News published on Federal Newswire in September 2021

News from September 2021


‘Get exercise, learn military history and do something fun’ with military saber training at Fort Vancouver

Academia Duellatoria will begin offering military saber training this October at Fort Vancouver.


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Matthew B. Millhollin, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Boston, today announced that WAYNE MARCELL, 35, of Danbury has been charged by federal criminal complaint with multiple child exploitation offenses.


Long Island Man Sentenced to 13 Years’ Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

News Release: Defendant Also Admitted to Distributing Fentanyl That Caused the Death of a Glen Cove Man in 2017.


Center City Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances and Filing False Tax Returns and Agrees to Pay $4 Million to Resolve Civil and Related Allegations

News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Stephen Padnes, M.D., 79, of Glenside, Pennsylvania, a physician formerly licensed in Pennsylvania, entered a guilty plea before United States District Court Judge Gene E.K. Pratter on criminal charges of illegally distributing controlled substances and filing false tax returns.


Wildlife Experts Keep Close Watch on Hanford Critters

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - An important part of EM ’s role in managing the Hanford Site during cleanup is conserving natural resources, including protecting the diverse range of species found on the desert landscape.


News Release: Today, Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the joint subcommittee hearing on successful models for protecting communities from COVID-19...


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News Release: “We are very disappointed in the Court’s decision today dismissing the indictment. We take our duty to protect children very seriously. Congress sought to protect young girls from the cruelty of the practice of female genital mutilation when it enacted 18 U.S.C. § 116 in 1996. Congress reaffirmed the...


The United States-European Union Trade and Technology Council

Release: “We renewed our engagement with the European Union, a fundamental partner in tackling the full range of significant issues facing our world today."


McKees Rocks Drug Felon Admits Illegal Possession of a Stolen Handgun

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of McKees Rocks pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal firearm laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Clarissa Mosley, of Chicago, Illinois, has admitted to a counterfeit charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.


News Release: LITTLE ROCK-A two-week federal jury trial has resulted in the conviction of the financial backer of a white supremacist gang for his involvement in a racketeering and drug conspiracy. Marcus Millsap, 54, of Little Rock, was found guilty on all counts when the jury returned their verdict late Friday afternoon. United States District Judge Brian S. Miller presided over the trial, and Judge Miller will sentence Millsap later.


Hartford Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KENDALL JONES, also known as “Wolf," 32, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses.


Bureau of Land Management moving back to D.C. to 'best carry out its’ mission'

Less than three years after its tumultuous move to Grand Junction, Colorado, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently announced it plans to move its headquarters back to Washington D.C.


News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - EM workers are in various stages of deactivation and demolition preparation inside 23 facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12), including former research reactors, uranium processing facilities, isotope and fission development laboratories, and support buildings.


Cabarrus County Man Sentenced for Distribution and Production of Child Pornography

News Release: GREENSBORO - A North Carolina man was sentenced on Sept. 28, 2021, to 600 months in prison, followed by a lifetime term of supervised release, for production and distribution of child pornography.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities this morning arrested two people named in an indictment alleging a scheme to launder the proceeds of scams sent to fraudsters via Target gift cards.


News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Sedalia, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to attempting to hire an undercover law enforcement agent to murder the victim in a pending statutory sodomy case.


Elmira Methamphetamine Trafficker Going To Prison For More Than 19 Years

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced today that Jamal A. Anderson a/k/a Jamel Anderson a/k/a Jemel Jefferson a/k/a James Jefferson a/k/a Mike Jefferson a/k/a Blaze, 40, of Elmira, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, was sentenced to serve 235 months in prison by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.


News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Saucier man pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting U. S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.