News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


United States Drug Enforcement Administration publishes 92 press releases in November

There were 92 press releases published by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration in November.


News Release: Today at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Chipoka Mulenga of Zambia. The two leaders discussed business environment reforms taking place in Zambia, and opportunities for U.S. small and medium-sized enterprises and ...


News Release: You Chose: Fix the Foundation. Onward and Upward! It might take four years, but workers are sure they can successfully beef up the base of the Washington Monument without causing any damage to the rest of the structure. But to do it, they also suggest a change. To increase stability as well as to more...


Castroville Man Sentenced for Firearm Violations Involving Two Drive-By Shootings

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A Castroville man was sentenced Thursday to 151 months in prison for firearm violations.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $20 million in funding for projects that will improve stakeholder access to region-specific information and technical assistance regarding the commercial deployment of carbon...


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The United States Contributes Up to $4 Million in Funding to the International Atomic Energy Agency to Support the Rays of Hope Initiative

News Release: Today at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C., Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins announced additional U.S. support for the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Rays of Hope initiative. ...


Reynosa resident sentenced for importing cocaine into the U.S.

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 19-year-old United States citizen residing in Reynosa, Mexico, has been ordered to federal prison for drug trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Convicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Violating his Federal Supervised Release

News Release: Jackson, TN - Lavokeous Ivory, 29, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for being a felon in possession of a firearm and violating his federal supervised release. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the sentence today.


News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A defendant who supervised a scheme to defraud more than $6 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) education programs through scuba diving schools has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison.



Long Island Medical Doctor Charged with Illegally Distributing Oxycodone Pills

News Release: Late yesterday, in federal court in Central Islip, an 18-count indictment was returned charging Dr. Roya Jafari-Hassad with illegal distribution of oxycodone and witness tampering. Hassad was arrested this morning and is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Steven L. Tiscione.


Federal Grand Jury Indicts Mandeville Man for Violation of The Federal Gun Control Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on December 8, 2022 MAURICE BUTLER, age 34, resident of St. Tammany Parish, was charged in a one-count indictment for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).


Teachers, Students Return to Boundless Forests of Savannah River Site

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Unique field trips for teachers and students alike that focus on environmental science in the vast forests of Savannah River Site (SRS) are up and running again after COVID-19 shut them down in 2020.


Nine Indicted On Charges Involving Embezzlement Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Financial Aid Funds From A Higher Education Institution

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Andrea Mitchell (53, Tampa), Lester Best (54, Tampa), Gloria Gutierrez (51, Lakeland), Sylvester Robinson (57, Temple Terrace), Neukenya Jokines (52, Riverview), Kinya Lillie (52, Tampa), Jewel...


News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A New Braunfels man was sentenced Wednesday to eight months in prison and three years of supervised release for making threats in 2019 against then-presidential candidate Joe Biden.



Jamaican Man Sentenced To More Than Four Years In Federal Prison For Obstructing His Deportation

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced an unidentified Jamaican man, who was charged as “John Doe," to four years and three months in federal prison for obstructing his deportation from the United States. A federal jury had found Doe guilty on Feb. 15, 2022.


Former Federal Contractor Sentenced to 42 Months and $172,500 fine for Bribery Involving Millions in U.S. DOD Contracts

News Release: FAIRBANKS - A former government contractor and owner of Best Choice Construction LLC (Best Choice) was sentenced to 42 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release and a criminal fine of $172,500 by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Ralph R. Beistline for conspiracy and bribery of a public official.


New Orleans Man Violates the Federal Gun Control Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on December 8, 2022 REGIS GRIMES, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty to a one-count indictment, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).