News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


Preston County Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Drug and Firearms Charges

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - David Ray Deberry, of Terra Alta, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 168 months of incarceration for drug and firearms charges, U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.


Brockton man admits assault on Fort Peck Indian Reservation

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Brockton man accused of beating another person at his home on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation admitted assault charges today, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.


News Release: Denali National Park and Preserve announced today that about half of the 92-mile Denali Park Road will remain closed for the 2022 visitor season. Most of Denali National Park and Preserve will remain open for visitors, and buses will continue to provide access to mile 43 of the Denali Park Road. The...


News Release: BOSTON - A former Inca, or leader, of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges.


Millions approved to 'improve the habitat of the birds we love' in three states

The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Sept. 22 new funding for wetland conservation and national wildlife refuges


News Release: Battlefield education center gets $2 million in state funding.


Pittsburgh Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in South Side Gang’s Drug Trafficking

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court for narcotics trafficking in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court in Johnstown to charges of making false statements to a federally licensed firearms dealer, and immediately following, was sentenced to one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Elizabeth Doyle, age 49, of Ballston Lake. New York, pled guilty today to filing false tax returns. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Thomas Fattorusso, Acting Special Agent in Charge, New York Field Office, Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI").


News Release: Concord, NH - The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force is happy to announce the arrest of Belknap County fugitive, Logan McCallister Graham in Lebanon, New Hampshire by the U.S. Marshals - NH Joint Fugitive Task Force. Graham had just been featured yesterday as this week’s “Fugitive of the Week."


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man pleaded guilty today to illegally possessing firearms as a felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.


News Release: ALTURAS, Calif. - Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management’s Applegate Field Office will be completing prescribed burning projects in northeast California and northwest Nevada, as fall, winter and spring weather conditions allow.


New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Weapon Charge

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on Oct. 13, 2021, defendant DARIUS WILLIAMS, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty as charged before U.S. District Court Judge Lance M. Africk.


Stock Promoters Plead Guilty to “Pump and Dump” Securities Fraud Scheme

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Two men have entered guilty pleas to securities fraud charges in connection to their illegal pump-and-dump stock manipulation scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.



Grant County man admits to drug charge

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - William Glenn Vance, of Petersburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.


New Ways and Means Report Probes the Misuse of Race in Clinical Algorithms

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, House Ways and Means Committee Democratic staff released a new report examining the misuse of race in clinical algorithms and exploring potential strategies to address inequities in clinical decision support tools (CDSTs) that lead to disparities in patient outcomes. In addition...


Expansion of Quarantine Areas for the Imported Fire Ant (Solenopis invicta Buren, S. richteri Forel, and hybrids of these species) in North Carolina and Tennessee

Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2021-26. Oct. 14, 2021To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is issuing a Federal Order that expands the existing imported fire ant (IFA) quarantine areas in North Carolina ...


News Release: Geoffrey Mark Hays Talsma Faces Mail Fraud and Other Federal Charges.


Update: Yellowstone adjusts September 2021 visitation statistics; up by 9,383 visits

News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - An adjustment to Yellowstone's visitation press release from October 13 should reflect an increase of 9,383 visits. The park accidentally undercounted recreation-visit numbers from one entrance station.