News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


Pocatello Man Sentenced to 7.5 Years for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm

News Release: POCATELLO - A Pocatello man was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm.


News Release: Ajo Arizona - Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Twin Peaks Campground will be available year-round, beginning Jan. 1, 2022 for reservations on www.recreation.gov or by calling 877-444-6777. This change will make it possible for visitors to Plan Like a Ranger and select and reserve their ideal campsite prior to arriving at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.


News Release: TAOS, N.M. -The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office announced in June 2021 that it was increasing the protection of the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River conservation area and viewshed. The first step in these efforts was to reclaim a designated scenic easement and prohibit unauthorized access, which the agency and partners have successfully completed. The next steps include restoring the easement’s soils and vegetation.


Release: MS PORTER: Hello. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us today on this busy Friday at the State Department, and welcome to today’s press call to read out the recent senior-level virtual International Partners Meeting on Haiti. As a reminder, this call is on the record; however, the contents of the call are.


Two Felons Sentenced to Respectively to 96 and 78 Months in Prison of Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - Two men have been sentenced for illegal possession of firearms, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J. Kovats.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Bulgarian Prime Minister Petkov

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Virginia Woman Charged with Murder of Ohio Man in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

News Release: U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging Chelsea Perkins, 31, of Alexandria, Virginia, with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.


Long Island MS-13 Associate Pleads Guilty to Racketeering in Connection With the Murders of Four Young Men in a Central Islip Park in 2017

News Release: Earlier today, Alexis Hernandez, an associate of the Guanacos Li’l Cycos Salvatruchas (“Guanacos") clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, pleaded guilty in federal court in Central Islip to racketeering charges in connection with his participation...


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Today, the Department of Justice announced that Team Telecom entered into National Security Agreements with Google LLC and its subsidiary GU Holdings Inc., and Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly known as Facebook Inc.) and its subsidiary Edge Cable Holdings USA LLC to protect data on the Pacific Light Cable ...


Winter Vistas: Longstreet’s Breakthrough, Hindman’s Front

News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, January 8, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special ranger-led hike exploring the events that occurred on the southern end of Confederate General James Longstreet’s famous assault of Sept. 20, 1863. This approximate 1-mile, 90-minute hike will begin at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center, then caravan to the hike’s starting point.


News Release: Northern District of Ohio entities received $875,000 in fraudulent PPP loans.


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that ROBERT PORZIO, 48, of Westport, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to one count of tax evasion.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “Unanimous Consent Request--Executive Calendar (Executive Calendar)” on Dec. 13.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Worcester Physician Agrees to Pay $115,000 Settlement to Resolve Allegations of Illegal Prescribing of Opioid Controlled Substances

News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester physician has agreed to resolve allegations that he improperly prescribed opioid controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a five page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.