News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


News Release: Amended complaint alleges discrimination based on race, national origin and disability.


Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Credit Card Fraud Scheme

News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas man was sentenced yesterday to 111 months in prison for using skimming devices to steal victims’ identities and credit card account information to buy luxury merchandise - including Rolex watches and high-end purses - and to obtain cash advances at various properties on The Strip.


Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: New EM senior leader Jay Mullis shared the cleanup program’s priorities and strategic vision in addressing two key stakeholder groups recently.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that YADA CLARK (“CLARK"), age 62, of New Orleans, Louisiana was charged by Bill of Information filed on Dec. 16, 2021, for Theft of Federal Funds.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Hudson County, New Jersey, man today admitted possessing a firearm and ammunition after having previously been convicted of a felony, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - Marcus Antwan Gambrell, 30, of Raleigh, was sentenced today to 210 months in prison for manufacturing child pornography. Gambrell and co-defendant Kevin Rudolph were charged in a four-count superseding indictment on April 7, 2020. The indictment charged both men with sex trafficking...


News Release: A man who possessed ammunition after having prior convictions for felonies and domestic abuse assaults, and who was subject to no contact orders, was sentenced today to 77 months in federal prison.


News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - Home for the holidays has a much greater meaning for those affected by Hurricane Ida. FEMA will be working through the holiday season to continue recovery efforts, including helping eligible survivors into homes.


Chairman David Scott Releases End of Year Highlights

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott releases highlights of activity undertaken by the Committee in 2021...


News Release: BOISE - A Nampa man was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.


Chairwoman Maloney, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, and  Rep. Clarke Call on Government Accountability Office to Evaluate the Impacts of Peaker Power Plant Pollution

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Committee Member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rep. Yvette D. Clarke sent a letter to Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro, head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), requesting that GAO examine ​the impact of peaker power plant pollution on frontline communities and evaluate replacement strategies.


Release: The United States and the Kingdom of the Netherlands held the second U.S.-Dutch Cyber Dialogue on December 20 in Washington, D.C. The Department of State’s Acting Deputy Coordinator for Cyber Issues Liesyl Franz led the U.S. delegation, which also included participants from the Department of State, Department ...



News Release: BANGOR, Maine: An Old Town man was sentenced in federal court today for possessing an unregistered firearm, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.


Baltimore Heroin Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Conspiracy Charge

News Release: Baltimore, Md., - Larry Gardner, a/k/a “Little Larry," age 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, including heroin.


McLaughlin Man Indicted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

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


Man Serving State Sentence in Angola Sentenced on Federal Drug Conspiracy Charge

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Damione Brock, 42, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Donald E. Walter to spend 292 months (24 years, 4 months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for drug conspiracy. Other co-defendants have also been sentenced to either conspiracy or other drug trafficking charges in connection with this case.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - John Ross Lawrence, of Wind Ridge, Pennsylvania, has admitted to a drug a charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Larry Gardner, a/k/a “Little Larry," age 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, including heroin.