News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Excelsior Estates, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in leading a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.


MS-13 Clique Leader Sentenced to Over 13 Years in Prison

News Release: BOSTON -The leader of a local MS-13 clique was sentenced on Nov. 8, 2022 in federal court in Boston.


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


Silver Spring Dentist Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Federal Prison for Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Medicaid Funds by Recruiting Medicaid Beneficiaries Through the Payment of Kickbacks and Bribes

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang today sentenced Edward T. Buford III, age 70, of Silver Spring, Maryland, to 30 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and healthcare fraud. Judge Chuang also ordered Buford to pay $1,267,630 in restitution.


U.S. Marshals Arrest Final Suspect in Facebook Live Murder

News Release: Scranton, PA - Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Bernard Lewis - a 36-year old man with no fixed address.


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers of the Southern District of Indiana announced that Jacob Wall, 29, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 130 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.


Senators Stabenow, Boozman Announce Hearing on Lessons Learned From the FTX Collapse, and the Need for Congressional Action

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing titled “Why Congress Needs to Act: Lessons Learned from the FTX Collapse".


News Release: For the first time, a Mexican court has invoked its new civil forfeiture law to authorize the forfeiture of real property located in and around Guadalajara, Mexico pursuant to a request for mutual legal assistance from the United States. The forfeiture represents the United States’ groundbreaking use...


Interior Department to Host First Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced that the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names will hold its inaugural public meeting on December 7 and 8 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET. The Committee, established by Secretary’s Order No. 3405, is tasked with identifying federal land unit names and geographic feature names that may be considered derogatory and creating recommendations for potential replacement names.


Indianapolis Drug Dealer Sentenced to 130 Months in Federal Prison for Armed Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Jacob Wall, 29, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 130 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.



President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Amends Puerto Rico Disaster Declaration

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced today that additional disaster assistance is available to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico through an increase in the level of federal funding for Public Assistance projects undertaken in the Commonwealth as a result of Hurricane Fiona during the period of Sept. 17-21, 2022.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Lladira Hernandez, 23, of Fresno, was arrested today on charges that she stole over $70,000 from multiple customers’ accounts at a Fresno-based bank where she was previously employed, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


19th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (COP19)

Release: Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources Monica Medina will travel to Panama City, Panama, to attend the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered...


News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN -U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today that U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Jonker sentenced Treshawn Kalian Bible, age 23, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, to 125 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. This is the third time in four years...


News Release: KREMMLING, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is planning prescribed burns on slash piles at several locations in the Kremmling Field Office between Nov. 28, 2022, and March 30, 2023.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Santa Clarita resident who invested in real estate and sold “coupon bonds" that promised regular interest payments on top of principal repayment was sentenced today to 77 months in federal prison for defrauding investors out of more than $1.7 million.


News Release: Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources Monica Medina will travel to Panama City, Panama, to attend the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered ...


Rhetoric vs. Reality - The Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act

News Release: In the wake of the FTX collapse, the consumer protections in the bipartisan Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act (DCCPA) are needed now more than ever. The DCCPA would have prohibited the misconduct and risky behavior undertaken by FTX. It is clear that Congress needs to act.


DEA Seattle Field Division Joins with Families to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl

News Release: SEATTLE- This week the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosted regional family summits across the country in support of those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning. The DEA Seattle Field Division invited families from Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Idaho to the Family Summit held in Seattle on November 15th, 2022.