News published on Federal Newswire in February 2021

News Release: “Chairman Neal, “Congress’s top priority right now is to work together to crush this virus and rebuild this economy by helping Main Street businesses survive and helping the jobless get back to work. “Which is why we joined forces not once, not twice, but five times last year to provide the largest...

Meeks, McCaul Urge for Calming of Political Tensions in Republic of Georgia

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Michael McCaul, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to developments in the Republic of Georgia...

Vidor Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison For Opioid Overdose Deaths

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 51-year-old Vidor, Texas, woman has been sentenced to federal prison for maintaining a drug-involved premises in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.

Shiloh Set to Reopen Tomorrow - February 20, 2021

By Interior Newswire | Feb 19, 2021

News Release: SHILOH - Visitor facilities at both the Shiloh Battlefield and the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center will reopen at 12:00 pm tomorrow, Saturday, February 20.

Retired Federal Law Enforcement Officer And Former Mayor Of Brooksville Charged With Child Exploitation Offenses

News Release: Tampa, Florida - Kevin Hohn (65, Brooksville) has been arrested and charged by federal criminal complaint with possession and distribution of images depicting the sexual abuse of children. If convicted, he faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 5 years, and up to 20 years, in federal prison, and a potential life term of supervised release.

The United States Officially Rejoins the Paris Agreement

Release: On Jan. 20, on his first day in office, President Biden signed the instrument to bring the United States back into the Paris Agreement. Per the terms of the Agreement, the United States officially becomes a Party again today.

Cresco, Iowa, Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking

News Release: A man who used Facebook and the mail to stalk another person pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $76 Million in Airport Improvement Grants

By US DOT Newswire | Feb 19, 2021

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced three grants for infrastructure projects through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) FY2021 Airport Improvement Program. The grants, the first of approximately $3.2 billion in funding available through this program annually, will provide a total of $76 million to Chicago O’Hare International, Dallas-Fort Worth International and Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airports.

Dietary Supplement Executive Sentenced in Scheme to Fraudulently Sell Popular Dietary Supplements

News Release: Dietary Supplement Executive Sentenced in Scheme to Fraudulently Sell Popular Dietary Supplements.

McCaul: Biden Admin’s Response to Nord Stream 2 “Wholly Inadequate”

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, in a congressionally mandated report on entities engaging in sanctionable activity related to the malign Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, the Biden Administration announced only two sanctions designations. House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement in response to today’s announcement.

Three New York Residents Indicted On Conspiracy, Mail Fraud, And Wire Fraud Charges

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Jan. 25, 2021, Caron Pitter, age 44, Rohan Lyttle, age 45, and Rohan Lyttle, Jr., age 23, all residents of Queens, New York, were indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire...

Grand Jury - February 2021

News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 17 unsealed Indictments charging 19 defendants. Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Brady: Democrats’ Partisan Bill Doesn’t Focus on Virus or Jobs

News Release: WASHINGTON - The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after Committee Democrats announced they will debate multiple bills this week that compromise part of President Biden’s COVID-19 relief “plan"...

Oversight Republicans Sound Alarm on Impending Health Crisis at the Border

News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee Republicans sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas raising concerns over the Biden Administration’s recent actions to limit enforcement and weaken border...

LETTER: 11 Million Tax Return Backlog Threatens Americans’ 2020 Tax Filings

News Release: LETTER: 11 Million Tax Return Backlog Threatens Americans’ 2020 Tax Filings.

Scam Alert: Feds Warn Residents About Fraudsters Seeking to Profit from Disaster

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas reminds the public that fraudsters soon follow disaster.

Ranking Member Risch: Biden Administration Must Seek Burden-Sharing Increases from Japan

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the announcement that the United States and Japan have extended by one year the current cost-sharing arrangement to host U.S. troops on Japanese soil:

Dominican National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry

News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national who previously resided in Middleton was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegal reentry.

Neal Praises Biden Nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to Head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services