News published on Federal Newswire in September 2021

News from September 2021


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.


Understanding Your FEMA Letter

News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - North Carolina residents who applied for assistance from FEMA after sustaining damage from Tropical Storm Fred will receive a letter from FEMA in the mail or via email.


Carper Praises Interior Department Action to Uphold Migratory Bird Treaty Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following statement in response to plans by the U.S. Department of Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to roll back Trump administration efforts to undermine the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)...


News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Ricky Perry, 51, of East St. Louis, Illinois, formerly a police officer with.


News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that on Sept. 28, 2021, U.S. Judge Jack Zouhary sentenced Robert Escobar, 51, of Toledo, Ohio, to 25 years imprisonment after Escobar pleaded guilty in February of 2021 to three counts of possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance.


News Release: Last week, more than 1,000 people attended the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Long Duration Storage Shot Summit in support of DOE’s ongoing efforts to reduce the cost of grid-scale energy storage by 90% within the next decade.


News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A South Carolina man who joined in a conspiracy to steal trade secrets from aircraft companies faces sentencing in federal court after admitting guilt during his trial.


News Release: BOSTON - A Holbrook man pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.


News Release: MISSOULA - A Butte drug dealer who admitted to receiving 10 pounds of methamphetamine in two shipments for distribution in the community was sentenced today four years and six months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement following U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement to allocate $3 billion to tackle urgent challenges in agriculture, animal health, and nutrition.


News Release: A Dallas lawyer pleaded guilty today to conspiring to launder money he believed was linked to narcotics trafficking, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Wednesday, October 6, at 12 p.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell...


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Denzel Robinson a/k/a Sparks, 27, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, was sentenced to serve 38 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.


Neal Statement on Suspension of Debt Limit

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed S. 1301 to suspend the debt limit through Dec. 16, 2022...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered opening remarks at Wednesday’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing with the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Chair Katherine Lemos.


E&C Announces Legislative Hearing on Strengthening our Communications Networks to Meet Consumers’ Needs

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Wednesday, October 6, at 12 p.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell...


Landsat 9 to provide key information to understand land changes

Landsat 9 was set to launch Sept. 27 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, California, according to a release from the United States Geological Survey (USGS).


No word yet from DOI about Virginia lawmakers' call for department to accept donation of Fort Monroe property

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has not yet issued comment about a request by Virginia lawmakers earlier this month for the federal agency to accept donation of Fort Monroe property.


News Release: MOOSE, WY- The Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Snake Field Office, is temporarily closing the Teton Park Road across the Jackson Lake Dam in Grand Teton National Park on an intermittent basis beginning Tuesday, October 5 through Friday, October 29 to perform crane work on the dam.


U.S. Attorney Announces Unsealing Of Indictment Charging Six Individuals And One Corporate Entity With Tax Fraud Conspiracy, And Related Guilty Plea

News Release: Indictment Alleges that Defendants Conspired to Help U.S. Clients Evade Taxes on More Than $60 Million Hidden Offshore.