News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) announced this week that they had confirmed a case of COVID-19 in a Canada lynx at a Pennsylvania Zoo.

Mexican National Sentenced to 12 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,600 Kilos of Cocaine

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Mexican national was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy that distributed more than 2,600 kilograms of cocaine in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

South Carolina Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Child Pornography Charge

News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - An Aiken, South Carolina man, Travis Lee McKie, age 41, was sentenced on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 325 months in prison for Production of Child Pornography. McKie was ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release to follow his prison term and pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.

NHTSA releases nearly $260 million in grants for highway safety programs

Nearly $260 million in highway safety grants were released by the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

FBI recovers, returns historic artifacts decades after theft

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Philadelphia Division announced recently that a number of relics stolen during the 1960s and 1970s have been recovered and returned to the respective museums.

Portman, Peters Bipartisan Bill to Combat Human Trafficking Signed into Law as Part as Part of FY 2022 NDAA

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that their DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act was signed into law as part of the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act...

Japanese Language Version - United States Files Civil Action to Return $150 Million in Embezzled Funds to Sony; FBI Tracks Money to Bitcoin

News Release: 下記の日本語文書は参考のための仮翻訳で、正文は英文です。. 司法省. カリフォルニア州南部地区連邦検事局. 2021年12月20日（月）. 即時のプレスリリース. 米政府が横領金1億5000万ドルをソニーに返金するため民事訴訟を起こし、FBIが資金をビットコインに追跡. 担当連絡先. オレクサンドラ・ジョンソン検事補　(619) 546-9769. アーロン・P・アルンゼン検事補　(619) 546-8384. プレスリリース要旨 ― 2021年12月20日. サンディエゴ ― 米政府は本日、東京に本社があるソニーグループ株式会社の子会社から詐取され、その後、米連邦捜査局(FBI)による窃盗事件捜査中に法執行機関によって差し押さえられ1億5400万ドルを超える資金を保全し、最終的に返還するため連邦裁判所に提訴した。...

Four Houston-area men indicted for $35 million COVID-19 relief fraud

Four Houston-area men have recently been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly taking part in a scheme to defraud $35 million in COVID-19 relief funds from the U.S. Government.

Burlington Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Felon in Possession of Firearm

News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - A Burlington man, Terrell Nicholas Wilson, age 28, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey on Dec. 22, 2021 to 70 months in prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Wilson was on federal supervised release at the time of the offense. The 70-month...

Mexican National Sentenced to 12 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,600 Kilos of Cocaine

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Mexican national was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy that distributed more than 2,600 kilograms of cocaine in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

APHIS Publishes Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Pummelo Fruit from Vietnam into the United States

By USDA Newswire | Dec 27, 2021

Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared a pest risk assessment (PRA) and risk management document (RMD) that proposes that fresh pummelo fruit can be safely imported from Vietnam into the United States with appropriate phytosanitary measures.

‘Operation Safety Claus’ seizes over $1 million in counterfeit pharmaceuticals, consumer products

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) recently seized more than $1 million in counterfeit consumer products and pharmaceuticals in New Orleans, Louisiana during ‘Operation Safety Claus.’

FEMA Extends Deadline for Public Assistance Application for Hurricane Ida until Feb. 11, 2022

News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - FEMA has extended the period for applicants to request Public Assistance grants for Hurricane Ida. The new deadline is Feb. 11, 2022.

Peters and Portman Bipartisan Provision to Combat Human Trafficking Signed into Law as Part of National Defense Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A provision authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, that would enhance our nation’s ability to combat the rise of human trafficking has been signed into law as a part...

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