News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this weekend participated in a moderated discussion on today’s top international security issues at the Halifax International Security Forum.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Nov. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced a federal grand jury has indicted a Kyle man for Second Degree Murder.


Jake’s Fireworks Owner Sentenced to 15 years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Violations

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas- The owner of Jake’s Fireworks has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Ambassador Hussain Travels to Morocco, The Gambia, and Senegal

News Release: U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain will travel to Morocco, The Gambia, and Senegal from November 28 through Dec. 1, 2022. On Nov. 28, Ambassador Hussain will travel to Rabat and Casablanca, Morocco to meet with officials from the Moroccan government and civil society leaders.


News Release: MIAMI - Today Miami resident Ari P. Weingrad, 51, pled guilty to willfully failing to pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The proceeding was held before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB discussed on Nov. 28 by Federal Reserve System

The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Nov. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: NEWINGTON, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on Nov. 10, 2022, ANGEL LUIS RODRIGUEZ, also known as “Lou Rock," 45, last residing in Newington, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervise release, for trafficking cocaine. Judge Bryant also ordered Rodriguez to pay a $3,000 fine.


Lupton Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years for Robbery

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Dominic Tyah Watchman, 20, of Lupton, Arizona, and a member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on Nov. 2, 2022, by United States District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 66 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Watchman previously pleaded guilty to robbery.


Federal court orders gas station operator to pay $226K in back pay, damages for six New Jersey gas station attendants denied full wages

Release: Employers: Point Pleasant Associates Inc., Owner Bidiawatie Singh and company officer Surjeet Singh 355 McKinley Ave. Edison, New Jersey 08050 Investigation sites: Spirit Gas Station, 14 South NY Ave., Absecon, New Jersey 08205 Sun Petro Gas, 101 Absecon Blvd., Absecon, New Jersey 08201 Delta ...


Counselor Derek Chollet’s Travel to Kuwait and Bahrain

Release: Counselor Chollet will travel to Kuwait and Bahrain November 29 to December 1 to advance key U.S. foreign policy priorities, including bilateral and regional security partnerships, human rights, and regional integration.


DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting Nov. 29

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on Nov. 29.


Columbia County Drug Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A Columbia County man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to methamphetamine distribution.


Pinon Man Sentenced to 202 Months for Second-Degree Murder

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Nov. 14, 2022, Kelly Joyce, 38, of Pinon, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dominic W. Lanza to 202 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Joyce previously pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder.


News Release: Bowling Green, KY - A Bowling Green man was sentenced yesterday to 20 years and 10 months in prison and fined $100,000, for conspiring with multiple people to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a methamphetamine mixture.


Labor Department discusses Request for Feedback under Executive Order 14008 on Nov. 28

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Springfield Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Child Sexual Exploitation

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Mo., man who was the subject of an undercover investigation in the United Kingdom has been sentenced in federal court on child sexual exploitation charges.


Inflation Reduction Act Funds Landmark Agreements to Accelerate Salton Sea Restoration

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced a historic agreement funded by the Inflation Reduction Act that will mitigate impacts from the worsening drought crisis impacting the Salton Sea in Southern California.