News from November 2022

By Interior Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
The US Interior Department published a three page rule on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
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.

By USDA Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Louisiana for more than $3.3 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.

By EPA Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
COOPERATIVE TRAINING PARTNERSHIP IN AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY AND ECOLOGY RESEARCH grant opened on Nov. 15.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Calvin Moore, 33, of Silver City, North Carolina, was sentenced to five years and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Muhamad Aly Rifai, 49, of Easton, PA, was charged by Indictment with four counts of healthcare fraud stemming from his alleged scheme to improperly and fraudulently bill the federal Medicare program for services not provided, or not provided at the level which was claimed.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Angel Flores, 34, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by complaint with conspiracy to possess machine guns and smuggling machine guns, which carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

By Homeland Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: OMAHA, Neb. - Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Kansas City Katherine Greer and Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Sidney Marker, 28, of Seward, Nebraska, was sentenced in an Omaha federal court Nov. 14 for conspiracy to sex traffic minors following an HSI and law enforcement partner investigation.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit along with the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations, DOJ Community Relations Service, and the FBI are convening a United Against Hate meeting on November 17 at the Coeur d’Alene Casino in Worley, Idaho. The event is free and is open to the public. The registration link can be found here: eventbrite.com/e/united-against-hate-tickets-451742934277.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: A federal grand jury in Topeka, Kansas, returned a three-count indictment, unsealed today, charging former Kansas City Police Department detective Roger Golubski and three other men - Cecil Brooks, LeMark Roberson and Richard Robinson - with conspiring, decades ago, to hold young women in a condition ...
By State Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
The US State Department published a two page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOL Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - First Lady Jill Biden joined Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and met with students, apprentices, teachers and business leaders in the Chicago area to discuss innovative approaches to workforce training and kick off National Apprenticeship Week 2022 , Nov. 14-20.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Alexandria, Virginia, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of Travel With Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct, Transportation With Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity, and Obstruction of Justice - Hindering Communication Through Corrupt Persuasion, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JULIO BAYRON-ARRIOLA, 49, a citizen of Guatemala last residing in Stamford, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to one count of illegally reentering the U.S. after being deported.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Steven Blaine Walsh, of Falling Waters, West Virginia, has admitted to distributing methamphetamine, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

By Homeland Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA has published an Interim Final Rule in the Federal Register implementing the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act on Nov. 14, and is now seeking public comment on this Interim Final Rule. The public comment period will run from Nov. 14, 2022, through Jan. 13, 2023, and comments can be submitted at Regulations.gov. The Federal Register Notice docket number is FEMA-2022-0037.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Homeland Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders in Puerto Rico affected by Hurricane Fiona can renew their recently expired policies without the consequence of a lapse in coverage.
By State Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland will travel to Jamaica, Ecuador, and Colombia from November 14-18, 2022, to lead strategic dialogues and bilateral engagements, along with a number of State Department colleagues.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 15, 2022
News Release: Raise the Bar: Unlocking Career Success Initiative is a joint-effort supported by the Departments of Commerce and Labor to increase high-quality pathways that lead to in-demand jobs WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced the launch of Raise the Bar: Unlocking Career ...