News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EU-U.S.: Joint Press Release Consultations between the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and European External Action Service Secretary General Stefano Sannino

News Release: Begin text: On December 1 and 2, 2022, United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and European External Action Service Secretary General Stefano Sannino met in Washington, D.C. to further reinforce the EU-U.S. strategic partnership including through the fourth high-level meeting of the U.S.-EU ...


News Release: HOUSTON - A 36-year-old Sugar Land resident has been taken into custody on charges he fraudulently obtained and laundered more than $500,000, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Granby Man Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling from Employer

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID McMANUS, 57, of Granby, was sentenced today by U.S. Circuit Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam in Bridgeport to 18 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for fraud and tax offenses stemming from his embezzlement of funds from his employer.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Mission man pleads guilty for receiving more than 100 pornographic files  of children as young as three

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 34-year-old man has admitted to receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA - Yesterday, former physician D’livro Lemat Beauchamp, 56, of Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced to 135 months in prison for his role in a scheme to illegally distribute oxycodone, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart.


News Release: Charges were unsealed today against eight individuals for conspiring to defraud the Georgia Department of Labor of tens of millions of dollars in federal funds intended for unemployment benefits.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court in Johnstown to 360 months’ (30 years’) imprisonment and a lifetime term of supervised release upon his conviction for violating federal child sexual exploitation laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Montour County Man Sentenced To 210 Months’ Imprisonment For Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Nov. 29, 2022, James Edward King, III, age 45, of Danville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Matthew W. Brann, to 210 months’ imprisonment for methamphetamine trafficking.


Gibson Woman Pleads Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that FLORENCE RANDLE (“F. RANDLE"), age 70, of Gibson, Louisiana, pled guilty on Nov. 29, 2022 to Count One (1) of her indictment, charging her with Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud in violation of Title 18, United States...


News Release: ABB Ltd. (ABB), a Swiss-based global technology company listed on the New York Stock Exchange with core businesses focused on electrification, automation, motion, and robotics has agreed to pay more than $315 million to resolve an investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) stemming from the bribery of a high-ranking official at South Africa’s state-owned energy company.



The US Environmental Protection Agency published a seven page proposed rule on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Possession With Intent To Distribute Heroin And Methamphetamine

News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas man was sentenced on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey to 92 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine.


Allentown Man Stopped by PSP on I-80 Sentenced for Possessing Cocaine

News Release: PITTSBURGH - Luis Morales was sentenced to five years (60 months) in prison for possessing with intent to distribute at least 500 grams of cocaine, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Former Government Official Charged In Conspiracy To Defraud Government Program For Disadvantaged Small Business Owners

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that James A. Coccagna, age 67, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, was charged by criminal information on one count of conspiracy to commit violations of the Major Fraud Act.


News Release: MIAMI - An Atlanta sex trafficker has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for forcing a young woman and a girl into selling themselves for sex.