News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


News Release: National Park Service (NPS) Superintendent Steve Sims has named Jana Friesen McCabe, as the new Site Manager of Eisenhower National Historic Site effective Jan. 2, 2022. The park preserves the home and farm of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (NPS ABPP) awarded a $4.6 million Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant to protect 250.84 acres of the Williamsburg Battlefield in York County, Virginia. The wooded property witnessed several centuries of occupation and struggle...


News Release: U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Jeffrey Davenport, 52, of Toledo, was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 22, by Judge Jack Zouhary to 54 months in prison after Davenport pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of an unregistered destructive device.


“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” was published on pages S8456-S8540 of the Congressional Record on Nov. 18.


The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “TRIBUTE TO DEBORAH SUE MAYER” on Nov. 18.


“TRIBUTE TO MIKE POMPEO” was published on page S8440 of the Congressional Record on Nov. 18.


“CELEBRATING THE INVESTITURE OF DR. KRISTINA M. JOHNSON AS THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY'S 16TH PRESIDENT“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on page E1259 on Nov. 19


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Robert Costello, 54, of Bethlehem, PA, was sentenced to twelve years and seven months in prison, and lifetime supervised release by United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Leeson, Jr. for child pornography offenses.


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. I’m so pleased to have Foreign Minister Mahuta here at the State Department in Washington. This is, I believe, your first overseas trip as foreign minister. We are so grateful that the United States is on the itinerary, and I think it’s very befitting, because we have a strong and deep partnership with New Zealand. We are grateful for New Zealand’s leadership in the Pacific; that’s something that we look to.


Disaster Recovery Centers Close for Holiday – Help is Still Available

News Release: HARTFORD, Conn - FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers will close temporarily for the Thanksgiving Holiday, but help is still just a click away.


Lake Tahoe Area Man Indicted For Committing $4.5 Million Bank Fraud Scheme And Identity Theft

News Release: RENO - A Glenbrook, Nevada, man was arrested yesterday in Reno on criminal charges related to allegedly obtaining at least $4.5 million through a bank fraud scheme.


Cindy K. Chung Sworn In as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania

News Release: PITTSBURGH - Cindy K. Chung was sworn in today as the 59th United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania and began her duties immediately.


Rochester Man Going To Prison For More Than 10 Years For Violent Carjacking

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced that Jacob R. Loyd, 21, of Rochester, N.Y., who was convicted of carjacking and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, was sentenced to serve 123 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.


Veterans Helping Veterans: Putting Words Into Action

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - There is a unique bond among service members.


Long Island Pain Management Doctor Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion

News Release: Defendant Claimed More Than $1 Million in Fraudulent Tax Deductions for False Business Checks He Provided to a Black Market Money Exchange Network.


News Release: PHOENIX - Last month, several law enforcement agencies to include U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) participated in a child sex operation known as “Deja Boo" netting 30 suspects.


News Release: Has 21 prior criminal convictions. A Waterloo, Iowa, woman who was involved in the importation and distribution of over 4,000 grams of methamphetamine was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison. Breanna Garcia, age 34, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison sentence after a May 3, 2021 guilty...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Justice today announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (“COPS Office") COPS Hiring Program (“CHP"). The awards provide direct funding to 183 law enforcement agencies across the nation...


News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Leonard Earl Mitchell, 30, of Columbia, was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition.


Mexican Man Charged with Illegally Using Social Security Number to Obtain Employment

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JUAN RAMON MARTINEZ, age 42, a native of Mexico, was charged on Nov. 19, 2021 in a one-count indictment with illegally using a social security number in order to obtain employment, in violation of Title 42, United States Code, Section 408(a)(7)(B).