News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Daniel Hays, 42, of Bliss, NY, who was convicted of attempted receipt of child pornography, was sentenced to serve five years in prison and 10 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.


News Release: (MILES CITY, Mont.) - Bureau of Land Management Miles City Field Office range managers are concerned about the ongoing drought conditions which worsened through the 2021 growing season, resulting in varying degrees of impact.


Orangeburg Brothers Sentenced on Federal Firearm Charges Related to Shooting

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that brothers Abrian Dayquan Sabb, 26, of Orangeburg, and Darius Bernard Sabb, 23, of Georgetown, were sentenced today in federal court after pleading guilty to offenses related to making false statements to a federal firearms dealer during the purchase of a firearm. Abrian Sabb was sentenced to seven years in federal prison, and Darius Sabb was sentenced to three years probation.


There were 27 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service in November 2021.


News Release: Defendant Participated in a Murder for Hire Plot That Resulted in the Death of One Victim; Participated in Seven Armed Robberies.


News Release: A Cedar Rapids, Iowa, convicted felon who shot a firearm at a vehicle was sentenced Nov. 30, 2021, to nearly five years in federal prison.


Peters, Portman & Padilla Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Transparency of Federal Disaster Relief Spending

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced bipartisan legislation that would direct federal agencies to track all spending and financial damages...


What did U.S. Department of State, Bureau of African Affairs publish in November 2021?

There were 61 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of African Affairs in November 2021.


Aberdeen Man Sentenced for Firearm Charge

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Aberdeen, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on Nov. 29, 2021, by Judge Charles B. Kornmann, U.S. District Court.


IPR Center, Europol make Cyber Monday shopping safer; seize $3 million in counterfeit goods

News Release: WASHINGTON - Through the ongoing international Operation “In Our Sites," the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) and Europol seized or shut down more than 490,475 websites illegally selling counterfeit goods and other copyright-protected material to unsuspecting consumers between November 2020 and November 2021, keeping holiday shoppers safe 12 years running.


HSI partners with State Attorney General’s office in child exploitation investigation resulting in conviction and lengthy federal prison sentence

News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Kentucky man will serve 32 years in federal prison after being sentenced on Monday for production, attempted production, distribution, and possession of child pornography.


News Release: HOUSTON - A 65-year-old Missouri City man has been ordered to federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


What did U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor publish in November 2021?

There were 24 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in November 2021.


News Release: Arrested After Crashing Through a Fence at a Registered Historical Site.


Valles Caldera National Preserve Plans 2021-22 Winter Prescribed Burns

News Release: Jemez Springs, NM - The National Park Service plans to implement prescribed burn projects in Valles Caldera National Preserve between early December and the end of the winter season when conditions allow. The prescribed burns will occur in previously thinned areas where materials have been piled for burning. The burn operations will be completed in phases over several days depending on weather and fuel conditions.


News Release: Conspired with Four Outside Facilitators and Two Correctional Employees to Smuggle Contraband Into Prison, Including Drugs.


There were four press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Counterterrorism in November 2021.


National Park Service cancels Request for Qualifications for historic Fort Baker Boat Shop

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO-After a lengthy review process brought by the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Park Service is cancelling the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) solicitation for the Fort Baker Boat Shop in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.


BLM Releases Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Scoping Report

News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management today released a scoping report that documents the results of the 60-day public scoping period to help guide the breadth of environmental analysis and development of alternatives for a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement related to the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program.