News published on Federal Newswire in January 2021

News from January 2021


Federal Reserve System publishes notice on Jan. 21

The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Jan. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on Jan. 21?

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A federal grand jury today indicted an Essex County, New Jersey, man for illegally possessing several firearms, including an AM-15 rifle, as well as quantities of crack cocaine and heroin with the intent to distribute, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.


Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) seeks public comment on the management alternatives, environmental impacts and other issues of public concern that APHIS should consider in an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for predator damage management ...


Prescribed fire planned for San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area

News Release: Tucson, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Tucson Field Office and Gila District Fire Management Office will conduct a prescribed burn on the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA), pending appropriate weather and seasonal conditions, from late January through mid-March 2021. The Land Corral Burn will cover approximately 778 acres of BLM land on the SPRNCA and is located at the St. David Cienega.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced new Biden-Harris Administration senior leadership appointees. These new leaders will direct policy at DOE, coordinate across the Administration, and enact President Joe Biden’s vision for bold action on the climate crisis and on safeguarding...


Serial Bank Robber Sentenced in Maryland to 14 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Committed Three Bank Robberies in Maryland and Delaware While on Supervised Release for Previous Federal Bank Robbery Convictions.



Birmingham Man Arrested in Mississippi for Unlawful Dealing in Firearms

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - On Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, a Birmingham man was arrested in the Southern District of Mississippi, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Explosives and Firearms (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Mickey French.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Ryan Ashley Hubbs, of Paris, Ohio, has admitted to carjacking, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Joseph Green (619) 546-6955 and Alexandra F. Foster (619) 546-6735.


North Texas Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Bankruptcy Fraud Scheme

News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 47-year-old Arlington, Texas woman has been sentenced to federal prison for a bankruptcy fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.


15-year Prison Sentence for Indiana Man Who Travelled to Wisconsin to Meet a Child for Sex and Pornography Production

News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Jan. 21, 2021, Ronald P. Ortgea (age: 47) of Dyer, Indiana, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison by Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach.


Methamphetamine trafficking sends Box Elder man to prison

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Box Elder man who admitted possessing methamphetamine for distribution after leading law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation was sentenced today to seven years and eight months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) issued the following statement on the completion of an environmental review and release of a Record of Decision for the Wyoming Pipeline Corridor Initiative (WPCI). Completion of the environmental review will facilitate the development of a ...


News Release: NEW ORLEANS -U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that U.S. District Mary Ann Vial Lemmon sentenced GARLAND GULLORY (GUILLORY), age 41, and PHILLIP HELTON (P. HELTON), age 41, both of Marrero, Louisiana, to 188 months’ imprisonment and five years’ supervised release and a $100 special assessment...


Hartford Man Admits Assaulting U.S. Postal Service Employee

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DEMORSE KELLEY, 39, of Hartford, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to assaulting a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier.


Pittsburgh-area Man Sentenced for Supplying SCO Gang with Drugs

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to five years' imprisonment and eight years' supervised release on his conviction of narcotics trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: HARRISBURG- Acting United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler announced today that his office has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Special Inspector General Brian D. Miller of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR), regarding the investigation and prosecution of fraud relating to CARES Act funding.


News Release: HAMMOND- Tiffany Barragan, 23, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced to 60 months imprisonment following her guilty plea to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity as an associate of the Latin Dragons Nation street gang, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Gary T. Bell.