News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


News Release: A Tulsa man was sentenced Thursday for leading a methamphetamine conspiracy and illegally possessing firearms, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Pallone Opening Remarks at Health Hearing on Interagency Proposal to Regulate Fentanyl-Related Substances

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “The Overdose Crisis: Interagency Proposal to Combat Illicit Fentanyl-Related Substances:"


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against John William Boland, 38, of Mammoth Lakes, charging him with five counts of bank robbery and two counts of attempted robbery, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: Defendant was Arrested with More Than 40 Grams of a Fentanyl Mixture, a Semi-Automatic Handgun, and Over $1600 in Drug Proceeds.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Burke County man sentenced to prison for possession of child pornography

News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A Burke County man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for possessing hundreds of images of child pornography.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Antwan Taylor, 28, La Crosse, Wisconsin was sentenced today by U.S. Chief District Judge James D. Peterson to 5 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. This prison term will be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Taylor pleaded guilty to this charge on Sept. 13, 2021.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Florida resident pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of transferring obscene material to a minor, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Leader Rodgers: We need to take this urgent action on fentanyl analogues

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in a Health Subcommittee hearing entitled, “The Overdose Crisis: Interagency Proposal to Combat Illicit Fentanyl-Related Substances."


E&C Announces Additional Details on Second Legislative Hearing Focused on Holding Big Tech Accountable

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced additional details today on the legislative hearing the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold on Thursday, December 9, at 11:30 a.m. (EST) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, "Holding Big Tech Accountable: Legislation to Build a Safer Internet."


News Release: WHAT: Controlled Debris Burn. WHEN: Monday, December 6, 2021 through Wednesday, December 8, 2021, weather permitting. WHERE: Hot Springs National Park, Graves Gravel Pit, Whittington Ave. No roads will be closed.


Under Secretary Jose W. Fernandez  Keynote Address for the U.S.-China Business Council’s “Gala 2021: The Way Forward”

Release: Good evening. Thank you Marc, for that kind introduction, and thank you to the U.S.-China Business Council for the invitation to speak tonight. Dr. Kissinger, Ambassador Roy, thank you as well for your service to our nation and to the Department of State. The intellectual rigor and dedication that you brought to the State Department lives on, and I for one am humbled to be walking in your footsteps.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Oregon Check Casher and Construction Company Operators Indicted in Payroll Tax Evasion Scheme

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A federal grand jury in Portland returned a five-count indictment today charging six individuals for their roles in a multiyear scheme to evade the payment of payroll and income taxes on the wages of construction workers.


The US Commerce Department published a five page proposed rule on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - A Wiggins man pled guilty to transporting visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that EDWARD HERNANDEZ was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 10 years in prison for his role in kidnapping and torturing a Government informant. WALKIN FRANCISCO ARIAS VILLAR and JOSIEL GUSTAVO MARTINEZ...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “The Overdose Crisis: Interagency Proposal to Combat Illicit Fentanyl-Related Substances:"