News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


News Release: Chasib Hafedh Saadoon Al Fawadi Admits to Making False Statements About Membership in an Iranian-Backed Militia.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Ana Maria Salazar of El Financiero/Bloomberg TV

Release: QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you so much for this interview for El Financiero/Bloomberg.


Department of Energy Announces CABLE Conductor Manufacturing Prize Winners

News Release: Today, in celebration of National Nanotechnology Day, the U.S. Department of Energy announced Stage 1 winners of the Conductivity-enhanced materials for Affordable, Breakthrough Leapfrog Electric and thermal applications (CABLE) Conductor Manufacturing Prize. Ten teams selected in Stage 1 of this $4.5...


News Release: Former senior executives convicted of participating in “side door" scheme to facilitate their children’s college admissions to the University of Southern California.


Former Nantucket Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Role in Two Fraud Schemes

News Release: BOSTON - A former Nantucket Bank employee pleaded guilty today to her role in two fraud conspiracies.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Mexican President López Obrador

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Caldwell Man Sentenced for the Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

News Release: BOISE - A Caldwell man was sentenced to 34 months in federal prison for the unlawful possession of a firearm.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to Mission Mexico Staff

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you, thank you, thank you. Okay, a few things right from the start. The first rule of politics: never, never, never follow Ken Salazar to a podium. (Laughter.) Second, I’ve had the opportunity now in the nine or so months that we’ve been in office to visit some of our missions...


News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that former City of Cleveland Councilman Kenneth Johnson was sentenced today by Judge John R. Adams to six years imprisonment. Johnson was found guilty by a jury on July 30, 2021, of conspiracy to commit federal program theft, federal program theft, aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, tampering with a witness and falsification of records in a federal investigation.


McCaul: President Referring to Attacks on Diplomats as Anomalous Health Incidents “Dismissive and Incomplete”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement following President Joe Biden signing the HAVANA Act into law yesterday. In his remarks, the president once again refused to identify these attacks on our diplomats as attacks. The HAVANA Act will provide medical care to those who have been injured by these attacks, but includes no language to seek out those who are responsible and hold them accountable.


Three Men Sentenced to Prison for Violent Robbery of a Minneapolis Jewelry Store

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - Three Minneapolis men have been sentenced to prison for violently robbing a south Minneapolis jewelry store.


Ranking Members Warn Against Bypassing Treaty Process

News Release: Washington, D.C.--The top Republicans on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the U.S. Senate Banking Committee expressed serious concerns with the Administration’s recent suggestions it is considering circumventing the Senate’s constitutional treaty authority...


USDA Celebrates 75 Years of Research Contributions Achieved at the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory

News Release: KERRVILLE, TEXAS, October 8, 2021-U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) celebrated today the 75th anniversary of the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory and its historical contributions to the livestock industry and scientific community.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at Top of Working Breakfast With Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador And Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard

Release: PRESIDENT LOPEZ OBRADOR: (Via interpreter) I wanted to the Secretary of State to look at the murals, so I took him all over the National Palace. We apologize. But we are here now. Welcome, everyone.


Owasso Man Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter in Indian Country

News Release: An Owasso man who killed his stepfather in March 2020 pleaded guilty today in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Brady: Biden Needs 1.3 Million Jobs in New Jobs Report to Deliver on Promises

News Release: Brady: Biden Needs 1.3 Million Jobs in New Jobs Report to Deliver on Promises.


262-Month Federal Prison Sentence for South Florida Veterinarian Who Sexually Abused Dogs, Created Animal Crush Video

News Release: Miami, Florida - A licensed veterinarian based in Aventura, Florida who recorded himself sexually abusing dogs, shared the bestiality videos on-line, and collected on-line child pornography, was sentenced today in Miami federal court to over 21 years in prison.


Prescribed Burning Planned in Liberty Area of Great Sand Dunes National Park

News Release: As part of Great Sand Dunes National Park’s hazardous fuels reduction efforts, fire managers from the park in partnership with Rio Grande National Forest are preparing to conduct a prescribed burn on up to 3,300 acres near the park’s northern boundary. The project area is located south of Baca Grande Subdivision, and approximately three miles south of Crestone, Colorado.


News Release: WAYNESVILLE, N.C. - FEMA encourages residents in Buncombe, Haywood or Transylvania County whose access to their home was impacted by Tropical Storm Fred to register with FEMA.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the swearing-in of Prime Minister Abiy and the devastating security and humanitarian crises facing Ethiopia: