News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $100 Million in Grants to Support Recycling Infrastructure and Education and Outreach

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $100 million in grants for recycling infrastructure and recycling education and outreach projects across the country. EPA has published two Requests for Applications (RFAs) for new recycling infrastructure grants and education and outreach grants totaling $70 million. EPA also announced a new grant program for states and territories totaling $30 million.


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.


Department of State Announces Reward Offer for Unknown Co-conspirators Responsible for Murder of Paraguayan Prosecutor Marcelo Daniel Pecci Albertini

Release: Today the U.S. Department of State is announcing a reward offer of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrests and/or convictions of the as yet unknown individuals who conspired or attempted to participate in the May 10, 2022, homicide of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci. This announcement...


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - One defendant was sentenced and two others pleaded guilty today for their participation in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, and heroin in the Eastern District of California, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Justin Micheli, age 35, of Schodack, New York, was sentenced today to 130 months in prison for possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, possessing ammunition as a previously convicted felon, and possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced a Phase 1 Other Transaction award of $55,000 to Sana Health, a Denver, Colorado-based company. Sana Health will develop wearable technology leveraging audio-visual-stimulation to create neurofeedback...


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision to the Section 4(d) Rule for the African Elephant discussed on Nov. 17 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Nov. 17 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba about the Kremlin’s latest unconscionable strikes against Ukraine, which again damaged and destroyed civilian infrastructure, as well as the explosion in eastern Poland.


Addressing U.S. Visitor Visa Wait Times

News Release: The Department of State is committed to facilitating legitimate travel to the United States while safeguarding national security.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A federal jury in Charlotte has convicted Michael Mandel Baldwin, 53, of Alexandria, Virginia, for orchestrating an investment scheme that defrauded victims of more than $800,000, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Brooklyn, New York, has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months imprisonment followed by 4 years of supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Christopher D. Robbins, 61, of Williamsville, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 72 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.


Foxx, Smith Demand Answers on Biden’s Student Loan Giveaway to the Wealthy

News Release: Following a court decision that struck down the Biden administration’s executive order on student loans, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (R-MO) demanded answers from the Biden administration over its student...


News Release: NASHVILLE - A federal indictment unsealed today charges three Nashville individuals in a sex trafficking and drug distribution conspiracy that operated from a house in Antioch, Tennessee, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee.


News Release: Benton, Illinois - Luis Alberto Dejesus-Merced, 46, of Junction City, Kansas, was sentenced to 384.


News Release: CONCORD - Dennis Michael Bousquet, 32, of Lisbon, NH, was sentenced to 210 months in federal prison and 20 years of supervised release for production and distribution of child sexual abuse material, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


News Release: EVANSVILLE - Omaree Shay Roby, 25, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to carjacking and using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.


Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Miscellaneous Gas Products discussed on Nov. 17 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.