News published on Federal Newswire in September 2021

News from September 2021


Second Degree Murder Suspect from Shelby County Captured by U.S. Marshals in Michigan

News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the capture of Rodney Berry Jr., in Michigan, for Second Degree Murder, Convicted Felon in Possession of a Handgun, and Possessing a Firearm during commission of a felony out of Shelby County.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement reacting to two days of testimony from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, and Commander of Central Command General Kenneth McKenzie before the Senate and House Armed Services Committees.


Risch Meets with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Locsin

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today welcomed Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. to the United States Senate:


Individual Pleads Guilty To Child Neglect And Sexual Abuse In Indian Country

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Henry Charles Littlebear Redhat, age 29, entered a guilty plea to one count of child neglect, in violation of 18 United States Code Sections 1151, 1153, 2, and 21 Oklahoma Statute Section 843.5(C)...



News Release: The Pinocchio Six: Myths, Lies, and Debunked Claims About Taxes.


BLM Wyoming temporarily closes Rock Springs holding facility

News Release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Rock Springs wild horse holding facility is temporarily closed in support of upcoming wild horse gather operations in the Great Divide Basin, Adobe Town, Salt Wells Creek, White Mountain and Little Colorado herd management areas in southern Wyoming.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) to carry out collaborative research related to flood insurance in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...


Oversight Subcommittee Staff Report Reveals Alarming Levels of Toxic Heavy Metals in  Even More Baby Foods

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, released a new staff report showing high levels of toxic heavy metals in baby food and the industry’s failure to end harmful practices that pose serious health risks to babies and toddlers. The report also put forth recommendations for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the baby food industry to eliminate toxic content in baby foods.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas man was sentenced 180 months in prison following an attack on a federal law enforcement agent during an undercover operation.


News Release: Defendant Admits to Acting to Obstruct Election Certification, Disregarding Law Enforcement, and Destroying Records of Unlawful Activity.


Individual Pleads Guilty To Murder In Indian Country

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Neil Shai-Cameron Lewis, age 26, entered a guilty plea to one count of Murder (Second Degree) in Indian Country.


Five Things to Know: Federal Disaster Assistance in Southeast Michigan

News Release: CHICAGO - Federal disaster assistance is now available to individuals in Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties who experienced disaster-related losses from the June 25 - 26 severe storms and flooding. It’s important to understand the resources available and how to access them to get the help you need.


Former CEO Of Melrose Credit Union Sentenced To Nearly 4 Years In Prison For Violating Bank Bribery Statute

News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ALAN KAUFMAN, who at the time of the offense was the chief executive officer of Melrose Credit Union (“Melrose CU"), was sentenced today to 46 months in prison. KAUFMAN was previously convicted, following...


News Release: CONCORD - Timothy P. Diggins, 60, of Goffstown, was sentenced on Tuesday to 78 months in federal prison for transportation and possession of child sexual abuse material, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior finalized a proposed rule regarding the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), which would repeal the Trump administration's January 2021rulemaking. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.


Grand Rapids Man Sentenced To Five Years, $1.6 Million In Restitution For Arson

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN -U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced that today Kevin Daniel Baker, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment, followed by two years’ supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Janet T. Neff.


US Department of Labor cites Colorado dairy farm operator for violations after vacuum truck driver suffers fatal injuries in unguarded manure pit

News Release: LASALLE, CO - A federal workplace safety investigation into the death of a 44-year-old worker, who drowned when the vacuum truck he was driving entered an unguarded manure holding pit, concluded that a LaSalle dairy farm failed to protect its workers from drowning and chemical hazards.


Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty After Cocaine And A Loaded Weapon Were Found In His Residence

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Adrian Funderburk, 37, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum of life.


U.S. Marshals Increase Reward to $10K for Information on WomanAccused of Boyfriend’s Brutal 2018 Murder

News Release: Detroit, MI - The U.S. Marshals Service Detroit Fugitive Apprehension Team (DFAT) is requesting the public’s assistance with the location of a woman wanted for the brutal murder of her boyfriend in Melvindale in September 2018, and has increased the reward for information leading to her capture to $10,000.