News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A federal criminal complaint has been filed against a Mexican national after TSA agents at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport found firearms and methamphetamine in his luggage, announced Acting United States Attorney W. Anders Folk.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man was acquitted of two counts of Sexual Abuse as a result of a federal jury trial in Rapid City, South Dakota, on Oct. 28, 2021.


Former Clayton County police officer sentenced for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud

News Release: ATLANTA - Andre Jackson, who at the time of the offense was employed by the Clayton County, Georgia Police Department, has been sentenced for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Sixteen indicted in multi-state drug distribution ring

News Release: Seattle - A series of arrests over the last ten days has disrupted a multi-state methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution ring. The drugs were coming up from California and were being distributed in King, Pierce, Thurston, Lewis, Mason and Kitsap counties. The 18-month investigation revealed the drug trafficking organization was also distributing drugs to locations in the Southeastern United States including Florida, Arkansas and Tennessee.


E&C Republican Leaders Statement on EPA’s Proposed Methane Guidelines

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV), and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released proposed methane standards.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a markup on Thursday, November 4, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The Drug Enforcement Administration, along with its law enforcement partners, has removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s ongoing commitment to turn the tide against the U.S. opioid epidemic. Following last month’s 21st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, the program has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


“Pure Armenian Blood” Member Pleads Guilty To Racketeering And Fraud Offenses

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DAVIT YEGHOYAN pled guilty today to his role in a coast-to-coast racketeering enterprise referred to as “Pure Armenian Blood" or “P.A.B.," in connection with the charges filed in United States v. Narek Marutyan...


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Senior Official for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Jennifer Hall Godfrey’s Travel to the United Arab Emirates and Germany

Release: Senior Official for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Jennifer Hall Godfrey will travel to the United Arab Emirates November 2-4 to visit the USA Pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai. She will meet with USA Pavilion staff including Youth Ambassadors from the United States. She will also meet with senior...


DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - The Drug Enforcement Administration, along with its law enforcement partners, has removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s ongoing commitment to turn the tide against the U.S. opioid epidemic. Following last month’s 21st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, the program has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception.


Utah Man Sentenced for Tax Fraud

News Release: Utah Man Sentenced for Tax Fraud.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union County, New Jersey, man today admitted illegally possessing ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.


News Release: Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the COP26 U.S. Center Opening Event

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. It is a great pleasure to join all of you for what is the official launch of the U.S. Center here at COP26. And I just want to thank everyone across the U.S. Government who made all of this happen.


Release: The government of Saint Lucia has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of Mango (Mangifera indica) fruit for consumption into the United States and Territories. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with the commodity.


US Department of Labor, Manhattan Construction Florida collaborate to promote workplace safety at Southwest Florida International Airport Terminal Expansion Project

News Release: FORT MYERS, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has signed a strategic partnership with Manhattan Construction Florida Inc. to promote worker safety and health at the Southwest Florida International Airport expansion project in Fort Myers. The University of South Florida On-site Safety and Health Consultation Program is also a partner in the effort.