News published on Federal Newswire in September 2021

News from September 2021


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


New Haven Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Gun Offense

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ERICK E. GOMEZ, JR., 28, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.


Jury Convicts MS-13 Member of Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A jury found Lorenzo Amador, 23, of Mendota, guilty of one count of assault with a deadly weapon in aid of racketeering and one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


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.


USDA Designates Two Oklahoma Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...


Hungry Horse Dam Visitor Center closes Oct. 10 for the 2021 season

News Release: HUNGRY HORSE, Mont. - The Bureau of Reclamation will close the Hungry Horse Dam Visitor Center on Oct. 10, marking an end to the 2021 season. The visitor center will remain open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. MDT through Oct. 9.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.4 Million to Build Business Innovation Center to Support Coal Communities in Rosebud County, Montana

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million grant to the Southeastern Montana Development Corporation, Colstrip, Montana, to help build a Business Innovation Center to support economic and workforce development. This EDA grant, to be matched with $600,000 in local funds, is expected to create 71 jobs and generate $11.7 million in private investment.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston woman was sentenced yesterday to 12 months in prison for distribution of heroin and fentanyl.


Minneapolis Felon, Member of Tre Tre Crips Gang Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minneapolis man pleaded guilty today to illegally possessing a firearm as a felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.


Neal Statement on House Passage of Continuing Resolution to Fund the Government

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through Dec. 3, 2021...


House Agriculture Committee Democratic Leaders Highlight Continued Support of Disaster Relief Funding in Continuing Resolution

News Release: (WASHINGTON) - House Agriculture Committee Democratic leaders today highlighted their continued support of the inclusion of critical disaster relief funding in the continuing resolution. These provisions - initially included in the continuing resolution passed by the House on September 21st - will be...


Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 3617, the MORE Act of 2021

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during the markup of H.R. 3617, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2021...


TSA officers stop two firearms in one day at Boston Logan International Airport

Release: BOSTON - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped two firearms from entering the same BOS security checkpoint yesterday.


Albuquerque woman found guilty in bank robbery trial

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on Sept. 29 against Rhonda Quintana, 39, of Albuquerque, on one count of aiding and abetting and bank robbery. Quintana will remain on conditions of release pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.


Comer, Mace Demand Briefing on Charges Against Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller Jr.

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin requesting information about the court martial of Lt.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $800,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Support Recovery of Tourism in Portland, Oregon

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $800,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Metro Regional Government, Portland, Oregon, to support the recovery of the region’s tourist economy. This EDA grant, to be matched with $200,000 in local investment, is expected to create 492 jobs and retain 472 jobs.


Cleveland Man Sentenced to 57 Months After Conviction of Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Darryl Borden, 43, of Cleveland, was sentenced today by Judge Patricia A. Gaughan to 57 months imprisonment after Borden pleaded guilty in May of 2021 to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Inmate at USP Lee Sentenced for Unlawfully Possessing a Weapon

News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - An Inmate at USP Lee in Jonesville, Virginia was sentenced this week to 36 months of additional incarceration for unlawfully possessing a weapon inside the prison.