News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - William Edward Byers II, 44, of Charleston, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for prohibited possession of firearms by a felon. Byers was one of 15 individuals charged federally as a result of a long-term investigation, dubbed the “Woo Boyz.".


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Ranking Members Boozman, Westerman Highlight Beneficial Impact Timber Industry Has in Arkansas During National Forest Product Week

News Release: WASHINGTON-In recognition of National Forest Products Week, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and U.S. Representative Bruce Westerman, ranking member on the House Committee on Natural Resources, are highlighting the tens ...


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Tribal Member Sentenced to Prison for Drug Conspiracy

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute hydrocodone on the Choctaw Indian Reservation, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.


News Release: ATLANTA - Jaime Cruz Duarte, Rito Armando Torres Gutierrez, and Antonio Penaloza Torres have been charged with federal offenses including conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.


Long-Time Fugitive Sentenced To 51 Months In Prison For Scheme To Steal 94,000 Debit And Credit Cards From Michaels’ Stores In 19 States

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A California man was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal 94,000 credit and debit cards from customers at approximately 80 Michaels’ Stores in 19 states and to then use that information to make fraudulent withdrawals from the bank accounts of those customers, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.


Barrasso: We Can Work in a Bipartisan Fashion to Address the Many Issues Facing America’s Forests

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a full committee hearing to consider pending legislation.


New Iberia Man Sentenced for Distribution of Child Pornography

News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Spencer Matthew Legendre, 23, of New Iberia, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Michael J. Juneau to 72 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, on distribution of child pornography charges. Legendre was also ordered to pay $15,000 in restitution.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Five Individuals Charged with Money Laundering in Connection with Alleged Venezuela Bribery Scheme

News Release: Miami, Florida - A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida returned an indictment on Oct. 7, which was unsealed today, charging three Colombian nationals and two Venezuelan nationals for their alleged roles in laundering the proceeds of contracts to provide food and medicine to Venezuela that were obtained through bribes.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DEA Announces 21st National Prescription Take Back Day

News Release: United States Attorney SHAWN N. ANDERSON, for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI), will join the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Saturday, October 23rd for its 21st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The biannual event will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m....


The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Pallone Opening Remarks at Energy Hearing on Offshore Wind

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing titled, “Offshore Wind, Onshore Benefits: Growing the Domestic Wind Energy Industry:"