News published on Federal Newswire in June 2021

News from June 2021


Gettysburg Man Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Witness Tampering By Murder

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Willie Tyler, age 69, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to life in prison by Chief Judge John E. Jones III for witness tampering by murder and witness tampering by intimidation. He was ordered to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on June 4th, 2021, to commence serving his sentence.


News Release: EMINENCE, MO - Ozark National Scenic Riverways, in partnership with Missouri State Parks, the Ozark Riverways Foundation and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, will be offering free paddling activities on the upper Current River on Sundays this summer.


News Release: The National Park Service, New England Poetry Club, and Friends of Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters are pleased to announce the 2021 Virtual Summer Poetry Festival: Poetry as a Voice for Activism. The festival begins Sunday, June 27 and will take place live on Zoom. In the 19th century, Henry...


Madera Man Pleads Guilty to Poly-Drug Conspiracy

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Patrick Maldonado, 46, of Madera, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Three Essex County, New Jersey, men have been charged with illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition in connection with a May 14, 2021 shooting, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that a Colorado man has pled guilty to crimes arising from two schemes to defraud investors in Wyoming and around the country. On May 25, 2021, ROBERT WILLIAM MITCHELL, a.k.a. BOB MITCHELL, age 52, of Centennial, Colorado entered guilty pleas to an indictment charging two separate-but-related investor frauds.


Fort Myers behavioral healthcare center agrees to revamp its workplace violence prevention program after OSHA investigation of five incidents

News Release: Fort Myers, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has reached a settlement with a Fort Myers behavioral healthcare and residential treatment facility to prevent future employee injuries after a series of violent incidents in the spring and fall of 2020.


Good Bacteria Could Contribute in the Fight Against Pathogens in the Food Processing Environment

News Release: Disease-causing bacteria like Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica could survive sanitization in beef processing facilities. Scientists and collaborators in the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA), Agricultural Research Center (ARS) are investigating how this happens while also seeking approaches to solve the problem.


Committee Leaders Call on EIA to Assess Impacts of Biden Administration’s Drastic Emissions Targets

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sent a letter to Acting Administrator Stephen Nalley requesting the Energy Information Administration (EIA) conduct an analysis of the Biden administration’s greenhouse gas emissions targets.


The Office of Legacy Management Rolls Out Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, May 28, the Office of Legacy Management (LM) rolled out its fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget request of approximately $429 million. This request is approximately $266 million above the FY 2021 enacted. The increase includes nearly $16 million in work toward LM’s long-term stewardship...


News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken: We write to you to express deep disappointment with the Biden Administration’s decision to apply a U.S. national interest waiver to forego the imposition of mandatory sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG, its CEO, Matthias Warnig, and its corporate officers for their involvement in...


News Release: Seneca Falls, NY- Women’s Rights National Historical Park (NHP) is pleased to announce our Summer 2021 Virtual Teacher Workshop: Reform, Revolution, & Relatedness. This four-day workshop will be hosted remotely, July 12-15, 2021. The workshop is free and open to educators at all grade levels, in all subject areas.


News Release: Davenport, Iowa - Deandre Darnell Blakely, age 26, of Bettendorf, was sentenced on Thursday, May 27, 2021, by United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey, to 80 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana and Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition. Following his prison term, Carter was ordered to serve three years of supervised release.


Release: MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Good afternoon. On behalf of the people of Costa Rica, we would like to give a warm welcome to our presidential home to the Secretary of State of the United States, Mr. Antony Blinken, and his distinguished delegation. We would like to greet Mr. President, Mr. Carlos Alvarado...


Release: Contents. Purpose of Guidelines. Online Forms: Standard Forms 424, 424A, and 424B. SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance). SF-424A. SF-424B. Document Name: Full Proposal Narrative. 1. Background (required). 2. Pre-Gap Analysis (required). 3. Problem Statement (required). 4. Project Description and...


News Release: SAN ANTONIO - Tyler Light, a 25-year-old self-proclaimed militia member and Boogaloo Bois supporter, pleaded guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-An Indianapolis, Indiana, man has been charged with three federal felonies after repeatedly and intentionally jeopardizing the lives of police officers, destroying public property, and encouraging others to commit violence during recent riots in Portland.


Release: Questions to and Answers from the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office) About its U.S.-Benin Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership Notice of Funding Opportunity.


Secretary Blinken’s Participation in the Virtual NATO Foreign Ministerial

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participated today in the virtual NATO Foreign Ministerial hosted by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Secretary Blinken discussed the upcoming NATO Summit and reaffirmed U.S. commitment to NATO, highlighting the Administration’s priority to revitalize our...


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.