News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


Bloomington Man’s Guilty Plea Marks 16th Felony Conviction in Two Medicaid Fraud Conspiracies That Totaled More Than $5.4 Million in Fraudulent Billing

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Bloomington man has pleaded guilty to his role in a $1.4 million Medicaid fraud conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Maryland Nuclear Engineer and Wife Sentenced for Espionage-Related Offenses

News Release: A Maryland man and his wife were sentenced today for conspiracy to communicate Restricted Data related to the design of nuclear-powered warships.


Sioux City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Gun

News Release: On November 7, 2022, Antwoine Johnson, 29, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Johnson pled guilty June 14, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City.


Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Laundering Drug Trafficking Proceeds

News Release: CHICAGO - Robert J. Bell, Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Field Division, and U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch, Jr., of the Northern District fof Illinois announced that a federal judge has sentenced a suburban Chicago man to seven years in federal prison for laundering illegal narcotics proceeds on behalf of drug traffickers in Mexico.


US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect food processing workers in Illinois, Ohio amid significantly higher injury rates

News Release: CHICAGO ‒ With injury rates among the more than 90,000 food production workers in Illinois and Ohio significantly higher than other manufacturing workers, the U.S. Department of Labor has stepped up its outreach and enforcement efforts to reduce workplace hazards and better protect workers in these states.


BJS Releases Facility Characteristics of Sexual Victimization of Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2018 – Statistical Tables

News Release: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, a division of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Facility Characteristics of Sexual Victimization of Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2018 - Statistical Tables.


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


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.- A Danville, Ky., man, Casey Scott Armstrong, 47, was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison on Monday, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, for production of child pornography.


DOS-ISN grant application closes on Jan. 10

Fellowship for Afghan Radiation and Nuclear Technology Experts in Support of U.S. Security and Nonproliferation Projects grant opened on Nov. 10.


News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The BLM is beginning work to remove dead trees and brush this fall and winter in the Swasey Recreation Area to improve public safety and fire resiliency. Mountain bikers and hikers may find some trail access restrictions as crews work in the area.


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




Federal Arrests of Two Undocumented Non-Citizens for an Assault of a Federal Officer

News Release: EL PASO, TX-On Oct. 31, 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested two Venezuelan nationals, 35-year-old Kevin Escalona Gonzalez and 27-year-old Yuleixy Mata Fuentes, for assaulting a federal officer near Ascarate Park in El Paso, Texas.


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


On November 2, 2022 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Jones Act Division of Enforcement (JADE) held local training to raise awareness of the 102-year-old federal statute, officially known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920. U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) officers, along with CBP import specialists and other personnel, were in attendance to learn the complexities of the act which governs U.S. maritime cabotage.


Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station (RGC) agents encountered two large groups near La Grulla and disrupted a marijuana smuggling event with the assistance of Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers


U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $344,000 worth of alleged fentanyl along with 2,873 Xanax pills.


DOC offers new grant application process starting Nov. 10

2023 International Marine Turtle Management and Conservation Program grant opened on Nov. 10.


Lester Moffitt: 'USDA is excited to partner with Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians to promote economic opportunities for farmers and producers'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians signed a cooperative agreement under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program.