News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


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


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


Judge sentences leader of St. Louis County drug trafficking organization

News Release: ST. LOUIS - Ronald Gales, 54, of St. Louis, Missouri, appeared before United States District Court Judge John A. Ross and was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison today. Gales previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.


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


BJS to Release Jails in Indian Country, 2019–2020 and the Impact of COVID-19 on the Tribal Jail Population

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics will issue a press release and report, Jails in Indian Country, 2019-2020 and the Impact of COVID-19 on the Tribal Jail Population,.


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


Release: MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a recruiting event Tuesday and Wednesday, October 19 and 20 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Memphis International Airport (MEM).


The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Carver County man pleaded guilty to child pornography and extortion charges related to a years-long sextortion scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.


Pallone and Neal on CBO Analysis of the Build Back Better Act’s Expansion of Health Care Coverage

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following joint statement today after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of the Build Back Better Act’s potential to increase health care coverage for millions of Americans...


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, issued the following statement in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) announcement of its intent to start regulating robotexts...


News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - A federal jury has found Clifford Edward Albritton, III, 44, of Lakeland, Florida, guilty of conspiracy to possess 400 grams or more of fentanyl with the intent to distribute it and possession of 40 grams or more of fentanyl with the intent to distribute it. Albritton faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Jan. 14, 2022.


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


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


E&C Announces Health Hearing on Legislation to Support Patients, Caregivers, and Providers

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, "Caring for America: Legislation to Support Patients, Caregivers, and Providers."


Hanover man accused of making pipe bombs, violating protective order

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Thomas Joseph Miller, 34, of Hanover, New Mexico, appeared in federal court on Oct. 15 for a detention hearing, charged with illegally possessing destructive devices and ammunition. Miller will remain in custody pending trial.


News Release: A woman who distributed fentanyl to a man who overdosed pled guilty on Oct. 14, 2021, in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.


News Release: Site Manager Chris Beagan selected Talya Housman as the new Museum Technician at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site and John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, effective Oct. 25, 2021.


News Release: NORMAN, Okla. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a wild horse and burro adoption event in Kerrville, Texas, Nov. 5-6, at the Hill Country Youth Event Center. The two-day event, featuring 120 wild horses and burros, will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 5. Adoptions will be held from noon-6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5, and from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Nov. 6. Animals are eligible for adoption. Inquire with BLM staff onsite for more information.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Dyllan Barber, 20, of Little Valley, N.Y., pleaded guilty to cyberstalking before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.