News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


News Release: A Tulsa man pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court for assaulting and threatening to kill a victim, robbing him of hundreds of dollars, then carjacking his vehicle, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Cincinnati Man Sentenced to 250 Months for Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking

News Release: COVINGTON, Ky.- A Cincinnati man, Clarence Toney, 41, was sentenced to 250 months in federal prison on Friday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, after pleading guilty to the distribution of fentanyl and heroin and violating his supervised release conditions. Toney was classified as a career offender.


Democrats’ Tax Hikes Violate Promises Even Senator Schumer Made

News Release: Democrats’ Tax Hikes Violate Promises Even Senator Schumer Made.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Florida man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to receive kickbacks and bribes from laboratories in exchange for referrals of patient DNA samples and genetic tests, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.


News Release: Buchanan: Dems’ Flawed IRS Proposal Burdens Americans and Small Businesses.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Two residents of western Pennsylvania have been charged with offenses related to the unlawful killing of migratory birds, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


Felon Who Absconded While Awaiting Sentencing on a Gun Offense Sentenced to Over 5 Years’ Imprisonment

News Release: A man who possessed a firearm as a felon was sentenced on Nov. 3, 2021, to more than 5 years in federal prison.


Chairman Krishnamoorthi Launches Investigation into the Production, Sale of Unregulated Synthetic Nicotine

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent letters to two companies that manufacture or sell synthetic nicotine products, requesting information about the companies and their sale of these products, which are unregulated by the Food...


DOL Proposes Stripping Religious Protections Away from Federal Contractors

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a rule rescinding the Trump administration’s protections for religious federal contractors...


Philadelphia Felon Sentenced to Eight Years for Illegally Possessing a Gun

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that earlier today Robert Holloway, 23, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to eight years in prison, and three years of supervised release by United States District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is lifting most seasonal fire restrictions, effective immediately, to allow campfires and target shooting on public lands managed by the Bishop, Central Coast, Mother Lode and Ukiah field offices in central California.


News Release: Justice Department Seizes $6.1 million Related to Alleged Ransomware Extortionists.


Rock Island Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon

News Release: ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - Robert Barnes, 29, of the 900 block of 21st Street in Rock Island, Illinois, pleaded guilty on Nov. 3, 2021, to unlawfully possessing a firearm as a felon. Sentencing for Barnes has been scheduled for March 2, 2022, in federal court in Davenport, Iowa.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Akrum Alrahib, 43, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit mail fraud in non-cigarette tobacco schemes that defrauded the State of California of over $10 million in unpaid excise taxes, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


New Mexico Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a New Mexico man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on November 4, 2021, by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


Release: Nicaraguan President Ortega and Vice President Murillo have declared themselves the winners of national elections whose outcome has long been a foregone conclusion. The Ortega-Murillo government has deprived Nicaraguans of any real choice by dissolving all genuine opposition parties and imprisoning all...


News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - An Elizabethton man will serve 210 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to distribution of child pornography.


Release: Private exporters reported sales of 150,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Colombia during the 2021/2022 marketing year.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on November 4, 2021, JERMAINE COOPER, age 29, of New Orleans, was sentenced by United States District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon after previously pleading guilty to drug and firearms offenses.