News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


Pallone Applauds Release of Build Back Better Act Legislative Text

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the release of the Rules Committee Print of the Build Back Better Act...


Peters Convenes Hearing with Independent Experts to Examine Amplification of Domestic Extremist Content on Social Media Platforms

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing with independent experts focusing on the role social media platforms play in the amplification of domestic extremist content, including white nationalist and anti-government content, and how the spread of this rhetoric online translates to real world violence that presents a serious national security threat.


Former Monroe Police Officer Indicted for Assaulting an Arrestee and Attempting to Cover it Up

News Release: MONROE, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and FBI New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Douglas Williams announced that a federal grand jury in Shreveport, Louisiana, has returned an indictment...


Manchester Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Fraud and Identity Theft Offenses

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JAIME PINTO, 45, of Manchester, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for fraud and identity theft offenses stemming from his involvement in a scheme to use stolen identities to lease and purchase vehicles and motorcycles.


Honduran National Charged with Transnational Cocaine Trafficking and Money Laundering Extradited to the United States

News Release: Miami, Florida - Fredy Donaldo Marmol Vallejo (Marmol), 40, will make his initial appearance in federal court in Miami, Florida today after being extradited from Honduras, his country of origin. An indictment returned by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida charges Marmol with conspiring...


FEMA Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers on the Move in Montgomery County

News Release: HARRISBURG, Pa. - A FEMA Mobile Disaster Recovery Center (MDRC) will open to help residents of Montgomery County whose homes or personal property were impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. This temporary Center will be staffed with FEMA personnel and representatives of other federal and state agencies to assist with registration and answer questions about disaster assistance programs.


What did Agriculture Department publish on Oct. 28?

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Albuquerque man pleads guilty to stalking local family

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Stephen Yochim, 48, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty in federal court on Oct. 18 to stalking. A sentencing date has not been scheduled.


Murray On Maternal Health, Health Equity in Build Back Better Framework

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the funding included in the Build Back Better framework to improve maternal health and address inequities in health care.


What did Interior Department publish on Oct. 28?

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement regarding H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act which includes $1.5 billion in investments at the Department of Homeland Security that address three pressing national security challenges...


Energy Department publishes notice on Oct. 28

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on Oct. 28?

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Randolph County man sentenced to 10 years for methamphetamine and firearms charges

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Casey Warren Lang, of Huttonsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 121 months of incarceration for drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.


Notice published on Oct. 28 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grant County man sentenced for drug charge

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Trampas Quint Wolford, of Cabins, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 20 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.


What did Energy Department publish on Oct. 28?

The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Commerce Department publish on Oct. 28?

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Former Bath Iron Works Employee Sentenced for Workers’ Compensation Fraud

News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Scarborough man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for filing a false document in relation to a workers’ compensation claim, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.


Interior Department publishes notice on Oct. 28

The US Interior Department published a four page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.