News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Doua Moua, 37, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to six years in prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Moua pleaded guilty to this charge on Aug. 3, 2021.

Risch Meets with IAEA Director General Grossi

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after meeting with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi today:

DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 21st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide.

U.S. Marshals Operations ‘Return of the School Year’ and ‘NO Saints and Sinners’Recovers 8 Missing Endangered Children and Makes 18 Arrests of Sex Offenders

News Release: New Orleans, LA - U.S. Marshals Service Eastern District of Louisiana New Orleans Task Force (USMS)-led, operations Missing Child Unit (MCU) ‘Return of the School Year’ and Sex Offender Investigations Branch (SOIB) ‘NO Saints and Sinners 2021’ conducted in the New Orleans, Louisiana metro area ran from...

Taunton Man Charged with Pandemic Unemployment and Mortgage Fraud

News Release: Defendant allegedly obtained more than $67,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits while at the same time working and collecting a full-time salary.

Pulaski County Constable Sentenced to 140 Months for Conspiring to Violate the Civil Rights of Others

News Release: LONDON, Ky. - A former Pulaski County Constable, Michael Wallace, 47, of Somerset, Ky., was sentenced to 140 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, after previously being convicted of violating the civil rights of persons within Pulaski County and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Detroit Man Charged with Robbing Kay Jewelers In Washington, PA and Attempting to Rob Other Jewelry Stores

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Detroit, Michigan, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.

USDA Now Accepting Grant Applications for Wood Products, Energy

News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2021 – Deputy Agriculture Secretary Dr. Jewel Bronaugh announced today approximately $13 million in new funding opportunities to support market innovation in wood products and wood energy. The announcement came during a “Leaders for the Built Environment” virtual event and kicks ...

USDA Launches New Effort to Reduce Salmonella Illnesses Linked to Poultry

News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced that it is mobilizing a stronger, and more comprehensive effort to reduce Salmonella illnesses associated with poultry products. The agency is initiating several key activities to gather the data and information necessary to support future action and move closer to the national target of a 25% reduction in Salmonella illnesses.

USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the appointment of 13 new members and 17 returning members to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF).

USDA and EPA Announce Winners of the Next Gen Fertilizer Innovations Challenge

News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2021 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the winners of the Next Gen Fertilizer Innovations Challenge, the second of a two-part, joint USDA-EPA Partnership and Competition on Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers (EEFs) ...

Department of Justice Issues Annual Report to Congress on its Work to Combat Elder Fraud and Abuse

News Release: The Department of Justice issued its Annual Report to Congress on its Activities to Combat Elder Fraud and Abuse. The report summarizes the department’s extensive elder justice efforts from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.

Justice, Labor Departments Reach Settlements with Facebook Resolving Claims of Discrimination Against U.S. Workers and Potential Regulatory Recruitment Violations

News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Labor today announced separate settlement agreements with Facebook regarding its use of the permanent labor certification program (PERM). The Justice Department’s settlement resolves its claims that Facebook routinely refused to recruit, consider ...

Credit Suisse Resolves Fraudulent Mozambique Loan Case in $547 Million Coordinated Global Resolution

News Release: Credit Suisse Group AG, a global financial institution headquartered in Switzerland, and Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited (CSSEL), its subsidiary in the United Kingdom (together, Credit Suisse), have admitted to defrauding U.S. and international investors in the financing of an $850 million ...

Tennessee Physician Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Hydrocodone Distribution Resulting in Death

News Release: A Tennessee physician was sentenced today in the Western District of Tennessee to 20 years in prison for his unlawful prescribing of opioids that caused the death of one of his patients.

Massachusetts Woman Sentenced to Prison on Tax and Drug Charges Arising from Multimillion-Dollar Black Market Marijuana Enterprise

News Release: A Massachusetts woman was sentenced today to four years in prison for tax evasion, conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 50 kilograms or more of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and money laundering.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken With María Grazzia Acosta of Teleamazonas

News Release: QUESTION: Es un gusto saludarlos desde este espacio, una entrevista en exclusiva con el Secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos Antony Blinken. Blinken es el septuagésimo primer Secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos, con una amplia experiencia en diplomacia y en materia de seguridad nacional.

Secretary Blinken’s Call with UN Special Envoy to Yemen Grundberg

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg. The Secretary congratulated the Special Envoy on his new role and discussed efforts to engage all parties without preconditions and secure a ceasefire, ...

Senior Advisor for Global Energy Security Hochstein’s Travel to Lebanon