News published on Federal Newswire in July 2021

News from July 2021


Transportation Department publishes proposed rule on July 30

The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed rule published by Interior Department on July 30

The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Labor Department publish on July 30?

The US Labor Department published a five page proposed rule on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Jewel Cave National Monument and Wind Cave National Park are seeking comments until September 7 on a proposal that would raise cave tour and camping fees beginning next year.


Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing and Blackmailing Woman

News Release: Defendant Arrested Following Series of Texts.


Road improvements may cause intermittent closures on Red Mountain Road

News Release: ARCATA, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management will be conducting road improvements along approximately 12 miles of Red Mountain Road on public land in northern Mendocino County, near the community of Piercy. Road work will begin Monday, Aug. 9 and will last until October, causing potential for driving delays or intermittent road closures.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Six southwest Missouri residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a kidnapping conspiracy that resulted in the death of the victim.


NOAA, Census challenge innovators to build tools to tackle the climate crisis

News Release: As communities plan for the increasingly frequent and severe impacts from climate change, decision makers need relevant, usable data and information at their fingertips. However, it can be difficult to find and synthesize the data that fits their local needs from among the many federal agency datasets and resources.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A pharmacy employee today admitted to conspiring to offer and pay bribes and kickbacks in exchange for having prescriptions steered to the Morris County, New Jersey pharmacy where she worked, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.


Jewel Cave National Monument and Wind Cave National Park propose fee increase for cave tours and camping next year (Custer)

News Release: Jewel Cave National Monument and Wind Cave National Park are seeking comments until September 7 on a proposal that would raise cave tour and camping fees beginning next year.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-IA) to encourage innovation in contracting and expand opportunities for small businesses to work with the federal government has passed...


Westfield Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - A Westfield man was sentenced to 5 years in prison for wire fraud and money laundering. He will also serve 3 years of supervised release and was ordered to pay over $1,500,000 in restitution.


Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicaid  Out of Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars

News Release: Defendant Falsely Claimed to Provide Services During COVID-19 Pandemic.


Former Member of New Bedford Latin Kings Chapter Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) pleaded guilty yesterday to racketeering charges.


Haines City Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking

News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Jose Roberto Garcia Arroyo, 45, of Haines City, Florida, has been sentenced to serve more than eleven years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine and possession with intent to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


News Release: OMAHA, Neb. - National Park Service (NPS) Region Director Bert Frost announced the selection of Ron Fields as superintendent of Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas. He currently serves as the permanent Integrated Natural and Cultural Resource Specialist at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, New Mexico. He will assume his new role mid-September.


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Alisha Obey, age 35, of Fulton, New York, pled guilty yesterday to unlawfully possessing with the intent to distribute eutylone, a Schedule I controlled substance.


Iranian National Charged with Illegally Exporting Laboratory Equipment to Iran

News Release: Iranian National Charged with Illegally Exporting Laboratory Equipment to Iran.


News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Mark J. Lesko, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced...


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Richard W. Scherer, 70, of Depew, NY, was arrested and charged by complaint with enticement of a minor and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $250,000 fine.