News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Project to remove abandoned vessel from Cape Hatteras National Seashore beach begins Oct. 25

News Release: MANTEO, N.C. - On Oct. 25, Cape Dredging, Inc. from Buxton, North Carolina will begin a $295,000 project to remove an abandoned vessel from the beach south of Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Oregon Inlet Campground. Removal of the vessel is expected to take approximately 30 days.


News Release: Defendants Engaged in Years-Long Fraud Scheme Designed to Evade Making Required Contributions for Their Employees.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Peoria Man Sentenced to Over 12 Months in Prison for Involvement in Looting a Gun Store and Providing False Statements to the ATF

News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria, Illinois, man, Jeron C. McNeal, 29, of the 200 block of Northeast Rock Island Avenue, was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison and three years of supervised release on Oct. 20, 2021, for his involvement in the burglary of a federally licensed firearms dealer and ...


"Operation 922" – The Federal Domestic Violence Initiative for Western Oklahoma is Getting Results

News Release: 167 Charged Since 2018 With Felonies Related to Domestic Violence.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A federal grand jury returned indictments on Oct. 19, 2021, against the following individuals.


Crapo, Brady: Biden Administration Retreated by Failing to Demand Immediate Repeal of Competitors’ Discriminatory Taxes

News Release: Washington, D.C.--In a joint statement, Congress’s top Republican tax writers, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and House Committee on Ways and Means Republican Leader Representative Kevin Brady (R-Texas) blasted the Biden Administration’s surrender to foreign competitors’ discriminatory digital services taxes...


Indiana Native Sentenced for 2019 Attempt Armed Robbery of Uptown CVS Which Resulted in Shooting of NOPD Officer

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced on Oct. 19, 2021 that ALAN PARSON, age 21, a resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced in the United States District Court for his participation in the June 17, 2019 robbery of the CVS pharmacy located at 4901 Prytania Street.


News Release: Sold Fentanyl to a Recovering Victim One Day Before the Victim’s Fatal Overdose and Possessed 38 Bags of Fentanyl.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Statement Of U.S. Attorney Damian Williams On Guilty Verdicts Against Lev Parnas And Andrey Kukushkin

News Release: “A unanimous federal jury has found that Lev Parnas and Andrey Kukushkin conspired to manipulate the United States political system for their own financial gain. In order to gain influence with American politicians and candidates, they illegally funneled foreign money into the 2018 midterm elections...


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Norfolk man was sentenced today to 262 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and bribery of a public official.


The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Saint Charles Parish Area Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty to Federal Charges

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that, on Oct. 19, 2021, DUVELL LONDON, JR., 41, of St. Rose, La., and JEREMY LEVANDA, age 40, of Destrehan, La., pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, powder cocaine, and crack cocaine, in violation...


News Release: MINERAL, CA- Lassen Volcanic National Park Highway is closed to through traffic for the winter/spring snow season. Autumn storm events are continuing to bring rain, snow, and ice to the high-elevation roadway.


The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Twin Carroll County Sex Offenders Each Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: Matthew Curtis Possessed more than 550 Images and Videos of Child Pornography and Pretended to be a Mother in Online Web Chats; Tyler Curtis Possessed Than 300 Images and Videos of Child Pornography.