News published on Federal Newswire in July 2021

News from July 2021


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced a Passaic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 45 months in prison for distributing fentanyl.


Fresno Man with Four Prior Convictions for Unlawfully Possessing Firearms and Ammunition Faces Federal Charges

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Earnest Donte Ruff, 23, of Fresno, charging him with possessing ammunition after being convicted of a felony offense, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Kirtland Couple Sentenced to 18 Months for Bribing Former City of Cleveland Official and Tax Fraud

News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a Kirtland couple was sentenced by U.S. Judge Christopher A. Boyko to 18 months imprisonment after both pleaded guilty to bribery of a former city of Cleveland demolition official.


News Release: Dear Mr. President: We are writing to thank you for approving Governor Whitmer’s request for a Major Disaster declaration for the State of Michigan. Your swift consideration and approval of this assistance will allow communities to begin to recover from the recent flooding and storms in Michigan. We...


Felon Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Gun and Leading Police on a Car Chase

News Release: Received Enhanced Sentence Because He Assaulted Another Inmate in Jail While Awaiting Sentencing.




National Business and Union Leaders Support Portman’s Bipartisan Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act to Improve Federal Permitting Process & Create Jobs

News Release: National business and union leaders have expressed support for the bipartisan Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (S. 2324), led by Senators Rob Portman, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ). Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Joe...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $3.6 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of Oklahoma prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.


News Release: BOSTON - A Pittsfield man was found guilty by a federal jury in Springfield yesterday in connection with firearm and drug trafficking offenses.


News Release: Effective Friday, July 16, campfires or the ignition of wood, briquettes, or any fuel in fire pits, fire pans and barbeque grills, are banned in all portions of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex - North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National...


Schedule Advisory: Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry

News Release: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 - 10:00 AM EDT.


News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - On July 14 at approximately 4:49 p.m., the Grand Canyon Communications Center received a report of CPR in progress on an unresponsive hiker at the Mile-and-a-Half Resthouse on the Bright Angel Trail.


Iowa City Man Charged with Firearms Offenses

News Release: Joshua Brown, age 49, of Iowa City, Iowa, has been charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a stolen firearm, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. The charges are contained in an Indictment unsealed on July 9, 2021, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Watertown, South Dakota, man convicted of Making and Subscribing a False Tax Return was sentenced on July 12, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today James A. Chapman a/k/a Fatz Guy a/k/a Perverted Doe, 40, of Jamestown, NY, who was convicted of production and possession of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 30 years in prison and life supervised release by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Susan K. Harris, 74, and William S. Harris, 60, both of Albuquerque, were sentenced today in federal court for conspiracy to defraud the United States and other financial crimes committed in connection with the operation of Ayudando Guardians, Inc., a non-profit corporation that previously provided guardianship, conservatorship and financial management to hundreds of people with special needs.


Manchester man Sentenced to 63 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking

News Release: CONCORD, NH - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Darius Augusto Guzman Ruiz, 30, of Manchester, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for participating in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy.


Honduran Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Entice Individuals to Travel in Interstate Commerce to Engage in Prostitution

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BIANCA ZELAYA-MERTENS, a/k/a Maritza a/k/a Jossi, 28, of Honduras, pleaded guilty on July 14, 2021 to conspiring to entice individuals to travel in interstate commerce to engage in prostitution.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Agency Village, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact was sentenced on July 12, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.