News published on Federal Newswire in March 2021

News from March 2021


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Alexandra F. Foster (619) 546-6735.


Ways and Means Democrats Demand Prompt Payment of Stimulus Checks to Social Security, Other Beneficiaries

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT), Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) wrote to the Internal...


Rapid City Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor was sentenced on March 12, 2021, by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court Judge.


St. Francis Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm was sentenced on March 19, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


Huntington Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington woman pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute heroin.


News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A pair of Southwest Virginia men pleaded guilty last week in U.S. District Court to illegally selling firearms without a license at the Indian Mountain Trade Center in Wise, Virginia, Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar and Ashan M. Benedict, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Washington Field Division announced today.


FEMA COVID-19 Vaccinations Update

News Release: WASHINGTON - Federal pilot community vaccination centers are scheduled to open in Atlanta on Wednesday and Detroit tomorrow.


News Release: HOUSTON - A dual U.S.-Venezuelan citizen and former official at Citgo Petroleum Corporation has pleaded guilty for his role in laundering millions of dollars in bribes and corruptly providing business advantages.


News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) opened today’s hearing about D.C. statehood by calling out Democrats’ unconstitutional power grab. The Republicans outlined the unconstitutionality of H.R. 51 and the District’s failure to determine how to make up for the massive budgetary items currently funded by the federal government if it became a state.


Rapid City Woman Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman who pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on March 12, 2021, by U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, last week introduced a resolution reaffirming the importance of our alliances and the unique strategic advantage they provide to the United States.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Patricia Castaneda, 37, of San Carlos, pleaded guilty today to federal program theft, and in a separate case, her brother Eric Castaneda, 36, of Redwood City, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport stolen property interstate, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Yellowstone encourages public comment on environmental assessment proposal to improve telecommunication services to meet critical needs

News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The National Park Service (NPS) encourages public comment on an Environmental Assessment (EA) about a proposal to improve telecommunication services in developed areas of Yellowstone National Park. The proposal would also give the park the opportunity to remove obsolete telecommunication systems currently on mountaintops and from the backcountry as underground fiber within the road corridor becomes operational.


News Release: STILLWATER, NY: Saratoga National Historical Park has accepted donation of visitor amenities at the Saratoga Surrender Site from the Friends of Saratoga Battlefield and acquired an easement over the roughly nineteen-acre site from its owner, the Open Space Institute Land Trust, Inc. The site is located a half mile south of Schuylerville, NY on U.S. Route 4 and is open to visitors from dawn to dusk throughout the year.


News Release: Mark J. Lesko has begun serving as Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, as per the Vacancies Reform Act. Mr. Lesko was sworn in today by United States Chief Judge for the Eastern District of New York Margo K. Brodie. Mr. Lesko has served as the First Assistant United States...


News Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States, I offer congratulations to all Namibians on the 31st anniversary of your country’s independence.


Namibian Independence Day

Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States, I offer congratulations to all Namibians on the 31st anniversary of your country’s independence.


Namibian Independence Day

Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States, I offer congratulations to all Namibians on the 31st anniversary of your country’s independence.


Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States, I offer congratulations to all Namibians on the 31st anniversary of your country’s independence.


News Release: ANDERSONVILLE, Ga. - Andersonville National Historic Site is pleased to announce two upcoming special events, recognizing the sacrifice of former prisoners of war (POWs) and highlighting our mission of serving as a national memorial for all American POWs.On April 1, the National Prisoner of War Museum...