News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


Fort Pierre Woman Sentenced for Bank Embezzlement

News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a Fort Pierre, South Dakota, woman convicted of Bank Embezzlement was sentenced on November 7, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Christian Adam Fisher, of Petersburg, West Virginia, has admitted to distributing a large amount of methamphetamine, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry announced a major expansion of the First Movers Coalition, the public-private partnership to commercialize clean technologies through advance purchase commitments, on the initiative’s first anniversary. Launched by President Biden in partnership with ...


EPA Awards $7.7 Million for Research Grants to Improve Risk Assessment of Chemical Mixtures in the Environment

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $7,770,044 in research grant funding to 11 institutions to develop and evaluate innovative methods and approaches to inform our understanding of the human health risks that may result from exposure to chemical mixtures in the environment.


Rule published by Transportation Department on Nov. 9

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 151 Months in Federal Prison for Transporting Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Brian Greenlee, 36, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to transportation of child sexual abuse material.


News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office, the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, and the Rutland Area NAACP will be co-hosting a Hate-Free Vermont Forum in St. Albans on Nov. 17, 2022, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. This forum will be the third held in an ongoing series; previous 2022 Hate-Free Vermont Forums have taken place in Rutland and Bennington.


DOS-MDA grant application closes on Jan. 10

Democracy Commission Small Grants Program grant opened on Nov. 10.


Indiana School Teacher Charged with Traveling to Kentucky to Engage in Sexual Conduct with a Minor

News Release: Bowling Green, KY - A federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky returned a three-count indictment today charging an Evansville, Indiana high school teacher with traveling across state lines to Owensboro, Kentucky, for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a person he believed to be a fifteen-year-old child, attempted enticement of a minor, and attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Esteban Gerardo Ramirez, 32, of San Jose, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to possess and distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: HOUSTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston Field Office removed an unlawfully present foreign fugitive Wednesday who is wanted in his home country of Mexico for allegedly murdering his fiancée in 2015.


News Release: ANCHORAGE - The three co-owners of Arm Rippin Toys, Inc., an Anchorage vehicle repair shop specializing in modifying, repairing and maintaining diesel vehicles, each pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Clean Air Act.


Commerce Department discusses Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting on Nov. 9

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Brandon Prawl, age 28, of Schenectady, New York, was convicted today of four counts of distributing heroin, possessing heroin with the intent to distribute, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, following a 3-day jury trial.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A former high school chemistry teacher was taken into federal custody today on charges related to using hidden cameras to take tens of thousands of explicit videos of students at school and filming females in dressing rooms and other public places.


Federal Reserve System discusses Notice of Proposals To Engage in or To Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities on Nov. 9

The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Two Drug Runners for Drug Trafficking Organization Connected to CJNG Cartel Sentenced to Prison

News Release: Seattle - Two men who served as drug runners for a Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) cartel connected drug trafficking organization were sentenced to prison today following an extensive wiretap investigation, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. In sentencing 28-year-old Armando Fierro-Ponce to eight...


News Release: FRANKFORT Ky, -- Since the end of the FEMA application period on Oct. 28, the agency has approved more than $3 million to survivors of Eastern Kentucky flooding. This is in addition to the $82.1 million already approved prior to the application deadline. FEMA is still here and help is still available.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Will Thompson will recognize Debby Weinstein at a 2:30 p.m. event on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, for her decades of service to the community as CEO of the Charleston YWCA.