News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


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


Jury Finds Convicted Felon Guilty Of Possessing Ammunition

News Release: Tampa, Florida - A federal jury has found Victor Ricardo Grant (39, Brandon) guilty of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. Grant faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 15 years, and up to, life in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 4, 2022.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Dec. 13, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - A federal jury has found James Thomas Butler II (41, Jacksonville) guilty of production, attempted production, and possession of child sexual abuse materials. In 2001, Butler was convicted of attempted capital sexual battery and lascivious molestation of a minor, and he has since...


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


Medical doctor, pharmacists, and 11 others charged with operating illegal pill mills

News Release: ATLANTA - An Atlanta-area gynecologist, two pharmacists, and ten other individual accomplices or pill “sponsors" have been indicted, charged with the alleged illegal sale and distribution of controlled substances to addicts and drug dealers.


U.S. Department of Energy Invests in a Clean Hydrogen Pathway for Wyoming

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced up to $644,000 in funding for the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources to assess the economic impacts of fossil energy production in Wyoming and evaluate opportunities...


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


Chesapeake Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Trafficking

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Chesapeake man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to make false statements in connection with 45 firearm transactions.


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


Release: The United States is designating Ali Darassa, the leader of the Central African Republic (CAR)-based militia group Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC), pursuant to Executive Order 13667, in connection with serious human rights abuses.


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


Sacramento Man Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Christopher Kegan Williams, 26, of Sacramento, was sentenced on Tuesday by United States District Judge John A. Mendez to 2.5 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Wade R. Shannon and Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


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


St. Francis Man Sentenced for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on Dec. 13, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


Science and Technology Cooperation

Joint Statement on U.S. – France Science and Technology Cooperation .


Houma and Garyville Disaster Recovery Centers Closing Permanently Dec. 22

News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - The Disaster Recovery Centers located in Houma and Garyville are scheduled to close permanently on Wednesday, Dec. 22.


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


News Release: The defendants paid an insider at TransUnion to doctor their scores and those of their clients.


“TRIBUTE TO DR. ITALY ALBERT ``I.A.'' GREENE” was published on page E1351 of the Congressional Record on Dec. 9.