News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


DOS-BEL grant application closes on Aug. 14

U.S. Embassy Brussels PAS Annual Program Statement grant opened on Dec. 3.


News Release: Washington - A former police chief in Amite City, Louisiana and a forme Amite City councilmemberwew each sentenced yesterday to one year in prison for violating federal elction laws as part of a conspiracy to pay, or offer to pay, voters for voting in a federal election.


Maryland Man Sentenced to Prison Term for Stalking Former Co-Worker

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ranjith Keerikkattil, 34, of Catonsville, Maryland, who left the United States after he was found guilty of stalking a junior co-worker, and was finally re-arrested four years later, has been sentenced to an 11-month prison term.


Release: Around the world, governments and non-state actors harass, threaten, jail, and even kill individuals on account of their beliefs. In some instances, they stifle individuals’ freedom of religion or belief to exploit opportunities for political gain. These actions sow division, undermine economic security, and threaten political stability and peace. The United States will not stand by in the face of these abuses.


NPDES Small MS4 Urbanized Area Clarification discussed on Dec. 2 by Environmental Protection Agency

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


Revocation of Colored Federal Airways Amber 5 (A-5) and Blue 4 (B-4); Bettles, AK discussed on Dec. 2 by Transportation Department

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


Federal jury convicts Albuquerque man of drug trafficking offenses

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that a federal jury returned a guilty verdict on Rafael Columbie on Dec. 1. The jury convicted Columbie, 53, of Albuquerque, on one count each of conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute 100 grams and more of heroin.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Donald Edward Hunker, of East Berlin, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 41 months of incarceration for a sex offender registry violation, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Air Travel Consumer Report: September Consumer Complaints Down 15.6% from August, Yet Remain Three Times Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of September 2022 and 3rd quarter 2022 numbers (nine months data) for on-time performance, consumer complaints received, mishandled baggage, and mishandled . .


Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Alton/St. Louis, IL discussed on Dec. 2 by Transportation Department

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


Federal Reserve Board finalizes clarifying and technical updates to its policy governing the provision of intraday credit to healthy depository institutions with accounts at the Federal Reserve Banks

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday finalized clarifying and technical updates to its policy governing the provision of intraday credit to healthy depository institutions with accounts at the Federal Reserve Banks. The updates expand access to collateralized intraday credit under the Policy on Payment ...


US Department of Labor finds Family Dollar Stores again exposing workers to fire, entrapment, struck-by hazards, this time at Richmond Hill location

News Release: RICHMOND HILL, GA - Once again, federal workplace safety inspectors have found merchandise blocking emergency exits and stacked unsafely, this time at a Family Dollar store in Richmond Hill.


News Release: A Webster City man who ordered a pound ice methamphetamine from a man he met in state prison was sentenced Nov. 29, 2022, to more than 15 years in federal prison.


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Damien Deshaun Dennis (43, Jacksonville) to 12 years in federal prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Dennis was also ordered to pay restitution to the victims he defrauded. Dennis was arrested by the United States Secret Service Jacksonville Field Office on April 11, 2022, and ordered detained pending the outcome of his case. He had pleaded guilty on July 12, 2022.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The former Executive Director and the former Director of Operations and Finance of the now-defunct non-profit organization DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation (DC Trust) each pleaded guilty today to one felony charge relating to their personal use of the non-profit’s funds, which were intended for youth scholarship programs.


Religious Freedom Designations

News Release: Around the world, governments and non-state actors harass, threaten, jail, and even kill individuals on account of their beliefs. In some instances, they stifle individuals’ freedom of religion or belief to exploit opportunities for political gain. These actions sow division, undermine economic security, and threaten political stability and peace. The United States will not stand by in the face of these abuses.



Former Seattle Area Resident Convicted of Conspiracy and Multiple Counts of Mail and Wire Fraud Plus Various Bankruptcy Fraud Counts

News Release: Seattle - A former Bellevue, Washington, resident who relocated to Miami, was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle of 26 counts related to his multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. The jury deliberated about 11 hours before returning the verdicts following...


Beckley Straw Firearms Purchaser Sentenced for Her Role in Beckley-to-Philadelphia Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Lakeshia Nicole Simon, 23, of Beckley, was sentenced today to five years of federal probation for making false statements in acquisition of firearms. Simon admitted to a straw purchasing role in a conspiracy to traffic over 140 firearms from the Beckley area to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.