News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


USDA Awards $22.9 Million to Support Dairy Initiatives

USDA Awards $22.9 Million to Support Dairy Initiatives


USDA Provides Nearly $24M Boost for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

USDA Provides Nearly $24M Boost for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers



Ohio Company Settles False Claims Act Allegations of Billing for Non-Existent Construction Materials

News Release: Wise Services Inc. (Wise), located in Dayton, Ohio, has agreed to pay $302,500 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by causing the submission of false and fraudulent invoices for non-existent materials to the Department of Energy (DOE) and paying improper kickbacks. The settlement amount was negotiated based on Wise’s lack of ability to pay.




Notice published on Nov. 18 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA Cites H Brooks and Company LLC in Minnesota for PACA Violations


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USDA Denies an Appeal filed by Bruce Camenzind for Violating the Packers and Stockyards Act


News Release: WASHINGTON - An Ohio man was sentenced today to 36 months in prison on felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including the theft of a coat rack from the Capitol Building. His and others’ actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


Deputy Labor Secretary Su stresses Registered Apprenticeships’ ability  to expand access to good jobs for women, marginalized workers

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su visited the Hospitality Training Academy in Los Angeles on Nov. 17, 2022, to see how its Registered Apprenticeship Programs are providing workers - especially women of color - the training and skills they need to secure good union jobs. The visit coincided with National Women in Apprenticeship Day.


News Release: A man who distributed heroin and fentanyl in Dubuque, Iowa, plead guilty on Nov. 18, 2022, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.


Thirty-Year-Old Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Transfer Obscene Material to a Minor

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that COLBI TRENT DEFIORE, age 30, a resident of Carriere, Mississippi, pleaded guilty as charged on November 16. 2022 before United States District Judge Sarah S. Vance after previously being charged with attempted transfer of obscene matter to a minor, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1470.


District Man Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Assaulting Woman at Southeast Washington Lounge

News Release: WASHINGTON - Donnell Peterson, 46, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to a 14-month prison term for assaulting a woman last summer at a lounge in Southeast Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).




The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor awards $1.2M to help Kentucky’s workers, employers avoid layoffs when economy falters

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $1,253,728 to the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet to help the commonwealth start a Short-Time Compensation program, a unique approach to prevent worker layoffs by enabling states to pay partial unemployment benefits when an employer must reduce employees’ work hours during economic downturns.


Browning Man Admits Assaulting Man with Claw Hammer on Blackfeet Indian Reservation

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Browning man accused of beating a man in the head with a claw hammer admitted to an assault charge on Nov.16, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.