News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


News Release: Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years’ Imprisonment for Attempting to Provide Material Support to Terrorists.


Ohio man admits to selling methamphetamine

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Myron Henderson, of Euclid, Ohio, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.


40TH ANNIVERSARY OF A SAN FRANCISCO SINGING TRADITION

News Release: Long a monthly “landmark" aboard San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park’s historic ships, the multi-generational Chantey Sing gathering has been sidelined by COVID-19. But with help from the San Francisco Maritime Park Association, the Park’s non-profit partner, the sing has gone virtual and international!.


News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man was sentenced yesterday in connection with a fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Stephanie Busari of CNN International

Release: QUESTION: Secretary Blinken, thank you so much for joining us.


Chisago County Felon Sentenced to 175 Months in Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm, Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Chisago County man was sentenced today to 175 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a felon and for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.


Release: BOSTON - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) usually sees travel volume increase during holidays and the TSA team at Boston-Logan (BOS) has been proactively preparing for the increase in holiday travel volume. Thanksgiving travel volumes are expected to be closer to 2019 levels between Friday...


News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Yesterday, Steven Arthur Martis, 77, of Bullhead City, Arizona, was found guilty by a jury of one count of communicating an interstate threat to kill or harm Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. Martis is set to be sentenced on Jan. 25, 2022.


Reptile Dealer Pleads Guilty to Illegally Trafficking Vipers, Gun Charges

News Release: Florida Man Caught Shipping Venomous Snakes as part of “Operation Middleman".


Giant Sequoia Mortality Estimates Released for the 2021 KNP Complex and Windy Fire

News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. Nov. 19, 2021 - Land managers in the Southern Sierra Nevada are reckoning with the effects of large wildfires ignited by a significant lightning event in early September, including the KNP Complex, which burned mostly within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, and the Windy Fire, which burned mostly on the Sequoia National Forest.


Former Football Coach Facing Federal Charges for Production of Child Pornography Involving Two Minor Victims

News Release: Defendant Coached A High School Football Team in Charles County and a Youth Football Team in Prince George’s County; Law Enforcement Believes There May be More Victims.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Joseph Phillip Downes, of Ranson, West Virginia, has admitted to a theft charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.


'The loss of nature's important gifts affect all people': National Geographic Kids Africa to begin filming in early 2022

The U.S. Department of State as well as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have announced that they are partnering with the Walt Disney Company and Wildlife Direct to launch a brand new educational television program designed to inspire people to help the world around them.


Six defendants indicted for fraud that included targeting elderly citizens

News Release: ATLANTA - Vikas Mehta, Walter Valdivia, Pradip Parikh, Jaime Salas, Alpesh Patel, and Darash Shah have been indicted for wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and money laundering.


USDOT announces Port Action Plan

As part of the Administration’s ongoing efforts to address disruptions to the global supply chain, and on the heels of the passage of the President’s Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan, the Biden-Harris Administration today announced a Port Action Plan.


2021 U.S.-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue

Release: On Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will lead the second U.S.-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue (EPPD), conducted under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Maryland man admits to firearms charge

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Alexander Michael Ryan Myers, of Hagerstown, Maryland, has admitted to his role in a firearms trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.


News Release: Defendant Allegedly Stole Beneficiaries’ Money for Own Benefit.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - A federal grand jury indicted Jeffrey M. Bauza on Nov. 17, 2021 with numerous counts of willful failure to collect or pay taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.