News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022



Experts say 'Republicans will definitely leave Biden less room on China'

Experts on the U.S.-China relationship agreed that a Republican-controlled Congress could make it more difficult for the Biden administration to exercise its approach to China, but they didn’t expect to see policy changes.


EPA Reaches Settlement with Evergy Kansas Central Inc. on Actions to Address Compliance with Coal Combustion Residuals Regulations

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (NOV. 8, 2022) – 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.


Main Line Accountant Sentenced to More than Three Years for Tax Evasion

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Michael Goldner, 52, of Paoli, PA, was sentenced to 40 months in prison and three years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Mark A. Kearney for his scheme to use his cash and his employer’s business bank accounts to hide his actual income and assets and therefore avoid paying his legitimate tax obligations.


Energy Department publishes notice on Nov. 8

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Bahamian Foreign Minister Mitchell

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Bahamian Foreign Minister Frederick Mitchell today in Washington, D.C. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Mitchell discussed The Bahamas’ goals for its upcoming (January 2023) Chairmanship of the ...


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Prison Killer Who Stomped on Victim’s Head and Threw Him Down the Stairs Sentenced to 28 Years

News Release: DETROIT - A federal prison inmate was sentenced to 28 years in prison today for murdering a fellow inmate at the Milan Correctional Facility, in Milan, Michigan, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Portland Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Large Quantities of Methamphetamine and Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

News Release: MEDFORD, Ore.-A Portland, Oregon man with a prior drug trafficking conviction was sentenced to federal prison today after he was found driving on Interstate 5 in Southern Oregon with more than ten pounds of methamphetamine, nearly three pounds of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, and two firearms.


Lynnwood, Washington Man Pleads Guilty to Making Interstate Threats and Hate Crime

News Release: Seattle - A 37-year-old Lynnwood, Washington, man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to making interstate threats and a hate crime: interference with a Federally Protected Activity, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Joey David George has been in federal custody since his arrest...


North Carolina Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Punching Passenger on Commercial Flight to Portland

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Charlotte, North Carolina man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to federal prison today for punching a fellow passenger in the face on a Portland-bound commercial flight from Denver.


News Release: BOSTON - A California man pleaded guilty today to making threatening communications to the Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) in May 2021.


Bicameral Coalition Urges USDA to Purchase Catfish Products

News Release: WASHINGTON-Members of Congress from catfish-producing states are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to use Section 32 authorities to facilitate the domestic consumption of U.S. farm-raised catfish, assist in stabilizing markets and provide much-needed income support to farmers.


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings #2 on Nov. 8

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Dr. Robert M. Cao, 39, of Lafayette, Louisiana, and previously of Falls Church, Virginia, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to five felony counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance outside the scope of his professional practice.



American Contractor Pleads Guilty in Death of U.S. Military Doctor

News Release: A former American military contractor pleaded guilty today to involuntary manslaughter for fatally striking an active duty U.S. Air Force medical doctor with a forklift as she was walking on Al Dhafra Airbase in the United Arab Emirates.


News Release: EVANSVILLE - Wesley Owen Bowles, Jr., 59, of Evansville, Indiana, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to receipt of child sexual abuse material.