News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Wide-Ranging Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A Brockton man pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021 to his role in a wide-ranging drug trafficking conspiracy reaching from Boston to Brockton to Lawrence to Cape Cod.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Tevin Terrance, age 28, of Hogansburg, New York, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for conspiring to distribute, and possessing with intent to distribute, 100 kilograms or more of marijuana.


Vallejo Man Sentenced to over 3 Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - William Michael Nitschke, 52, of Vallejo, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley to three years and 10 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: Concord, NH - The U.S. Marshals - NH Joint Fugitive Task Force is happy to announce the arrest of federal fugitive, David Hall in San Diego, California on October 6, 2021.


News Release: Dear Mr. Cuffari:. We write to request you review the process by which the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has developed and issued several emergency security directives this year, including recently issued and announced cybersecurity directives developed in consultation with the Cybersecurity...


Former Member of Boston Latin Kings Chapter Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A member of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2021 to racketeering charges.


News Release: Louisiana Man Indicted for Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Relief Funds and Money Laundering.


Florida Nurse Pleads Guilty To Tampering With Intensive Care Unit Patient’s Medication

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Jerome W. Clampitt II (42, Saint Johns) has pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product, specifically, injectable fentanyl. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Sean O’Hare, age 53, of South Portland, Maine, was arraigned today on an indictment accusing him of committing wire fraud.


Houlton Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Houlton man was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.


Feature Article: Montana Skies Provide the Perfect Backdrop for Testing Border Security Tech

News Release: In August, the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and its National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) collaborated with a number of federal and industry partners on a series of air domain awareness technology demonstrations in Montana. This second round of demonstrations served as a follow-up...


Veteran's Day Concert

News Release: TUSKEGEE, AL - To honor the “Greatest Generation", the famed accomplishments of the Tuskegee Airmen, and our nation’s veterans, the National Park Service will proudly host the United States Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors for an outdoor concert at Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site on Nov. 11...


Lake County Registered Sex Offender Accused Of Using 13-Year-Old Minor To Produce Child Sex Abuse Video

News Release: Ocala, Florida - Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the filing of a criminal complaint charging Perry Cleothas Gentry (60, Sorrento) with using a minor child to produce a video that depicted sexually explicit conduct. Gentry faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 25 years, and up to 50 years, in federal prison and a potential life term of supervised release. Gentry is a registered sex offender, having been convicted of a prior child sex offense in 1991.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Lewis Ismael Blandon, a/k/a “LordLewy", age 35, of Edgewood, Maryland, for the charges of sexual exploitation of a child, coercion and enticement, distribution/receipt of child pornography, possession of child pornography, and transfer of obscene matter to a minor. Blandon is a former Baltimore City Public Schools music teacher.


News Release: As part of an ongoing effort to address gun violence in Connecticut’s major cities, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with Project Longevity, Bridgeport Hospital, the Bridgeport Police Department and several community organizations, has developed “FED-UP: Working Together For A Safer Community," a school-based anti-gun violence program.


Reclamation announces winter flow plans for North Platte River

News Release: MILLS, Wyoming- Reclamation will be running slightly lower-than-normal flows in the North Platte River between Gray Reef Dam and Glendo Reservoir from October 2021 through March 2022 due to drought conditions and to conserve for contract water deliveries in 2022.


Free Entrance to Point Park, on Lookout Mountain, Thursday, November 11, in Celebration of Veterans Day

News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Point Park, atop Lookout Mountain and part of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, is waiving the entrance fee on Thursday, Nov. 11, to celebrate Veterans Day.


Release: The following is the text of a joint statement signed by the governments of Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and United States of America.


News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - It’s been 60 days since Hurricane Ida made landfall. The first months of disaster recovery are often intense, stressful, and sometimes chaotic. That has not slowed down the effort to assist those affected by Ida. Efforts to rebuild and come back from such devastation come from the...


Great Falls man admits distributing meth, fentanyl that resulted in death

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Great Falls man accused of distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl that led to the death of another person in 2020 admitted charges on Oct. 27, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.