News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


Sioux City Man Selling Large Quantities of Methamphetamine Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

News Release: Jaramillo already had a 2009 meth conviction when caught selling 6 pounds of meth in March 2021.


Justice Department Announces $139 Million for Law Enforcement  Hiring to Advance Community Policing

News Release: WASHINGTON - 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...


Jury Convicts Harrisburg Bar Owner And A Restaurant Owner For Drug Trafficking And Weapons Offenses

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that two Harrisburg business owners, Saqueena “Queenie" Williams, age 46, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Nyree “Gram" or “Grannie" Letterlough, age 50, of Harrisburg, were convicted by a federal...


Release: Secretary Antony J. Blinken will travel to Senegal on November 19-20, where he will meet with President Macky Sall and Foreign Minister Aïssata Tall Sall to affirm the close partnership between the United States and Senegal, and to discuss joint efforts addressing our shared global priorities. Areas...


Madison Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Armed Robbery of Convenience Store

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Mekhi Moss, 20, Madison, Wisconsin was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge James Peterson to seven years in prison for robbing a convenience store and brandishing a firearm during the robbery. Moss pleaded guilty to these charges on July 7, 2021.


U.S. Marshls Task Force Arrests Murder Suspect

News Release: Columbus, OH - The U.S. Marshals’ Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force (FCRFTF) arrested fugitive Frank D. Mitchell on Nov. 18, 2021, on an outstanding arrest warrant from Franklin County, Ohio.


News Release: A federal jury convicted a Wyandotte man Thursday for his role in a methamphetamine drug conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Baltimore, Maryland, woman was sentenced to 45 months in prison yesterday for her role in a bribery scheme that allowed for the introduction of contraband into Federal Corrections Institution (FCI) Petersburg.


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


Graves Statement on House Passage of Speaker Pelosi’s Budget Reconciliation Spending Spree

News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed Speaker Pelosi’s reconciliation bill...


MEDIA ADVISORY: Risch Itinerary for Halifax International Security Forum

News Release: HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is co-leading a bipartisan Senate delegation to the Halifax International Security Forum this weekend with Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.). Below is a schedule of public events Senator Risch will participate in:


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane Evans announced today that THERESA WOOD (“WOOD") was sentenced to one (1) year probation today after pleading guilty as charged to count one of an indictment for false statements in a passport application in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1542 before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon. Judge Eldon Fallon also ordered WOOD to perform twenty-five (25) hours of community service.


News Release: $750,000 Awarded to Law Enforcement Agencies in the District of Massachusetts.


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


Informational: Federal Court arraignments

News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Rep. Brenda Lawrence issued the following statements after President Biden announced that he would nominate Dan Tangherlini to replace Chairman Ron Bloom on the Postal Service Board of Governors...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Anne Soy of BBC Africa

Release: QUESTION: Okay, here we go. Thank you very much. You have been talking about the situation in Ethiopia. What’s your prognosis of the situation there?


News Release: For Being A Felon In Possession Of Firearms.


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Canton man was sentenced to 75 months in federal prison for drug trafficking.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement following the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of their partisan reckless tax-and-spending spree. The legislation now moves to the Senate for consideration.