News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


News Release: An Ohio man was arrested today on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in a cryptocurrency investment fraud scheme that raised at least $10 million from investors.


President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for New York

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of New York to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts to the emergency conditions in the areas affected by a severe winter storm beginning Nov. 18, 2022 and continuing.


News Release: A former supervisory correctional officer at the Hawaii Community Correctional Center was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison for his role in the assault of an inmate and his leadership of a multi-year conspiracy to cover up the abuse.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOS-IDN offers new grant application process starting Nov. 22

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2023 grant opened on Nov. 22.


Man Wanted out of Puerto Rico for Shooting a Police Officer Arrested in Youngstown

News Release: Memphis, TN - Daruis Withers was captured today in the New Orleans metropolitan area by the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force.


Expunction Policy for Certain Civil Penalty Actions, Military Referrals, and Foreign Referrals discussed on Nov. 21 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Centerville man arrested for making online threats to commit school shooting

News Release: DAYTON, Ohio - FBI agents have arrested a Centerville, Ohio, man on federal charges related to online threats to commit a mass shooting at a California school.


News Release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management will host an in-person public meeting of the BLM California Desert District Advisory Council on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 9 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. at the Aquarius Casino Hotel at 1900 S Casino Dr, Laughlin, NV, 89029. The meeting is open to the public with a public comment period scheduled at 2:45 p.m. The BLM will also host a field tour at the Mojave Trails National Monument on Friday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.


U.S. Marshals Make 44 Arrests During Operation Washout

News Release: Yakima, WA - United States Attorney General William Barr is praising law enforcement after authorities in the Yakima, Washington area who recently completed a 15 week-long joint federal, state, local and Tribal law enforcement initiative named Operation Invictus Civitas, “Undefeatable Community", that resulted in the arrest of 246 fugitives and violent offenders in the Yakima County area.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced today the seizure of seven domain names used in a recent cryptocurrency confidence crime, known as “pig butchering.".


Michigan City Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison

News Release: SOUTH BEND -Santana Miller, 37 years old, of Michigan City, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: DEPUTY SECRETARY SHERMAN: Okay, so my eyes are on the clock, so I’m going to talk fast because you’re not here for me or even for Mary or for Scott. You’re here to watch the game. You may have noticed – (applause) – so thank you, Scott, and thanks to everyone in our Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs and our Office of Protocol for organizing this event.


Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Captain of the Port Charleston discussed on Nov. 21 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA Releases Evaluation of Pennsylvania’s Chesapeake Bay Restoration Plan

News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 21, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today after concluding its final evaluation of Pennsylvania’s final Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) that the state has not fully demonstrated how it will meet the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership’s ...


Wilkinson County Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Kilogram Quantities of Methamphetamine and Cocaine in the Natchez, Mississippi Area

News Release: Natchez, Miss. - A Wilkinson County man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge David C. Bramlette, III, to 168 months in federal prison for participation in an interstate drug trafficking operation distributing kilogram quantities of illegal drugs in the Natchez area from 2016 through 2018, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.


Attorney Found Guilty of Attempting to Provide Contraband in Prison and for Making False Statements on Federal Agency Forms

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow of the District of Puerto Rico announced that after a five-day jury trial, a federal jury convicted Jorge L. Armenteros-Chervoni on Friday, Nov. 18, for attempting to provide contraband in prison and for making false statements on federal agency forms. Armenteros is a licensed attorney at both the federal and state levels. United States District Court Chief Judge Raúl Arias-Marxuach presided over the trial.


Alabama Man Found Guilty of Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - An Alabama man was found guilty today in the District of Columbia of felony charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


Twelve Defendants Charged in 5 Indictments with Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine in the Central Valley

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Due to the efforts of federal and local law enforcement agencies working together over the course of the past 18 months on an investigation targeting local criminal street gangs in Bakersfield, 12 defendants were indicted for drug trafficking and firearms offenses, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.