgium and the United States hosted a meeting of senior diplomatic representatives from the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS yesterday in Brussels. Belgian Deputy Prime-Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sophie Wilmès, and U.S. Acting Special Envoy for the...


USDA Awards Funds for Fiscal Year 2022 Market Development Programs

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has awarded fiscal year 2022 funding to more than 60 U.S. agricultural organizations to help expand commercial export markets for U.S. goods.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a six page rule on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.