News published on Federal Newswire in March 2021

News from March 2021



News Release: ROANOKE, Va. - Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar and Virginia Attorney General Mark G. Herring announced today the finalization of a $2.1 million civil resolution with Allergy and Asthma Associates Inc. [AAA], a Roanoke-based, family-owned medical practice that billed Medicare and Virginia...


Release: Ambassador Wayne, let me begin by thanking you for inviting me to speak on this panel today and thank you for all your years of service at the Department. I would also like to thank the Wilson Center’s efforts in organizing this event and for looking at strategies to ensure a better future for our three countries. It’s an honor to share this platform today with my friends Michael Grant and Roberto Velasco.


News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Jacques Yves Sebastien Duroseau, age 34, a former U.S. Marine born in Haiti and a naturalized citizen of the United States, residing in Onslow County, was sentenced today by United States District Judge James C. Dever III to 63 months in prison.


News Release: PIKE COUNTY, Ohio - EM’s Portsmouth Site has launched a new education program aimed at getting local students to start thinking about careers in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM).


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ga. - A Columbus man with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to serve 168 months in federal prison for attempting to distribute a half-kilo of methamphetamine, said Peter D. Leary, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.


Release: Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH), Chair of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the Congressional Budget Office FY 2022 Budget.


News Release: LITTLE ROCK - A Sherwood man will remain in custody to await trial after being indicted on federal firearm charges. Noah Shoemaker, 37, appeared for a bond hearing on Monday afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Patricia S. Harris.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Omamo

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


Fort Stanwix Hosted 24,134 Visitors in 2020

News Release: Contact: Kelly Cardwell-Roman. Rome, NY - Outdoor experiences provided refuge from the pandemic for 24,134 visitors to Fort Stanwix National Monument in 2020. The number represents a decrease from the previousyear due largely to temporary park closures and restrictions implemented in response to the...


Millions in Cost Savings to Result From Consolidating SRS Laboratory Facilities

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) has successfully consolidated a laboratory that has provided vital analytical results to support almost every critical mission of the Savannah River Site over the last 60 years. The effort will provide future cost savings of more than $20 million.


Update on the NIST Center for Neutron Research Alert on Feb. 3, 2021

News Release: NOTE: The NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) reactor remains shut down, and all measurements confirm that the public and environment have remained safe during and after the Feb. 3 alert.


Senator Murray Announces HELP Subcommittee Assignments

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the announcement of the subcommittee assignments.


Alabama Man Sentenced to Prison for Violating Federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that YAMIL DIAZ, 48, formerly of Alabama, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for failing to register as a sex offender.


Clinton Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Marijuana, Fraud and Money Laundering Convictions

News Release: BOSTON - A former employee of a family-owned plumbing business in Millbury was sentenced today for drug, money laundering and fraud convictions arising from his role in a large-scale marijuana grow operation.


Sherwood Man Detained Pending Trial on Federal Gun Charges

News Release: Defendant Was Equipped with Survival Gear, Numerous Firearms.



Chair Grijalva Welcomes Introduction of Clean Future Act, Hails Inclusion of Environmental Justice Measures, Looks Forward to Upcoming Collaboration

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today welcomed the introduction of the Clean Future Act by Chair Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill includes several environmental justice measures consistent with the approach outlined by Grijalva’s and Rep.


News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today the official call for submissions for the United States Attorney’s Office’s 18th Annual Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Logo Contest. The statewide contest welcomes students to illustrate ways to help prevent gun violence in our schools by designing a logo for use on upcoming PSN publications.


News Release: BUFFALO, 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 a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Jonathan DiPirro, 30, of Depew, NY, with distribution of acetyl fentanyl, fentanyl, ...