News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


News Release: BOISE - A Bloomington, Illinois woman pleaded guilty to bank fraud.


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, and South Windsor Police Chief Kristian Lindstrom today announced that SHAMEIK CAMARA, 32, of Hartford, was arrested yesterday on a federal criminal complaint charging him with offenses related to the theft of firearms from a South Windsor warehouse in August.


Erie Man, 21, Sentenced to 5 Years for Distributing Meth

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to five years in jail on his conviction of violating federal drug laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Larry Francis Newman, Jr., age 37, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.


Three Military Airports Now Eligible for Funding to Add Civilian Operations

News Release: WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected three airports to be eligible for grants to add civilian aviation operations at former and current military airfields, adding system capacity and helping to reduce congestion at existing airports. Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas; Mobile Downtown Airport in Mobile, Ala.; and Salina Regional Airport in Salina, Kan., will now be able to apply for Airport Improvement Grants.


Lincoln County Archaeological Initiative Round 13 Proposal Period Open

News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will accept proposals for Round 13 of the Lincoln County Archaeological Initiative (LCAI) from Friday, October 29 through Friday, January 7, 2022.


BLM evaluating oil and gas leasing proposals in Covington County, Alabama

News Release: FALLS CHURCH, VA. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern States Office is seeking public comments on a proposal to offer approximately 80 acres of federal oil and gas leases in Covington County, Alabama in its upcoming competitive oil and gas lease sale.


COVID-19 Task Force Nets Florida Duct Cleaning Company; Settles False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan

News Release: Miami, Florida - Sextant Marine Consulting LLC (Sextant), a Florida-based duct cleaning company, has agreed to pay $30,000 in damages and civil penalties to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by obtaining more than one Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan in 2020. Sextant also...


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: Eight men and one woman have been named in a newly unsealed federal indictment for taking part in a major drug trafficking conspiracy that funneled cocaine and other drugs from Atlanta to the Waynesboro, Ga., area.


Houma Man Indicted for Violating The Federal Controlled Substances Act, The Federal Gun Control Act, and Assaulting a Federal Officer

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JOSHUA BOGEN, age 30, a resident of Houma, Louisiana, was charged Oct. 28, 2021, in a four-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A)...


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Cooper’s Anti-Sackler Bill Would Keep the Names of Corrupt Individuals Off Public Institutions

News Release: WASHINGTON - Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) introduced a bill to require federal entities to include reasonable conditions in awarding naming rights for public spaces and institutions. The Government Integrity is Not for Trade or Sale (GIFTS) Act is designed to help keep the names of corrupt individuals off public institutions.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.