News published on Federal Newswire in July 2021

News from July 2021


Commerce Department publishes notice on July 15

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on July 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Portman, Peters Bipartisan Legislation to Protect FEMA Reservists' Jobs During Disaster Response Advances in Senate

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced the unanimous approval by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee of their Civilian Reservist Emergency Workforce...


South Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Investment Scam Targeting the Elderly, Spending Investor Money on Gambling, Jewelry, and Luxury Vehicles

News Release: Miami, Florida - Isaac Grossman, 46, of Parkland, Florida, pled guilty today to wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering charges, for directing an elder fraud scheme in which he sold stock in his South Florida-based technology company to elderly investors across the country, and then misappropriated the investors’ funds for his own personal use.


Jamaican Nationals Plead Guilty To Defrauding U.S. Citizens via Lottery Scams

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Two Jamaican nationals admitted to a federal court judge in Providence that they participated in lottery scams that defrauded U.S citizens in several states, including Rhode Island and Massachusetts, of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Unsuspecting victims were contacted by scammers, told they had won large sums of money in a lottery, but were required to pay “fees" to collect their winnings.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Mission, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.


News Release: FORT WAYNE, Indiana - Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell, Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division and Acting United States Attorney Tina L. Nommay of the Northern District of Indiana announced that Larry Lamb, 40, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court...


Hampshire County man admits to role in drug trafficking operation

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Joshua Michael Bourne, of Shanks, West Virginia, has admitted to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.


News Release: Miami, Florida - Today, a Miami federal grand jury returned an indictment charging two Lauderhill residents for their roles in a fraud conspiracy that sold fake nursing degrees to people who had not completed the required nursing coursework or clinicals.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Influencing a Federal Officer by Threat.


Emanuel County woman sentenced after admitting to defrauding program for COVID-19 small business relief

News Release: STATESBORO, GA: An Emanuel County woman who admitted creating a fake business and using it to receive funding from a federal COVID-19 small business relief program has been sentenced in federal court.


“Take a Walk on the Wild Side”

News Release: Pea Ridge National Military Park “Take a Walk on the Wild Side" program.


News Release: BOSTON - A Fall River man was sentenced today in connection with a cocaine distribution conspiracy.


U.S.-EU Dialogue on Nonproliferation, Disarmament, Arms Control and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation

Release: The United States and the European Union’s External Action Service held another meeting this week in their ongoing dialogue on nonproliferation, arms control, disarmament, and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear risk mitigation issues. Ann Ganzer, Senior Official for the Bureau of International ...


Peters and Portman Bipartisan Legislation to Protect FEMA Reservists' Jobs During Disaster Response Advances in Senate

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to protect Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Reservists from losing their full-time employment when they are called up to assist communities with disaster response has advanced in the Senate. FEMA...


News Release: In a blow to bipartisanship, Democrats today advanced H.R. 3992, the Protect Older Job Applicants Act; H.R. 729, the Strength in Diversity Act; H.R. 730, the Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act; and, H.R. 2119, the Family Violence Prevention and Service Improvement Act of 2021 through Committee.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Mission, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Appear.


Self-Described Member of “Boogaloo Bois” Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Machine Gun

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A St. Cloud man, and self-described member of the Boogaloo Bois, pleaded guilty yesterday to possessing two drop-in auto sears, a device that converts a semi-automatic firearm into an unlawful fully automatic firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.


News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that four individuals have been charged by a federal grand jury in a 13-count indictment for their respective roles in alleged child sex trafficking, production of child pornography, and coercion and enticement of a minor. The case involves activity spanning from Arizona to South Carolina, and victims from the Pee Dee and Midlands regions of South Carolina.


Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Role in 2011 Reston Murder

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Beltsville, Maryland man and long-time fugitive pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting a drug-related murder nearly a decade ago.


Release: BURLINGTON, Vt.- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Burlington International Airport (BTV) are staying busy during this summer travel season.