News published on Federal Newswire in July 2021

News from July 2021


U.S. Marshals Deputize Nodaway County Sheriff's Deputies

News Release: Kansas City, MO - United States Marshal Mark S. James and Nodaway County Sheriff Randy Strong announced today a new partnership between the United States Marshals Service and the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Mozambican President Nyusi

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Graffiti removed at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

News Release: Over the weekend, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park staff worked to.


Chairs Maloney and Raskin Launch Investigation into Privately Run ‘Audit’ of Arizona 2020 Election Results

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent a letter to Douglas Logan, Chief Executive Officer of Cyber Ninjas, requesting information on his companies’ role in the “audit" of nearly 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County, Arizona in the 2020 election.


KC Man Pleads Guilty to Botched Robbery at Grandview Auto Dealer

News Release: Robbery Attempt Ended in Firefight with Owner, Shooting of Employee.


Release: At the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), June 21 - July 14, the United States pushed forward on priority issues as an observer state while actively pursuing election to the Council for the 2022-2024 term. We continued to model the integrity we intend to bring to Council leadership, recognizing...


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Mahnomen County man was sentenced today to 138 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for distributing methamphetamine.


Madison Felon Sentenced to 30 Months for Possessing Firearm

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Xavier Arthur, 24, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to 30 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. Arthur pleaded guilty to this charge on April 1, 2021.


Madison Felon Sentenced to 30 Months for Possessing Firearm

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Xavier Arthur, 24, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to 30 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. Arthur pleaded guilty to this charge on April 1, 2021.


News Release: Ocala, Florida - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Johnny Lee Smith (43, Pensacola) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. He had pleaded guilty on March 26, 2021.


Acting U.S. Attorney G. Norman Acker, III, Announces Latest Results of Operation False Haven: Convicted Narcotics Trafficker Arrested for Naturalization Fraud

News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Moore County man arrested on charges of naturalization fraud had an initial appearance today before United States Magistrate Judge L. Patrick Auld in Greensboro, North Carolina.


East Baltimore Drug Trafficking Organization Member and Associate Sentenced

News Release: BALTIMORE, Md., - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander today sentenced George Drummond, age 51, of Baltimore, to four years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine in the Monument Street area of East Baltimore, ...


USDA Designates Hickman County, Tennessee as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...


News Release: MIDLAND - Yesterday in Midland, a federal judge sentenced 52-year-old Adrian Antonio Chavez, an attorney practicing in Odessa, to 24 months imprisonment for being a drug user in possession of a firearm.


KC Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Child Pornography

News Release: Solicited Young Victims to Perform Sex Acts Via Live Streaming.


Man Sentenced for His Role in COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

News Release: Man Sentenced for His Role in COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - Dominick Anderson, 31, of St. Louis, Missouri, appeared before United States District Court Judge Henry E. Autrey on today’s date and pleaded guilty to armed robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of that crime.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - In an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Subcommittee on the Environment and Climate Change Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) questioned the Left’s motives when it comes to nuclear energy.


Leader Rodgers Opening Remarks in Joint Subcommittee Hearing with Nuclear Regulatory Commissioners

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks in today’s joint Subcommittee on Energy and Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two pieces of legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) to help protect public and private networks from growing cybersecurity threats have advanced in the Senate. The legislation was unanimously approved by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee,...