News published on Federal Newswire in January 2021

News from January 2021


Man Trafficking Methamphetamine from Colorado to Iowa Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

News Release: Ramirez used others to deliver meth from Colorado to Iowa.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, along with its law enforcement partners, is aware of reports of violence, including assaults, threats, and property damage, against members of the press while they were engaged in covering events unfolding at the United States...


News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Jan. 12, 2021, a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Adam L. Lambrecht (age: 40) of the Two Rivers, Wisconsin.


Fresno Man Sentenced to 5.5 Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd sentenced Rudy Soto, 32, of Fresno, today to five and a half years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Accountant Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion and Obstruction Offenses

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LOUIS DeMAIO, 70, of Guilford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, for tax evasion and obstruction offenses.


Statement on climate change flyers falsely attributed to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

News Release: Science papers from NOAA follow a rigorous, peer-review process under agency regulations on scientific publications. NOAA was not involved in the creation or posting online of the climate change flyers that have been allegedly attributed to the Office of Science and Technology Policy, nor does NOAA endorse the flyers. OSTP is investigating the issue.


Joint Statement From United States Attorney Jason Dunn And Denver FBI Special Agent In Charge Michael Schneider

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado and the Denver Field Office of the FBI are committed to holding perpetrators of last week’s Capitol violence to account for any federal crimes. At the same time, we are working together with state and local authorities to ensure that any...


News Release: Queens, N.Y. - Gateway National Recreation Area (Gateway) is releasing a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) in connection with the Silver Gull Beach Club and the Breezy Point Surf Club currently managed under contracts which expire Dec. 31, 2021.


Two Marion County Residents Indicted for Drug Distribution and Murder of Informant

News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an 11-count superseding indictment charging David Chappell Fey (56, Belleview) and Shari Lynn Gunter (57, Ocklawaha) with the murder of a government witness and conspiracy to murder a government witness. Fey and Gunter ...


News Release: St. Marys, GA - Cumberland Island National Seashore is looking to carry out a prescribed burn in the coming weeks of a debris pile located on the southern end of the island at a location known locally as Raccoon Key. The operation will be conducted weather permitting. Impacts are expected to be minimal though visitors may see and smell some smoke when near the area.


Report to Congress on  Identification of, and Immigration Restrictions on,   Senior Officials of the Government of Iran and their Family Members

Release: Section 221 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, Public Law 112-158 (TRA), enacted on Aug. 10, 2012, requires the President to publish a list of individuals whom the President has determined are senior Iranian officials involved in Iran’s illicit nuclear activities or proliferation...


News Release: DETROIT - The Justice Department announced today that three individuals have been charged in an indictment with conspiracy to export U.S. goods to Iran in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR), as well as conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States, and conspiracy to engage in international money laundering.


Fentanyl Distribution Leads to Prison Sentences for Two Menominee Women

News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that Jacquelyn Grignon (age: 47) and Lottie Tucker (age: 38), both former residents of the Menominee Indian Reservation, recently received prison sentences in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin...


DOE Announces an Additional $47 Million in Funding for Commercial Scaling of Transformational Energy Technology Projects

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced an additional $47 million in funding for seven projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential (SCALEUP) program. These...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The DEA Washington Division is pleased to announce that Jarod A. Forget has been selected as the new Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Washington Division. SAC Forget will be responsible for DEA offices and mission throughout Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. This...


2020 Census Paid Temporary Workers

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau released the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay Dec. 27 - Jan. 2, 2020. The data tables include national totals for all 50 states and the District of Columbia by Census Bureau regional geography. A weekly number of paid temporary workers for Puerto Rico is also available. The weekly release will occur 10 days after the end of the weekly period.


News Release: Defendant surreptitiously recorded high school students while they used urinals and bathroom stalls.


Reminder: Full Implementation of the APHIS Core Message Set Begins January 2021

Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reminds importers, brokers, and filers that, beginning on Jan. 25, 2021, they will have to submit an APHIS Core Message Set in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) when they file entry for APHIS-regulated ...


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Sharon Ann Perkins, 39, pleaded guilty today to setting fire to lands owned by the United States, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow released the following statement regarding the fatal shootings of two police officers from the municipality of Carolina, Luis Salamán Conde and Eliezer Hernández Cartagena, and one Puerto Rico police officer, Luis Marrero Díaz.