News published on Federal Newswire in September 2021

News from September 2021



Pallone, Murray Applaud Biden Administration Rule Implementing Ban on Surprise Bills

News Release: Today, U.S. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in response to the Department of Health and Human Services...


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal grand jury has charged a former Belmont County attorney with crimes related to stealing more than half a million dollars from an elderly woman with dementia while acting as the woman’s Power of Attorney.


News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2021-The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today announced that one of its African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) vaccine candidates has been shown to prevent and effectively protect both European and Asian bred swine against the current circulating Asian strain of the virus.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Construct a Wastewater Treatment Plant and Support Business Expansion in Estill, South Carolina

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the town of Estill, South Carolina, to construct a wastewater treatment plant and support spray field improvements designed to support business expansion and create jobs. This EDA grant is expected to create 30 jobs and generate $15 million in private investment.


News Release: KEYSTONE, SD - Beginning on Oct. 1, the lighting of the sculpture will begin at dusk and last until 9:00 p.m. The Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center and Information Center will open at 8:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. The Gift Shop will open at 9:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. The Carver’s Café will open at 9:00 a.m. and close at 4:30 p.m.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.4 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Support Economic Resiliency in California

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $3.4 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of California prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A Madison, Wisconsin man is charged with gun and drug crimes in an indictment returned on July 8, 2020 by a federal grand jury sitting in Madison. The charges are announced by Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin.


On the Killing of Rohingya Muslim Advocate Mohib Ullah

Release: We are deeply saddened and disturbed by the murder of Rohingya Muslim advocate and community leader Mohib Ullah in Bangladesh on September 29. Mohib Ullah was a brave and fierce advocate for the human rights of Rohingya Muslims around the world. He traveled to the Human Rights Council in Geneva and to...


Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 6 Weekly Data Release

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the sixth phase of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS). Data collection began August 16. Results will be released weekly August 26 to October 21. New content in the SBPS Phase 6 covers difficulties hiring employees, new workplace norms, changes in...


News Release: REDDING, Calif. - Members of the Bureau of Land Management’s Northern California District Advisory Council will discuss a wide range of natural resource management topics, when they meet virtually via Zoom on Friday, Oct. 8, from 8 a.m. to noon.


Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced to Serve Three Decades in Federal Prison

News Release: Conspirator Earlier Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison.


News Release: PEORIA, Ill. -Larry Daniel Saal, 53, of North Pekin, Ill., was indicted on Sept. 21, 2021 for allegations related to solicitation of a minor and distribution of child pornography.


News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart, announced today that Dashawn Terrell Swygert, age 27, of Columbia, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.


Leader of Klamath Falls Drug Trafficking Ring Indicted in Federal Court

News Release: MEDFORD, Ore.-A federal grand jury in Medford has returned an indictment charging the leader and multiple associates of a Klamath Falls, Oregon area drug trafficking ring with conspiring with one another to transport large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl from California to Oregon for distribution and sale in and around Klamath Falls.


Former Lubbock Private School President Sentenced to 5 ½  Years for Child Pornography

News Release: A former Lubbock Christian School president was sentenced today to 5 1/2 years in federal prison for possessing sexually explicit images of a child, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Rick Scott (R-FL) applauded House passage of their bipartisan legislation to enhance cybersecurity assistance to K-12 educational institutions across the country. Schools are...


Rockford Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison on Child Pornography Charges

News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford man was sentenced Tuesday to ten years in federal prison on child pornography charges.


Jennifer Lynne Faith Charged With Murder-for-Hire in Husband’s Death

News Release: Jennifer Lynne Faith, the Oak Cliff woman whose boyfriend allegedly shot her husband to death, has been charged with orchestrating the murder, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah announced today.