News published on Federal Newswire in September 2021

News from September 2021



Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan at the Signing of the Singapore-United States Third-Country Training Program (TCTP) Memorandum of Understanding Renewal

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It is especially a pleasure to have my good friend the foreign minister here at the State Department. We work closely together going back many years now, including my last stint in government, and we had an opportunity to see each other in New York at the UN General Assembly for the U.S.-ASEAN meeting. But it’s always very, very valuable for me and for us to be able to spend time directly.


DEA Washington Chief Issues Public Safety Alert: Dangerous Increase in Fake Rx Pills Containing Fentanyl

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division issued a Public Safety Alert warning Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. residents of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl in our area.


Nadler Urges Treasury Department to Prevent Use of ARP Funds to Build New Prisons

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to Treasury Department Secretary Janet Yellen urging her to take all appropriate steps to prevent state's from misusing American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding to construct new prisons. The letter comes as the state of Alabama begins a special session to consider a proposal that allocates $400 million from the state's ARP funds to build at least 3 new prisons in the state.


Department of Energy Announces $1 Million in Funding for Five New Projects at Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with the Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII), announced an investment of over $1 million in five projects to help make advanced manufacturing processes and supply chains more cyber-secure. The selected projects will work to not only...


US Department of Labor proposes $1.67M in fines for Ohio vehicle parts manufacturer after worker dies when crushed by machine

News Release: RAVENNA, OH - A Ravenna, Ohio, aluminum parts manufacturer with a history of safety violations now faces $1,671,738 in penalties for 38 safety and health violations following an investigation into the death of a 43-year-old worker struck by a machine's barrier door on March 30, 2021.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Foundation, Friends of Congaree Swamp, and Open Space Institute announced the donation of the Running Creek property to Congaree National Park in South Carolina.


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It’s a real pleasure to have the foreign minister of Thailand here today. Don and I have known each other for many years now.


Illinois Man Charged With Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits While Incarcerated

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Illinois man was arrested today for allegedly using other individuals’ personal identification information to obtain unemployment insurance benefits while he was incarcerated, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.


Wyden, Bennet, Brown Introduce Bill to Provide Down Payment on Unemployment Insurance Reform

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senator Michael F. Bennet, D-Colo., and Senator Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, today introduced legislation to provide a down payment on reforming the nation’s unemployment insurance system.


Injured Bear Euthanized After Vehicle Collision in Glacier NP

News Release: WEST GLACIER, Mont. [Sept. 27, 2021] - On September 23 at approximately 2 p.m., an injured black bear was discovered along Going-to-the-Sun Road two miles east of Rising Sun.


Release: Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Jonathan Pershing will travel to Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa; Windhoek, Namibia; Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo; and Dakar, Senegal from September 27 to October 8, 2021. In addition, Deputy Special Envoy Pershing...


Three New York Men Sentenced to Prison for Elaborate Scheme to Sell Illegally Imported Drugs

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Three New York state residents were sentenced in federal court on Friday to terms of imprisonment on their convictions for participating in a complex Bank and Wire Fraud conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


Edmonds, Washington business owner pleads guilty to wire fraud in connection with her arson for insurance scheme

News Release: Admits setting fire to collect insurance proceeds for foundering business.



News Release: Ponca, Ark. - A male teen from Ava, Missouri died from a fall near the Lost Valley Trail at Buffalo National River on Saturday, September 25th, 2021.At approximately 1:00 p.m. on September 25th, Newton County Sheriff’s Office dispatch was notified of a fallen hiker near Eden Falls Cave on the Lost Valley...


DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

News Release: SEATTLE - Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a Public Safety Alert warning Americans of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. DEA’s Public Safety Alert, the first in six years, seeks to raise public awareness...


News Release: Two Patients Overdosed While Inside Clarksville Clinic.


D.C. Felon Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a .40 Caliber “Ghost Gun” Firearm and 10 Rounds of Ammunition

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Martrel Rayshard Reeves, age 31, of Washington, D.C. to two years and six months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.


Bergen County Woman Pleads Guilty To Embezzling Money From Guided Tour Company And Subscribing To False Tax Returns

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Lyndhurst, New Jersey woman admitted to her participation in a multi-year embezzlement scheme and to subscribing to a false personal income tax return, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.