News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


Former Kay County Oklahoma Supervisory Corrections Officer Indicted for Civil Rights Violations

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY-A federal grand jury has returned a three-count indictment charging a former Kay County Oklahoma supervisory corrections officer with federal civil rights violations, announced Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Robert Troester of the Western District of Oklahoma.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Laplace Man Sentenced for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that ELI JUAN MOORE, age 26, a resident of LaPlace, Louisiana, was sentenced on Nov. 18, 2021 to 46 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent...


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Columbus Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Setting Up Fake Online Sales To Lure Victims, Steal Their Money and Shoot Them

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus man who pretended to be selling a car and pretended to be an online escort in order to rob victims at gunpoint was sentenced today in federal court to 264 months in prison.


News Release: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Roger Slaughter, 35, of Perry, Florida, was sentenced to five years in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release. Slaughter’s sentence was the result of a guilty plea to one count of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of actual methamphetamine.


Chairwoman Stabenow Applauds House Passage of  Build Back Better Act

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, welcomed passage today of the Build Back Better Act by the U.S. House of Representatives.


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. Thank you very much, Vice President Koroma. Thank you for the very kind introduction, but thank you especially for your leadership here at ECOWAS - not just today, but every single day. And it’s very good to be here at ECOWAS, which makes vital contributions across the region to economic integration, security, democracy, climate, health, and more.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken at an Innovation Exhibition

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Deji, thank you. Thank you so much. I think that’s the best introduction I’ve ever gotten. (Laughter.) I’m glad it’s being recorded. I want to be able to replay it.


Justice Department Announces $139 Million For Law Enforcement Hiring To Advance Community Policing

News Release: SCRANTON - 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, allowing those agencies to hire 1,066 additional full-time law enforcement professionals. In the Middle District of Pennsylvania three municipalities were awarded funding totaling $834,200.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: COOLIDGE, AZ - Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is scheduled to be closed to the public three days each year, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and Independence Day. This year the park will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021 for Thanksgiving Day, including all buildings and access to the park grounds.


Taylor County Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Methamphetamine Charge

News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the sentencing of Roger Slaughter, 35, of Perry, Florida. Slaughter was sentenced to five years in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release. Slaughter’s sentence was the result of a guilty plea to one count of possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of actual methamphetamine.


News Release: Washington D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about Speaker Pelosi’s grand socialist agenda.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jay Scott Cloutier, age 58, of Lyman, Maine, pled guilty yesterday to attempting to coerce and entice a minor to engage in sexual acts with him and to receiving child pornography. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).


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


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was charged for illegally possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug distribution, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined five other top Republicans in Congress, led by Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, in sending a letter to Biden Administration officials ...