News published on Federal Newswire in June 2021

News from June 2021


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 135,000 metric tons of soybean cake and meal for delivery to the Philippines during the 2020/2021 marketing year.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Brazilian Foreign Minister França

Release: The below is attributable to State Department Spokesperson Ned Price:‎.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with German State Secretary Berger

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Get inspired by writer and naturalist Gary Paul Nabhan as he recounts being raised in the Miller section of Indiana Dunes National Park. He will talk about how the Indiana Dunes inspired many Hoosier residents to become writers, naturalists and scientists, and how solitary...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Top Republican on the Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Top Republican on the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) opened today’s Subcommitee Hearing to discuss address one of Republicans’ top priorities: to work with Democrats to strengthening and improving Social Security for hard working Americans without devastating tax increases.


Denver Man Charged with COVID Relief Loan Fraud

News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that Anthony Zaghab, 52, of Denver was arraigned today on charges relating to over $700,000 in fraudulently obtained COVID-relief loans and unemployment insurance. He has been charged with wire fraud.


Costa Rican National Extradited to Eastern District of Texas and Sentenced for Conspiracy to Import Cocaine into the United States

News Release: PLANO, Texas - A Costa Rican man was sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Two men were sentenced to prison today for federal gun crimes.


News Release: DENVER - FEMA has provided more than $5.9 million in additional Public Assistance funding for the COVID-19 response in North Dakota. The assistance was made available under a major disaster declaration issued April 1, 2020. FEMA has provided a total of $107.5 million for the North Dakota COVID-19 response to date.


Fort Pierre Woman Indicted on Methamphetamine Charges

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Fort Pierre, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.


Explainer: The Last Thing American Families and Small Businesses Need is Democrats’ Crippling Tax Increase

News Release: Explainer: The Last Thing American Families and Small Businesses Need is Democrats’ Crippling Tax Increase.


Neal, Davis Statement on GAO Report on Racial Disparities in Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Benefits

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) released the following statement in response to the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report, “Management Report: Preliminary Information on Potential Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Receipt of Unemployment Insurance Benefits during the COVID-19 Pandemic "...


Murray Urges Democrats to Follow Supreme Court Victory on Health Care With Bold Action

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement in response the Supreme Court issuing a ruling in Texas v. California-the case where Republican Attorneys General sought to strike down...


Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Waterville Man Sentenced to 15 Years on Federal Drug Charges

News Release: BANGOR, ME - A Waterville man was sentenced today in federal court for three drug-related offenses, including conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced.


News Release: Kansas City, MO - United States Marshal Mark S. James announced today additional reward money for information leading to the capture of a person wanted for homicide.


News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: One man has been sentenced in the Southern District of Georgia to federal prison and others have admitted guilt in U.S. District Court on separate charges involving drugs and firearms.


News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - An attorney with a law practice in Ontario was taken into federal custody today on a charge of producing child pornography that alleges he paid a teenaged girl to send him sexually explicit images.


Pittsburgh Woman Facing at Least a Decade in Prison after Pleading Guilty in Heroin/Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of narcotics trafficking in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


The 16th Japan-U.S. Joint Working-Level Committee Meeting

Release: The 16th Japan-U.S. Joint Working-Level Committee (JWLC) Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation took place online on June 17th, 2021. The JWLC was co-chaired by H.E. NAKANE Takeshi, Ambassador for Science and Technology Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Dr. Jonathan...