News published on Federal Newswire in January 2021

News from January 2021


Alton Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Illegally Possessing Firearms

News Release: Matthew L. Richardson, 32, of Alton, Illinois, has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison.


Johnson: American People Deserve Answers About Capitol Security Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Ron Johnson sent letters to the current and former Sergeants at Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate seeking information about the security planning done prior to the Electoral College certification on January 6, 2021. The letters were sent to Acting Senate...


News Release: BOSTON - A Swampscott man was arrested and charged today with bank fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud an elderly victim and her bank by stealing the victim’s retirement assets.


News Release: Gangster Disciples Leaders Sentenced to Prison.


News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced today that Teresa A. Weber, age 57, of Strasburg, Ohio, was sentenced to 24 months imprisonment by United States District Judge Solomon Oliver, Jr after she pleaded guilty to embezzling approximately $423,000 from her former employer.


Detour Implemented from Milepost 115 to 135 Starting January 25, 2021

News Release: RIDGELAND, MS - On Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, the Natchez Trace Parkway will implement a detour from Milepost 115 to 135. The 25-mile detour will bypass the Parkway using Highway 43 to Highway 16. The motor road will be closed to all traffic between Mileposts 115 - 123.7 and closed to through traffic from Mileposts 123.7 - 135.


Logan County Pharmacy to Pay Civil Monetary Penalties to Resolve Alleged Violations of the Controlled Substances Act

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that Family Discount Pharmacy, Inc. (“FDP"), which operated a pharmacy in Mount Gay, Logan County, has agreed to pay civil monetary penalties to resolve allegations that the pharmacy violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by filling...


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s latest Executive Order to provide additional economic relief to workers and families in an equitable manner...


San Angelo Meth Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison

News Release: A San Angelo methamphetamine trafficker was sentenced to 210 months in federal prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Jade Hooks, 22, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and crack cocaine, announced United States Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., Western District of New York and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.


News Release: GUILTY PLEA - JOHN THOMAS RUTLEDGE.


Meeks, McCaul, Kaptur, Kinzinger, and Keating on Threats to U.S. International Broadcasting

News Release: Dear Mr. President: As you take office as our 46th President, we are acutely aware of the slate of critical global challenges facing the United States and our allies that will require immediate and sustained attention from the White House and executive branch agencies. As you chart out initial priorities...


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


Box Elder Man Found Guilty of Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Christopher Golden, age 50, was found guilty of Receipt of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography following a federal court trial in Rapid City, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on Jan. 21, 2021.


Operation Sideswipe Spotter Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents In Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced MARIO SOLOMON (“SOLOMON"), age 48, of New Orleans, was sentenced today for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of staged automobile accidents with tractor-trailers occurring in New Orleans.


News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Joseph Miner pleaded guilty via videoconference before United States District Judge William F. Kuntz, II, to possessing a firearm with obliterated serial numbers. When sentenced, Miner faces a maximum of five years’ imprisonment.


Bureau of Land Management to oversee prescribed fire in Lake County’s Black Forest

News Release: UKIAH, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office, in cooperation with CAL FIRE Sonoma Lake Napa Unit, plans to conduct prescribed fire operations in the Black Forest along Soda Bay Road, on the northeast side of Mount Konocti in Kelseyville, Lake County. Pile burn operations are scheduled...


Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Inspection Stations will send filers Entry Status Notifications (SO70) through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) beginning Jan. 25, 2021. Notifications may include requests for filers to correct ...


Monongalia County man admits to role in firearms conspiracy

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Brandon J. Martino, of Wadestown, West Virginia, has admitted to his role in a firearms conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Finance Committee Advances Treasury Nominee to Full Senate

News Release: Washington - The Senate Finance Committee, chaired by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), today unanimously reported for consideration to the full Senate the nomination of Dr. Janet Yellen to the secretary of the Treasury.