News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Shane Smith, age 24, of Whitehall, New York, was sentenced today to 41 months in prison and three years of supervised release for unlawfully possessing two short-barrel rifles, and unlawfully possessing hundreds of rounds of ammunition while being a felon.


News Release: ATLANTA - Ivie Shevon Sajere pled guilty to a money laundering conspiracy that defrauded the Social Security Administration (“SSA") and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA") out of nearly $1,000,000. The conspiracy involved the false filing of thousands of online applications for SSA retirement benefits and FEMA disaster benefits using stolen personal information.


USDA Announces December 2021 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for December 2021, which are effective Dec. 1. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.


There were 60 press releases published by the U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means in November 2021.


MediaMuv Principals Charged with Stealing Millions in Music Royalties

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Jose Teran, 36, of Scottsdale, Arizona appeared today in federal court on charges for Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, Transactional Money Laundering, and Aggravated Identity Theft. In mid-November, a federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a 30-count indictment against Teran, and his co-conspirator...


What did House Committee on Foreign Affairs publish in November 2021?

There were 39 press releases published by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in November 2021.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm after leading police officers on a high-speed chase through oncoming traffic and crashing into several police vehicles.


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

There were eight press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs in November 2021.


Dundalk Man Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Federal Prison for Charges Related to Aggravated Identity Theft, Sale of Stolen Citizenship Documents and Counterfeit Driver’s Licenses

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Orvil Perez-Jimenez, age 34, of Dundalk, Maryland to two years and four months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release for the transfer of false identification documents, the sale of citizenship documents, and aggravated identity theft.


Department of State Offers Reward for Information to Bring Mexican Drug Trafficking Cartel Member to Justice

Release: Today, the U.S. Department of State is announcing a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Juan Carlos Valencia Gonzalez, an alleged high-level member of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG - Jalisco New Generation Cartel). The CJNG is assessed...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), wrote to the U.S.



Leader Rodgers: “Big Tech Should not be the Arbiters of Truth—Not for me, my Community, our Children, or any American”

News Release: Washington, D.C.-House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers condemned Big Tech censorship today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on holding Big Tech accountable for censoring free speech.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Georgia inmate sentenced for running a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme from state prison

News Release: ROME, Ga. - Damon Thomas Young, a/k/a Morgan Sylvia, has been sentenced for his fraud scheme to steal heavy equipment worth nearly $3 million from various dealers, while serving a 20-year state sentence as an inmate with the Georgia Department of Corrections.


United States Reaches Settlement with Frederick County Public School District to Protect Students with Disabilities

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced today a settlement agreement with the Frederick County Public School District to address the discriminatory use of seclusion and restraint against students...


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today questioned Christopher T. Hanson, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and Jeff Baran and David A. Wright, commissioners of the NRC.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.