News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking, Firearms Offenses

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Gabriel “Karma" Blea was sentenced on Nov. 8 to a term of 15 years in prison. Blea, 25, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty on July 13 to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine, and possessing a firearm during and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a settlement with Ampac Fine Chemicals, LLC to resolve violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and related state laws at its pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Rancho Cordova, California. EPA determined that Ampac failed to comply with legal requirements that govern hazardous waste management and will pay a fine of $69,879.


Lansing, Illinois Man Sentenced and Ordered to Pay $210,000 in Restitution

News Release: HAMMOND- Shaquiel Seaton, 29 years old, of Lansing, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody after pleading guilty to wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


News Release: A Wichita Falls drug dealer and his ex-girlfriend who sold fentanyl to 27-year-old man who overdosed and died in June 2020 have plead guilty to drug crimes, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


FBI Cincinnati and University of Dayton Police Provide Information on Local Threat

News Release: FBI Cincinnati and University of Dayton Police Provide Information on Local Threat.


NOAA’s newest satellite heads toward orbit

News Release: NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2 ), the third in a series of five advanced polar-orbiting satellites, blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 1:49 a.m. PST today.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Jeffrey Scott Hedges, 51, of Huntington Beach, was sentenced today to three years and 10 months in prison for committing wire fraud and money laundering in a scheme to defraud customers of his classic car business, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


BJS Releases Data on Adjudication of Misdemeanor Offenses: Results from a Feasibility Study

News Release: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, a division of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Data on Adjudication of Misdemeanor Offenses: Results from a Feasibility Study.


Chicago-area contractor faces $277K in fines for repeated failures to protect roofing employees from exposure to deadly fall hazards

News Release: CALUMET CITY, IL - Three times in four months, federal safety inspectors observed workers employed by a Calumet City roofing contractor exposed to deadly fall hazards at job sites in Lake Zurich and Wheeling. In each instance, the company’s foremen on site failed to protect workers from known hazards as they did residential framing work on new homes under construction.


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Bus and Bus Facilities Program discussed on Nov. 10 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Remarks  at the Connecting Climate Entrepreneurs Event

Release: Thank you so much everyone for coming out today to witness this incredibly inspiring event; and my sincere welcome and thanks to these innovators for their presentations. This is exactly the kind of creativity, ambition, and entrepreneurial spirit we need to overcome the climate crisis before us today.


Chairman David Scott Statement on Contract Negotiations Between American Railroads and Union Workers

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement in regard to the contract negotiations between American railroads and their union workers...


Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with EU Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager

News Release: Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo virtually met with EU Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager to discuss ongoing coordination within the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC), opportunities for coordination on U.S. and EU CHIPs legislation and to further engage ...


The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced the indictment of MICHAEL BROWN and ANDREW LLOYD for wire fraud charges in connection...



Secretary Blinken to Host Diwali Reception

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will host a Diwali reception at the Department of State on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 5:30 p.m. EDT. Secretary Blinken will be joined by Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain and Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary Nancy Izzo Jackson.


Chicago-area contractor faces $277K in fines for repeated failures to protect roofing employees from exposure to deadly fall hazards

News Release: CALUMET CITY, IL - Three times in four months, federal safety inspectors observed workers employed by a Calumet City roofing contractor exposed to deadly fall hazards at job sites in Lake Zurich and Wheeling. In each instance, the company’s foremen on site failed to protect workers from known hazards as they did residential framing work on new homes under construction.


News Release: United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the November 2022 Federal Grand Jury A.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Travel to Sharm el-Sheikh, Phnom Penh, Bali, and Bangkok

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Egypt, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Thailand on November 11-18.