News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


News Release: A man who spent federal loan money intended for the purchase of cattle on his personal expenses, including gambling and alcohol, was sentenced on October 4, 2021, to ten months in federal prison.


Port Neches Man Guilty of Child Pornography Violations

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Port Neches man has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.


Judge Sentences Milwaukee Man to 45 Years’ Imprisonment for Sex Trafficking

News Release: Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on October 4, 2021, Calvin C. Freeman, Jr. was sentenced to a term of 45 years’ imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release after being convicted of 14 federal crimes, including sex...


News Release: A man who illegally possessed a firearm and possessed crack cocaine he intended to distribute pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.


Key Outcomes at the 48th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Release: At the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), September 13 - Oct. 11, the United States advanced country-specific and thematic actions to promote greater respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women and girls, LGBTQI+ persons, indigenous persons, members of ethnic and...


Workers Upgrade Hanford Site Access Points

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Crews are upgrading security barriers at the three vehicle barricades on the Hanford Site, adding concrete barriers and relocating sand barrels placed in front of the guardhouse.


News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Tori R. Carlisle, 43, was sentenced today to serve six years in federal prison following her guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.


Former Buckley, Washington resident convicted of enticement of a minor

News Release: Faces mandatory minimum 10 years in prison.


News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - The mining machines are quiet. The salt haul trucks are still.


News Release: Repeat offender possessed crack cocaine and 9-millimeter pistol while on federal supervised release.


Rhode Island Man Who Sought $4.7 Million in COVID Relief Loans Sentenced for Defrauding CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program

News Release: While detained, Michael Moller also defrauded other Wyatt Detention Center inmates of more than $17,000.


News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau released the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2021. The data tables include national totals for all 50 states and the District of Columbia by Census Bureau regional geography. A weekly number of paid temporary workers for Puerto Rico is also available.


NPS Announces Emergency Safety Repairs to Cunard Road

News Release: Glen Jean, WV - The National Park Service is partnering with the Federal Highways Administration to address emergency safety repairs to Cunard Road. The first phase of this three-year project to correct road deficiencies will be Oct. 24, 2021, through November 5, 2021, and will include engineering surveying tasks that will identify areas of road failure. Travelers should expect traffic control measures that will result in minor delays.


NOAA upgrades climate website amid growing demand for climate information

News Release: NOAA’s Climate Program Office today launched a newly redesigned version of Climate.gov, NOAA’s award-winning, flagship website that provides the public with clear, timely, and science-based information about climate. The redesign expands the site’s already significant capacity to connect Americans with the resources they need to understand and plan for climate-related risks.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Jessica D. Aber was officially sworn in today as the 63rd United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia by Chief United States District Judge Mark S. Davis and United States District Judge M. Hannah Lauck at the federal courthouse in Norfolk.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of McKees Rocks, PA, has been sentenced to 36 months of imprisonment on a charge of violating federal firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


Chestnut Hill Private School Teacher Ordered Detained Before Trial After Arrest on Child Pornography Charges

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Andrew Wolf, 41, of Philadelphia, PA, and a teacher at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, was ordered detained pending trial at a hearing in U.S. Magistrate Court earlier today, following his arrest...


Michigan Felon Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm Following a Deadly Shootout in Minneapolis

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Michigan man was sentenced today to 84 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for possessing a firearm as a felon after he and two others were involved in a deadly shootout in downtown Minneapolis.


Suburban Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to 7+ Years in Prison for Violating Child Sexual Exploitation Laws

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A suburban Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced in federal court to 90 months’ imprisonment on his conviction of federal child exploitation laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


Shreveport Police Department Chosen as Participant in  Partnership with U.S. Department of Justice to Help Reduce Violent Crime in Shreveport

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook has announced that the City of Shreveport Police Department has been chosen to participate in the National Public Safety Partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Acting United States...