News published on Federal Newswire in June 2021

News Release: Western WY-Stage 1 fire restrictions will go into effect for Bridger-Teton National Forest, Grand Teton National Park, and National Elk Refuge beginning 12:01 a.m. Thursday July 1, 2021.

Winchester Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing and Assaulting Federal Postal Worker and Cocaine Possession

News Release: BOSTON - A Winchester man pleaded guilty today to robbing and assaulting a federal postal worker and possessing cocaine.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken Opening Remarks at D-ISIS Meeting Opening Session

Release: FOREIGN MINISTER DI MAIO: Thank you. Thank you very much. Mr. Secretary of State, dear Tony, dear colleagues, dear guests, welcome. Welcome to Italy. (Via interpreter) I’m delighted to welcome you here to Rome, to the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, which I have the privilege...

Florida man admits to fraud charge involving nearly $5 million

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Phillip W. Conley, of Jacksonville, Florida, has admitted to a fraud charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.

Man Who Sold Murder Weapon Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms Charge

News Release: A Wichita Falls man who sold a weapon to a murderer has been convicted of a gun crime, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.

Joint Statement on the Ministerial Meeting on Syria

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States, Italy, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Iraq, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and representatives of the League of Arab States and European Union, which met today to discuss the crisis in Syria.

Optional Weekend Shuttle Service Will Begin July 3, 2021

News Release: Los Alamos, NM - Bandelier will be offering an optional weekend and holiday shuttle service starting July 3, 2021. This will provide visitors with an opportunity to visit even if the parking lots fill to capacity. Usually, Bandelier operates a required shuttle service mid-May through mid-October due...

Former Member of Baltimore’s Safe Streets Program Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: Ronald Alexander used his Employment with Safe Streets to Avoid Arrest and Evade Law Enforcement; Operated a Drug Shop in Northwest Baltimore and Illegally Possessed a Firearm and Ammunition.

Availability of Deregulation Extension Request and Preliminary Determination for Apples Developed Using Genetic Engineering

By USDA Newswire | Jun 28, 2021

Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting public comment on a request from Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Inc. (OSF) to extend deregulation to an apple variety (designated as PG451 Arctic Gala) developed using genetic engineering to prevent browning.

National Park Service Presents 2021 Independence Day Fireworks Over the Nation's Capital

News Release: Washington - The National Park Service will once again host the annual celebration of Independence Day on the National Mall, the nation’s most important civic space and home to more than a dozen memorials that commemorate great Americans and significant events in our nation’s history. The display will be held on Sunday, July 4, starting at 9:09 p.m.

Metairie Man Pleads Guilty to a Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced on June 15, 2021, that COREY DUNN, age 48, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty to a one count Superseding Bill of Information. In Count 1, DUNN is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute...

Portman, Peters Bipartisan Bill to Improve Transparency of Federal Spending Passes Senate

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 28, 2021

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, applaud the unanimous passage of their bipartisan Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act to make information about how...

Owner of Two Pharmacies Pays $300,000 to Resolve Controlled Substances Act Violations

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston announced today that Jawed Ali Khan Sherwani, Beckley Pharmacy and Bee Well Pharmacy have agreed to pay $300,000 in civil monetary penalties to resolve allegations that the pharmacies violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by filling...

Fentanyl Dealer Going to Prison for More than 10 Years

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division announced today that Devonnte White, 29, of Huntersville, North Carolina, who was convicted of possessing with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 121 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.

Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced – June

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the June 2021 Federal Grand Jury B.

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Italian President Mattarella

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

Park Entrance Fees Apply to Special Events

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - When special events such as sea turtle hatchling releases resume, event participants will be expected to pay the national seashore entrance fee. Special events will resume when, based on guidance from the Department of Interior, the National Park Service (NPS) and the NPS Office...

Campfire Restrictions Increase to Stage 2 on Wild Portion of Lower Rogue River Beginning June 29

News Release: SW Oregon - As the weather continues to trend towards extreme warming and increasing drought conditions, officials with the Bureau of Land Management Medford District, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest and Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District are prohibiting campfire use on those lands located within the boundaries of the Wild section of the Rogue National Wild and Scenic River. The Wild section flows from Grave Creek to the mouth of Watson Creek.

Joint Statement on the Aerial Bombardment of Civilians in Togoga

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with Representatives Karen Bass (D-CA) and Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global...

Stamford Man Charged with Federal Firearm Offenses