News published on Federal Newswire in May 2021

News from May 2021


What did Transportation Department publish on May 21?

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed rule published by Transportation Department on May 21

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Agriculture Department publish on May 21?

The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Agriculture Department on May 21

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


APHIS Adds Portions of Charleston and Dorchester Counties, South Carolina to the Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) Quarantine Area

Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2021-07. May 21, 2021To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory OfficialsEffective immediately, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the South Carolina Clemson University Department of Plant Industry, ...


News Release: Indianapolis, IN - The U.S. Marshals Southern District of Indiana and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force - Indianapolis Division, early today arrested a man wanted for multiple felony warrants out of Boone County, Montgomery County and Monroe County.


News Release: PRINEVILLE, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Deschutes Field Office has added an online option for purchasing firewood-cutting permits for the Williamson Creek juniper firewood-cutting area. In addition to purchasing a permit by calling the Prineville District office at 541-416-6700 or buying...


Palatka Man Sentenced To 22 Years In Prison For Armed Robberies Of Pharmacies

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber has sentenced Arsenio Dennis (31, Palatka) to 22 years in federal prison for robbery and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The court also ordered Dennis to pay $46,236 in restitution, and to forfeit a firearm and ammunition that were seized during the investigation.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Thi Van Ho, age 51, of Bear, Delaware to 46 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property. Judge Bredar has also ordered Ho to pay $ 2,478,069.16 in restitution.


News Release: JUNEAU - Six individuals from Juneau, Alaska, have been arrested and charged in connection to a drug trafficking ring which conspired to distribute methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine between July 2017 and May 2021. They are also charged with firearm offenses in connection with drug trafficking.


News Release: DENTON, Texas - Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in Woodruff County, Arkansas. Property owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future...


News Release: Washington DC - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined other Republican committee leaders in a letter led by House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK) to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) urging...


News Release: Denio, Nev - The Humboldt River Field Office has published the final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Baltazor Geothermal Development Project. The project will be located approximately seven miles southwest of Denio near Baltazor Hot Springs next to NV State Highway 140, in Humboldt County, Nevada. The project includes building two geothermal power plants to produce 30 megawatts of electricity.


TSA finds another firearm at Boston Logan International Airport

Release: BOSTON - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) on Thursday, May 20.


News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that a Federal Grand Jury has returned an indictment charging Jimmie Lucero with eight counts of aiding or assisting in the preparation of false and fraudulent federal income tax returns.


News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Shawn Howells, age 48, of Scranton, was sentenced to 135 months’ imprisonment to be followed by 10 years on supervised release on May 20, 2021, by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for receiving and distributing child pornography.


Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2021-09To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory OfficialsEffective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is expanding the Phytophthora ramorum (P. ramorum) quarantine area in Del Norte County, California. APHIS is taking this action in ...


Residente de California Sentenciado a 121 Meses en Prisión por Propiciar Conspiración de Telemercadeo que Defraudó a Miles de Consumidores Vulnerables de EE.UU.

News Release: Miami, Florida -- Un hombre de California fue sentenciado a 10 años en prisión por asociarse con centros de llamadas en Perú que defraudaron a ciudadanos de habla hispana de Estados Unidos, por medio de mentiras y amenazas.


Man Pleads Guilty to Murder on Choctaw Indian Reservation

News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - A member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians pleaded guilty today to the 2017 murder of a female tribal member on the Choctaw Indian Reservation, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca of the Southern District of Mississippi and Michelle Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.


News Release: Summer Schedule for Lava Beds National Monument.