News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Ronnie G. Reddix, 32, of Shreveport, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to 120 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, on firearms charges.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Irvin Johnson, an inmate at Federal Corrections Institution Hazelton in Preston County, has admitted to an assault charge and was sentenced to 15 additional months of incarceration, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.


Release: The Burmese military regime’s sentencing of U.S. journalist Danny Fenster is an unjust conviction of an innocent person. The United States condemns this decision. We are closely monitoring Danny’s situation and will continue to work for his immediate release.  We will do so until Danny returns home safely to his family.


New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

News Release: BOSTON - A New Jersey man pleaded guilty today in connection with his involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It’s a real pleasure to be able to receive the new Foreign Minister of Canada, Mélanie Joly, here in Washington at the State Department. I’m so glad we were able to get together so quickly. We spoke on the phone just a few days ago, and I’m really grateful to Mélanie for coming here so quickly.


News Release: LETTER: Political Targeting and Lawlessness at IRS Should Not Be Rewarded.


Small Businesses Reject Biden’s Small Business Surtax

News Release: Small Businesses Reject Biden’s Small Business Surtax.


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - In a little more than two months since President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in New Jersey for the remnants of Hurricane Ida, more than $518 million in federal funds have been provided to New Jersey residents to aid in their recovery.


Puerto Man Apprehended on a Vessel with $ 316,930 in U.S. Currency Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement to Federal Agents; Vessel and U.S. Currency are Forfeited

News Release: ST. Thomas, USVI - U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert of the District of the Virgin Islands announced that a Puerto Rico man pleaded guilty in federal court today to making a false statement to agent of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), an executive agency of the United States.


News Release: ADVISORY: Republican Meeting: Democrats’ Made-in-America Tax Sends Jobs Overseas, Slows Growth and Investment.


Des Moines Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for His Role in Bringing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Iowa

News Release: Responsible for driving over thousands of grams of methamphetamine to Iowa.


Lehigh County Man Sentenced To 120 Months’ Imprisonment For Attempted Online Enticement Of A Minor

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Philip Schmaldinst, age 45, of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Nov. 10, 2021, to 120 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a five-year term of supervised release, by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for using the internet to attempt to entice a 12-year-old minor female to engage in prohibited sex acts.


Stephen K. Bannon Indicted for Contempt of Congress

News Release: Stephen K. Bannon Indicted for Contempt of Congress.


USDA Reaches a Consent Decision Against Kenneth Mezurek, dba Mezurek Livestock

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision against Kenneth Mezurek, doing business as Mezurek Livestock (Mezurek) of Grafton, Ohio, on Oct. 26, 2021, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


Salem Man Pleads Guilty to Felony for  ‘Buzzing’ Salem Firefighters with Drone

News Release: ROANOKE, Va. - A Salem, Virginia man admitted to flying a drone near the fire station in the City of Salem on July 25, 2019 and “buzzing" a group of firefighters that stood outside. The drone flew directly at the firefighters who had to dive out of the way, and then flew into the garage of the fire station where it crashed into a pole.


In Grand Rapids, Peters Highlights $500 Million in Funding for STORM Act Loan Program to Protect Michigan Communities from Rising Water Levels and Coastal Erosion

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, viewed floodwalls along the Grand River and highlighted the $500 million he secured in the bipartisan infrastructure bill to fund a loan program he created to help communities like...


Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Meth Possession in Iowa

News Release: Flores had 2 young children and 4 pounds of meth in the car he was driving when caught.


News Release: Liberal Tax Policy Center: Dems’ Reconciliation Bill Cuts Taxes for Top 5 Percent, Hikes Taxes on Middle Class.


Release: The United States congratulates New Zealand for hosting a successful APEC year during the ongoing economic and health challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout an entirely virtual APEC year, the United States sought to work with APEC economies to build a more open digital economy, advance...


News Release: JOHNSTOWN - Thirty-two residents of Cambria, Indiana, Allegheny, Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania, one resident of Long Beach, California, and one resident of.