News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


Former BOP Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Committing COVID-Relief Fraud

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Flora woman pleaded guilty today to carrying out a scheme to defraud the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge James F. Boyersmith with the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (DOJ OIG) Miami Field Office.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - United States District Judge Susie Morgan sentenced KYLE ARMSTRONG, 20, of New Orleans, Louisiana, on November 8, 2022 to three (3) years probation for theft or receipt of stolen mail matter in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1708 and 2 and with unlawful possession of a postal key in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1704 and 2, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model Airplanes discussed on Nov. 9 by Transportation Department

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


News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement under the Agency’s Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) program with Evergy Kansas Central Inc. at the company’s retired Tecumseh Energy Center coal-fired power plant in Tecumseh, Kansas.


NATO’s 2022 Cyber Defense Pledge Conference

News Release: On November 9 and 10, 2022, NATO’s 2022 Cyber Defense Pledge Conference will take place in Rome, at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The event is co-hosted by Italy and the United States with the support of the NATO International Staff.


Cooper County Sex Offender Indicted for Child Pornography

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Prairie Home, Mo., sex offender has been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple charges related to producing child pornography.


Parker: 'Utica Resource Operating's failure to control emissions' resulted in fines, changes

Utica Resource Operating LLC agreed to a settlement to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations at its oil and gas production well facilities in Ohio.


Bureau of Land Management to conduct Prescribed Burns to reduce wildfire threat

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise District will be conducting two prescribed burns in Owyhee County this fall to remove hazardous vegetation and reduce the risk of wildfires. Exact timing of ignitions will be dependent on weather and ground conditions due to fire managers waiting for adequate moisture levels in project areas to minimize unintended fire spread.


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


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


News Release: The second High-Level Meeting of the U.S.-France Bilateral Clean Energy Partnership was held in Washington, D.C., co-chaired by the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of State, France’s Ministry for the Energy Transition, and France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. This Partnership aims to address: (i) energy policy, technology, and innovation; and (ii) diplomatic efforts to accelerate energy transitions and achieve climate objectives.


Grand Jury Returns Indictments

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.


News Release: A Tulsa man who shot and killed a 13-year-old during an argument at Parkview Terrace apartments in Tulsa pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Bowling Green Federal Grand Jury Returns Three Indictments Charging Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

News Release: Bowling Green, KY - A federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned three indictments today separately charging three men with drug trafficking and firearms offenses.


A/S Medina’s Opening Remarks & Moderating of the Panel on “Nature-Based Solutions for Climate, Society, and Biodiversity” at the U.S. Center

Release: Welcome everyone to what’s sure to be an exciting session on Nature-based Solutions for Climate, Society and Biodiversity.


News Release: BAY CITY - A Whittemore, Michigan, resident was sentenced today to 75 months on two separate criminal cases related to a $5 million extortion plot using shrapnel-filled pipe bombs the defendant placed outside cellphone stores in Cheboygan, and Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, announced Eastern District of...


Reliability Technical Conference; Third Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference discussed on Nov. 9 by Energy Department

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


EPA Responds to Petitions to Address Harmful Emissions from Locomotives

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is responding to petitions from the California Air Resources Board, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, and the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association to address harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) ...


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Hennepin County man has been sentenced to 115 months followed by five years of supervised release for a violent armed carjacking, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


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