News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


News Release: Former U.S. Army helicopter pilot-turned-civilian-contractor Shapour Moinian, 67, of San Diego, was sentenced in federal court today to 20 months in prison for acting as an agent of the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and accepting thousands of dollars from representatives of the Chinese government to provide aviation-related information from his defense-contractor employers.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: BOSTON - A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to his role in a tax fraud conspiracy arising from a “ten-percenting" scheme in which he cashed winning Massachusetts state lottery tickets on behalf of the ticket holders and claimed fake gambling losses to avoid taxes on the winnings.



Manchin Statement On Charles Sellars Being Named New Superintendent Of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve In West Virginia

News Release: Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on Charles Sellars being named the new superintendent of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia.


Hungry Horse Dam Power Plant modernization work continues

News Release: HUNGRY HORSE, Mont. - Modernization of Federal Columbia River Power System projects ensures reliability for many years into the future. Therefore, the Bureau of Reclamation has contracted with BCI Construction USA, Inc., to demolish the gantry crane on top of Hungry Horse Dam from Nov. 14 to Nov. 22, ...


San Joaquin County Man Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Committing Bankruptcy Fraud

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Kulvir Singh Cheema, 61, of Ripon, was sentenced today to 14 months in prison, a $4,000 fine, and was ordered to pay $259,031 in restitution for filing a false bankruptcy declaration, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


DOE Awards $30 Million to Minority Serving Institutions to Invest in Next Generation STEM Leaders

Release: STEM Grants to Universities in South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington Build Competitive Academic Programs in Underrepresented Communities



California Man Extradited From Australia To Face Charges For Investment Scheme

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Gustavo Guzman, 59, previously of Fullerton, Calif., made his initial appearance in federal court in Charlotte today following his extradition from Australia, to face wire fraud, securities fraud and transactional money laundering charges related to an alleged $2 million investment fraud scheme, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


News Release: ATLANTA - A federal jury has found Thomas Addaquay guilty of 29 counts of fraud-related offenses in a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and money laundering.


Plymouth Woman Pleads Guilty for Her Role in $250 Million Scheme to Defraud the Federal Child Nutrition Program and Separate $4 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Plymouth woman has pleaded guilty to her role in two separate fraud cases, including the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program and a Medicaid fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: County Disaster Recovery Center to Change Locations


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Eric Gibson will lead the efforts of the Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA...


Comer Releases Report on Democrats’ War on American Energy Production

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) issued a report outlining how the Biden Administration and Oversight Committee Democrats have demonized domestic oil and gas production, promoted anti-American energy policies, and failed to produce a comprehensive plan to address high energy prices and ongoing marketplace shortages impacting the American people.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Jonathan Corey Daniel, 33, of Monroe, Georgia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell to 210 months in prison and five years of supervised release for trafficking methamphetamine, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. In July 2021, Daniel pleaded guilty to methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and aiding and abetting.


Genome Sequencing of Moraxella bovis Open Doors for New Interventions Against ‘Pinkeye’ in Cattle

News Release: Genome Sequencing of Moraxella bovis Open Doors for New Interventions Against 'Pinkeye' in Cattle.


News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOEL MARTINEZ, JR., 24, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses.