News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021



News Release: SPOKANE - Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that David Barnes Nay, age 42, of Prosser, Washington, was sentenced on Oct. 20, 2021, after having pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute eight...


Statesville Man Is Sentenced To More Than 15 Years For Federal Firearms Offense

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced today that Phong Duc Nguyen, 35, of Statesville, N.C., was sentenced to 182 months in prison and five years of supervised release for a federal firearms offense.


News Release: WASHINGTON -- Today, FEMA released the agency’s response to the National Advisory Council’s (NAC) annual report.


News Release: Memphis, TN - A Tennessee woman pleaded guilty today to fabricating discharge monitoring reports required under the Clean Water Act and submitting those fraudulent documents to state regulators in Tennessee and Mississippi.


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a St. Paul man for receiving and possessing child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Passaic County men today admitted their roles in an illegal money transmitting business, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.


News Release: ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - A Rock Island, Illinois, man, Michael Tyrone Drummond, Jr., 30, of the 3000 block of 4th Street, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on Oct. 21, 2021, for offenses involving trafficking in cocaine base (crack).


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Today, Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Republican Leader Russ Fulcher (R-ID) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a joint subcommittee hearing on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) likely unlawful federal vaccine mandate...


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Twelve Plead Guilty to Tax and Immigration Charges after Undercover Operation Marking Largest Criminal Tax Case in Pee Dee History

News Release: Florence, South Carolina --- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that 12 individuals across seven construction-related companies have pleaded guilty to charges related to employment tax fraud and hiring unauthorized aliens in the largest criminal Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.), Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.)and Ken Buck (R-Colo.)in introducing five bills to codify Trump-era Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations. This follows a Biden administration announcement that they plan to begin rolling back these essential reforms, starting tomorrow.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Winter Pile Burning Operations Announced For Both Sides Of Park

News Release: Fire managers from Rocky Mountain National Park plan to take advantage of any upcoming wet or winter weather conditions to burn piles of slash generated from several fuels reduction projects and hazard tree removals. Slash from these projects has been cut and piled by park fire crews and contractors over the last two years and are now dry enough to burn.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee legislative hearing titled, “Caring for America: Legislation to Support Patients, Caregivers, and Providers:"