News published on Federal Newswire in June 2021

News from June 2021


Leader of Pittsburgh Heroin Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty, Faces 10 Years to Life at Sentencing

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh resident pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


News Release: Voyageurs National Park will be conducting civic engagement and holding two informational meetings in June to discuss possible fee changes associated with the park.


Joint Statement on Belarus

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Canada and the United Kingdom, and the European External Action Service.


Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Canada and the United Kingdom, and the European External Action Service.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a full Committee markup on Wednesday, June 23 at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Committee will mark up legislation advanced by the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee last week to increase access to safe, affordable water, and protect Americans from PFAS contamination.


Snellville man arrested for fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship

News Release: ATLANTA - Mezemr Abebe Belayneh has been arraigned on criminal charges related to his alleged lies to obtain U.S. citizenship. The defendant allegedly concealed his involvement in the late 1970s Red Terror period in Ethiopia, where he served as a civilian interrogator at a makeshift prison.


News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A Miami, Florida man pleaded guilty last week to conspiring with a Bristol, Tennessee man to pay and receive kickbacks.


Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Florida man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime.


News Release: DETROIT - An indictment was unsealed today charging the owner and operators of a medical clinic, a doctor, a patient recruiter, and two clinic employees with conspiracy to illegally distribute prescription drugs, and other opioid-related charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Saima Mohsin announced today.


News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Fayetteville man was sentenced today to 168 months in prison and five years of supervised release for trafficking crystal methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a full Committee markup on Wednesday, June 23 at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Committee will mark up legislation advanced by the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee last week to increase access to safe, affordable water, and protect Americans from PFAS contamination.


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - An Ohio man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime.


News Release: Philadelphia - Independence National Historical Park, along with Independence Historical Trust are thrilled to announce that the Pennsylvania Coat of Arms painting, and its historic frame will be returning to Independence Hall. Dating back to the early days of our nation, this special item in the park’s...


News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Carlsbad Field Office is announcing a 30-day public comment period beginning June 21, 2021, on the environmental assessment (EA) for the Mosaic Potash Carlsbad, Inc.’s proposed tailings management system in Eddy County, N.M.


Capito Asks for Transparency Surrounding Repeal of Navigable Waters Protection Rule

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led all of her Republican colleagues on the committee in a letter to question the basis for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision to repeal and replace the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule.


Registered sex offender sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of images of child rape and abuse

News Release: Served prison time in Arkansas for sexually abusing young relative.


News Release: BOSTON - A Newburyport physician has agreed to resolve allegations that he improperly prescribed opioid controlled substances outside the usual course of his professional practice.


News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Casper Field Office will host the first ever Muddy Mountain Adventure Days at the Muddy Mountain Environmental Education Area located south of Casper, Wyoming, on Friday and Saturday beginning at 10:00 am and ending at 2:00 pm.


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A federal grand jury indicted Truman Gentry, 25, of Augusta, Kansas, on two counts of Production of Child Pornography, one count of Advertising for Production of Child Pornography and one count of Possession of Child Pornography.


Glenburn Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Glenburn woman pleaded guilty today in federal court to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 400 grams or more of fentanyl, and two counts of being an unlawful user of controlled substances in possession of a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced.