News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


Boston Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses

News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court for gun and drug offenses.


Palestinian National Indicted for Attempted Coercion of a Minor for Sex

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Palestinian national has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


FACT SHEET: One Year of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law at USDA

News Release: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a transformative, historic investment in lives and livelihoods across America. It represents a new opportunity for farmers, ranchers, small businesses and rural communities. It is helping the U.S. Department of Agriculture deliver 21st century, high-speed internet ...



Former Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Sell Fentanyl

News Release: CONCORD - Craig Wiggin, 44, formerly of Rochester, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to one count of conspiracy to sell fentanyl, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke yesterday with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Secretary welcomed efforts by both Armenia and Azerbaijan to support bilateral peace discussions following talks on November 7. He underscored the need for both sides to maintain momentum for the negotiations and avoid provocations. He also urged continued progress on concrete deliverables to support the peace process.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; 2023 Bluefish Specifications discussed on Nov. 15 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Peters & Stabenow Bill to Name Baraga County Post Office After First Woman Elected to the Michigan House of Representatives Heads to President to be Signed into Law

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Debbie Stabenow (MI) to designate the post office located at 404 US-41 North in Baraga County, Michigan as the “Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office," has...


News Release: CONCORD - Leith Sukkar, 22, of Merrimack, pleaded guilty in federal court to engaging in the business of dealing firearms without a license and making false statements during the acquisition of firearms, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Española Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Involuntary Manslaughter in Indian Country

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Douglas Smith, 71, of Española, New Mexico, was sentenced on Nov. 10 to two years and three months in prison. On June 18, 2021, a federal jury convicted Smith of involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Polish Foreign Minister Rau

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau to discuss the explosion in eastern Poland. The Secretary expressed condolences for the two Polish lives lost and reiterated full U.S. support for and assistance ...


Prison sentences for drug trafficker, two ex-prison guards wrap up meth-distribution conspiracy

News Release: WAYCROSS, GA: A South Georgia man who participated in a widespread drug-trafficking conspiracy and two state prison guards who smuggled drugs behind bars are among the final defendants sentenced to federal prison as a major meth-distribution prosecution comes to a close.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Watson Associates; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment discussed on Nov. 15 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOS-LBN grant application closes on Jan. 30

U.S. Embassy Beirut Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2023 (AEIF) NOFO grant opened on Nov. 16.


New Haven Cocaine Trafficker Pleads Guilty

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE L. GERENA, 33, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.


Federal Jury Finds Grand Junction Truck Driver Guilty of Sexually Abusing Two Children

News Release: Grand Junction - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces a federal jury today found Michael Tracy McFadden, age 51, of Grand Junction, guilty of crossing state lines with intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor under the age of 12, and transportation of a minor with intent to engage in sexual activity.