News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that starting on Veterans Day (Nov. 11), veterans of the U.S. Armed Services and Gold Star Families can obtain a free lifetime pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites spread out across more than 400 million acres of public lands, including national parks, wildlife refuges, and forests.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Nitric Acid; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance on Nov. 8

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


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On Oct. 28, 2022, a federal grand jury returned a 40-count superseding indictment charging eight individuals with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, wire fraud, access device fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering conspiracy. The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are in charge of the investigation of the case.


Local man convicted of conspiracy to transport people in truck bed

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A federal jury in Corpus Christi has returned a guilty verdict against a 44-year-old man for conspiring to transport illegal aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Joint Statement of the Canada-United States Joint Action Plan on Opioids Steering Committee

News Release: The following joint statement was released by the Governments of Canada and the United States of America on the meeting of the Canada-United States Joint Action Plan on Opioids Steering Committee.


Anderson County Man Sentenced to 276 Months for the Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky.- A Lawrenceburg, Ky., man, David Allen Kiper, 34, was sentenced to 276 months in federal prison on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Gregory VanTatenhove, for the production of child sexual abuse material.


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...


Indian national sentenced for government impersonation call center scam

News Release: HOUSTON - A 38-year-old Indian citizen who was illegally residing in Houston has been ordered to prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A Kansas man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.


San Jose Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Traffic Methamphetamine in Solano County

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.


Disrupting DPRK Logistical and Financial Networks Supporting Unlawful Weapons Programs

News Release: The United States continues to take steps to limit the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s access to logistical and financial resources for its unlawful ballistic missile and weapons of mass destruction programs, which are in clear violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions and ...


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: Director of the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) Joan Polaschik is traveling to Thailand, India, and Austria November 7-18 to highlight FSI’s efforts to ready the Department’s workforce for the mission demands of today and tomorrow through training and learning opportunities.


Release: Today, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and Michael R. Bloomberg, Special Envoy to the UN Secretary-General on Climate Ambition and Solutions and Founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, jointly announced $3 million in support of the Subnational Climate Action Leaders’...


Rapid City Woman Indicted for Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization

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Cambodia National Day

News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I extend my best wishes to the people of Cambodia as you celebrate 69 years of independence on November 9.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Hugo Espinosa Chavez (59, Tampa) to 21 years and 10 months’ imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for using a minor child to produce images depicting sexual abuse, traveling to Colombia to engage in illicit sexual...


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Filipino man who fatally stabbed a fellow crewmember on a container ship en route from Shanghai to Los Angeles was sentenced today to 240 months in federal prison.


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


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