News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


Violent Fugitive Wanted for Homicide and Strangulation, Arrested in Ellsworth, Maine

News Release: Portland, ME - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announces the arrest of Ramon Smith, 33, of Massachusetts. Smith was being sought by two New England states regarding warrants issued out of the State of Connecticut for Homicide and a warrant issued out of Massachusetts for Strangulation.


Chairs DeFazio, Titus Announce Hearing on General Services Administration’s Priorities for 2021 and Beyond

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “The General Services...


Agriculture Department publishes notice on Oct. 29

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Interior Department publish on Oct. 29?

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Oct. 29 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Federal Reserve System on Oct. 29

The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


November 2021 Notice of Flight Operations

News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces flight operations for November 2021.


BLM New Mexico accepting comments for oil and gas lease sale

News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico is announcing a 30-day public comment period on the environmental analysis for its first quarter 2022 oil and gas lease sale. There are six parcels (535.72 acres) of Federal minerals proposed for lease. The parcels are located in Lea and Chaves Counties, N.M. and Dewey County, Okla. The comment period will run from Oct. 29-Nov. 28.


Preliminary Flood Maps for Comal County, Texas Ready for Public View

News Release: DENTON, Texas - Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in portions of the City of New Braunfels and unincorporated areas of Comal County, Texas.


2021 Indo-Pacific Business Forum Promotes an Open, Interconnected, Resilient, and Secure Indo-Pacific

Release: The Governments of the United States and India co-hosted the fourth annual Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF) virtually October 28-29, 2021. This marked the first time this event has been co-hosted in South Asia. The IPBF advances the United States’ vision for an open, interconnected, resilient, and...


Notice published on Oct. 29 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Capitol Heights Narcotics Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Distribution and Firearms Charges

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Larry Francis Newman, Jr., age 37, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.



Interior Department publishes proposed rule on Oct. 29

The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed rule published on Oct. 29 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Gree Appliance Companies Charged with Failure to Report Dangerous Dehumidifiers and Agree to $91 Million Resolution

News Release: Gree U.S. Subsidiary Agrees to Plead Guilty to Felony Charge; Company Executives Previously Indicted in the Investigation.


Russian Bank Founder Sentenced For Evading Exit Tax Upon Renouncing U.S. Citizenship

News Release: Defendant Paid Over $500 Million in Taxes, Interest, and Penalties.


Notice published by Commerce Department on Oct. 29

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Bloomington Physician Charged with Fifteen Counts of Unlawful Dispensing and Distributing of a Controlled Substance

News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A federal grand jury indicted a Bloomington, Illinois, doctor, Richard Sabbun, 61, on Sept. 21, 2021, for allegedly unlawfully dispensing and distributing controlled substances from Feb. 3, 2017 through February 6, 2020, in McLean County and elsewhere within the Central District of Illinois. The indictment was unsealed on Oct. 28, 2021, during Sabbun’s initial appearance in federal court in Peoria, Illinois.


Sentencings in Operation ‘The Hole’ wrap up prosecution of middle Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy

News Release: DUBLIN, GA: Prison terms for two of the remaining defendants in a Laurens County-area drug trafficking conspiracy wrap up a major middle Georgia prosecution.