News published on Federal Newswire in June 2021

News from June 2021


Locating an African American cemetery at Fort Frederica National Monument given agency honors

News Release: SAINT SIMONS ISLAND- National Park Service announces Cotter Award winners. The 2021 John L. Cotter Award for Excellence in NPS Archeology is presented to individuals and teams who demonstrate innovation in archeological practice, resource stewardship, and public outreach, among other criteria.


North Carolina man sentenced for ginseng violation

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - David Changhyub Lee, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was sentenced today to one year probation and a fine of $4,250 for aiding and abetting the illegal transportation of ginseng across state lines, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.


News Release: CONCORD - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire is providing the public with additional information about an incident that took place on May 26, 2021, in Manchester.


Public Designation of Five Bulgarian Public Officials Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption

Release: Today, we are announcing the public designation of former Bulgarian public officials Alexander Manolev, Petar Haralampiev, Krasimir Tomov, and Delyan Slavchev Peevski, as well as current Bulgarian public official Ilko Dimitrov Zhelyazkov, due to their involvement in significant corruption. In their official ...


Rewards for Justice – Reward Offer for Information on Abu Ubaydah Yusuf al-Anabi

Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is offering a reward of up to $7 million for information leading to the location or identification of Abu Ubaydah Yusuf al-Anabi, the leader of the terrorist organization al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Mexican Foreign Secretary Ebrard

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Missoula man sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for trafficking meth in Flathead and Missoula counties

News Release: MISSOULA - A Missoula man who admitted to trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine in Flathead and Missoula counties was sentenced today to 12 years and seven months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.


News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Today, JOSHUA DECKER, 37, of Bixby, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal trade secrets from an oil and gas company, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. Buenos dias a todos. Very, very good to be here, and I thank you so much for the incredibly warm welcome, and I especially thank so many of the young people whose activities I interrupted this morning. I’m grateful for them allowing me to do that. And...


Wyden Launches Investigation into AbbVie Tax Practices

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today launched an investigation into AbbVie’s international tax practices and how the 2017 Republican tax law has allowed the company to further abuse tax havens and avoid paying taxes on U.S. prescription drug sales.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury in Billings, Montana, returned an indictment on May 20 charging a Montana man with hate crime and firearm violations for allegedly firing a gun into an individual’s house and threatening the individual with violent, homophobic slurs.


Three Plead Guilty to Misuse of Social Security Numbers and Other Charges as Part of Scheme to Obtain Tax Information

News Release: Stephen Mockler Impersonated Taxpayers to the IRS Using Personal Identifying Information Provided to Him by Andrew Panessa and Sabrina Scott.



HSI, law enforcement partners, investigation results in Seattle man being charged for attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization

News Release: SEATTLE - A Seattle man was arrested on Friday at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on criminal charges related to his alleged efforts to join Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, in order to engage in violent acts of terrorism in the Middle East or the United States.


Plantation Man Who Used Child Pornography to Find “Sexual Nirvana” Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison

News Release: Miami, Florida - A Plantation man convicted of possessing over 5,000 electronic images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children was sentenced today to 121 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II, who sits in Ft. Lauderdale.


News Release: FARGO - Acting United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced today that U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter D. Welte sentenced Shelton Lee Moseby, IV, age 21, Fargo, ND, to 51 months in federal prison for the charge of Interfere with Commerce by Threats and Violence - Hobbs Act Robbery. Judge Welte also sentenced Moseby to three years of supervised released and $100 in special assessment fees.


News Release: GLENNALLEN, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on an Environmental Assessment (EA) and amendment to the East Alaska Resource Management Plan (RMP).


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Meet and Greet with Embassy San Jose Staff

Release: MS BERBENA: Well, welcome, everybody, and so delighted to see you. It is my distinct honor and privilege to welcome to the Chief of Mission Residence in San Jose the Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Sir, normally, we would have the entire embassy here to welcome you, but out of respect for COVID mitigation...


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Troy Douglas Blaylock, Sr., 58, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, pleaded guilty on June 1 in federal court to knowingly engaging in sexual contact with a minor under 12 years old in Indian Country. Blaylock will remain in custody pending sentencing.


Guadalajara Man Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Approximately 21 Kilograms of Methamphetamine

News Release: DEL RIO - U.S. District Judge Alia Moses sentenced 40-year-old Ramon Antonio Yanez-Gonzalez, aka “Junior," of Guadalajara, Mexico to 235 months in federal prison today for distributing about 21 kilograms of methamphetamine and money laundering.