News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022



News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MICHAEL GERALD MARCHESE, age 45, a resident of Metairie, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on November 8, 2022 before United States District Judge Wendy Vitter after previously being charged in a one-count indictment with receiving images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children, including children as young as approximately one (1) year old, in violation of 18 U.S.C. ' 2252(a)(2).


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Octavio Smith, 43, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by complaint with destruction of government property, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


DOE Announces Cost-Shared Award for First-Ever Domestic Production of HALEU for Advanced Nuclear Reactors

Release: Demonstrations Led by American Centrifuge Operating, LLC Serve as Key Step in Securing Domestic High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium for Advanced Reactors to Increase Nuclear Energy Deployment



News Release: EL PASO, Texas - A federal jury convicted two men Tuesday of multiple counts of drug trafficking. Additionally, one of the defendants was convicted of domestic and international money laundering.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Christopher Gontaryk, age 47, of Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson, to 18 months of imprisonment, to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release. Judge Wilson also ordered Gontaryk to pay $9,919.61 in restitution.


EPA Requests Public Comment on Proposed Cleanup at the Pierson's Creek Superfund Site in Newark, New Jersey

News Release: NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting public comments on a plan to remove mercury-contaminated soil from land at the Pierson’s Creek Superfund Site in Newark, NJ. EPA will accept comments until Dec. 12, 2022. Under the plan for which EPA is requesting comments, ...


Assistant Secretary Noyes Travels to Jordan

News Release: Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes will travel to Amman, Jordan, from November 13-17, 2022, as Head of Delegation to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) Advisory Commission. Assistant Secretary Noyes will highlight our enduring ...


Federal Grand Jury Indicts New Orleans Man for Conspiracy, Carjacking, and Weapons Violations

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on Nov. 10, 2022, TYRESE HARRIS, age 19, resident of Orleans Parish, was charged in a five-count superseding indictment for conspiracy, carjacking, and weapons violations. Count 1 charges HARRIS with conspiracy to commit carjackings...


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC); Request for Nominations on Nov. 10

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


News Release: CONCORD - Kevin Scott, 46, of Manchester was sentenced today to 72 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute powder cocaine and cocaine base (“crack" cocaine), and for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced.



Aber: MS-13 gang receive life in prison after ‘the tragedy and senselessness’ of teens’ murders

Five members of La Mara Salvatrucha, the transnational street gang known as MS-13, received life in prison for kidnapping and murdering two teenage boys in 2016.


Maine Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Tax Offenses Stemming from $1.8 Million Embezzlement Scheme

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EDWARD F. ZIEGLER II, 63, of Bridgton, Maine, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to fraud and tax offenses stemming from a 15-year embezzlement scheme.


Assistant Secretary Toloui’s Travel to San Francisco, Japan, Thailand and Singapore

Release: November 10-19, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Ramin Toloui will travel to San Francisco, Japan, Thailand, and Singapore, to meet with domestic and foreign government and business partners and discuss ideas for resolving shared economic challenges that will expand economic opportunities for U.S. businesses overseas and promote job creation at home.


CORVI: From Land to Seascapes, Building Climate Resilience for Island States and Coastal Communities

Release: Hello, it is a pleasure to see you all. Thank you to Sally Yozell and the Stimson Center for inviting me to join you today. It has been so valuable to connect with so many colleagues while here in Sharm El-Sheikh, as we focus on adaptation and the importance of preparing communities around the world for the climate impacts they are already facing and expect in the future.


U.S. Views on the 2022 Kimberley Process Plenary

News Release: The United States participated in the annual Kimberley Process Plenary in Gaborone, Botswana.



Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request discussed on Nov. 10 by Agriculture Department

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