News published on Federal Newswire in July 2021

News from July 2021


News Release: BOISE - Scott Koritansky, 55, of Meridian, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for income tax evasion, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced today. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also ordered that Koritansky serve three years of supervised release after his term of incarceration and pay $356,676 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).


News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released Vintage 2020 evaluation estimates updated to include April 1, 2020, resident population and housing unit estimates. These data have been added to previously released downloadable datasets and tables containing population estimates for the United States, states, and...


News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty today to the second of two fentanyl distribution conspiracies.


News Release: Felon with long criminal record attacked an acquaintance and shot her to death with an illegally possessed firearm.


News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Indiana Dunes National Park and the East Troy, (Wisconsin), Railroad Museum are hosting a joint program at the Museum featuring historic South Shore Railroad Cars on Saturday, Aug. 14, during the annual “Chicago Day" event.


The United States and India: Deepening our Strategic Partnership

Release: “The United States and India are working together on so many of the most important challenges of our time and ones that are having a profound impact on the lives of our citizens. The partnership between the United States and India is vital, it’s strong, and it’s increasingly productive.".


National Park Service awards $15 million to help preserve African American civil rights history

News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights Grant Program has awarded $15,035,000 million to 53 projects in 20 states to help preserve sites and history related to the African American struggle for equality.


News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA has updated its Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) policy to make it easier for eligible disaster survivors to receive assistance by providing safe, temporary shelter after a major disaster.


Release: Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of, a minibus of seven fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills.


News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - A Durham man was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possessing a stolen firearm. On December 8, 2020, Christopher Mandy Holder pled guilty to the charge.


Two Suburban Chicago Physicians Indicted on Narcotics and Health Care Fraud Charges

News Release: CHICAGO - Two suburban Chicago physicians have been indicted on federal criminal charges for allegedly prescribing opioids to individuals who lacked a legitimate medical need for the drugs.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), vice chairman and chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today sent ...


US Department of Labor investigation of severe injury finds Trenton metal manufacturer exposed workers to dangerous machine hazards

News Release: TRENTON, FL - On just his third week working for a Trenton manufacturer, a 21-year-old machine operator's life changed forever. On Feb. 1, 2021, the operator suffered a partial hand amputation because the company allowed protective guards to be removed from a machine that cuts sheet metal for the roofing industry.


Hanford Team Sets Two Minutes to Reinforce Safety

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - How many safety hazards do you think you could spot in two minutes? That’s the question being asked of team members at the EM Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant through a new safety initiative. In the TAKE Two campaign, employees have two minutes to find as many safety...


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Whitehall, PA, pleaded guilty to charges of violating federal firearms and explosives laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, released the following statement on updated mask guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today...


Paducah Material Sizing Area to Drive Deactivation Efficiency, Worker Safety

News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - Workers at EM ’s Paducah Site are set to begin constructing a state-of-the-art material sizing area (MSA) in the C-333 Process Building to downsize large components.


Crapo, Whitehouse, Reed, Panetta Introduce Legislation to Encourage Innovation in the Clean Energy Sector

News Release: Washington, D.C.-- According to a report by the International Energy Agency, approximately 40 percent of cumulative CO2 emissions reductions needed to meet sustainability targets rely on technologies not yet commercially deployed on a mass-market scale. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of...


News Release: A Louisville, Kentucky man was sentenced today by United States District Judge Benjamin Beaton to time served (five months) and a three-year term of supervised release for violating the Riot Act on January 6, 2021, in downtown Louisville. John Subleski, age 33, of Louisville was arrested by the FBI on...


Williston Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison For Felon in Possession of Firearms Following a Report of Indecent Exposure in Front of Fargo Residence

News Release: FARGO - Acting United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter D. Welte sentenced LaSamuel Richardson, III, age 32, Williston, ND, to ten years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for the charge of Felon in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition. Richardson was found guilty of the charge following a jury trial in February 2021.