News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


News Release: A man who engaged in a gun battle in Cedar Rapids was sentenced on Nov. 1, 2022, to more than eight years in federal prison.


Mission Man Indicted for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child

News Release: PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and Abusive Sexual Contact With a Child.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva yesterday sent a letter to the Biden administration praising their work to create an annual Environmental Justice (EJ) Scorecard and offering formal comments to guide its development. The administration announced the launch of a public comment period for the EJ Scorecard’s vision, framework, and engagement plan in August.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Robber is Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A Charlotte man who robbed three businesses was sentenced to 120 months in prison today, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. In addition to the prison term imposed, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell also ordered John Paul Gaddy, 35, to serve three years of supervised release after he is released from prison.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the schedule for the month of November.


News Release: WASHINGTON - House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.), House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), and Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Yvette...


News Release: CLEVELAND - Demetrius Moore, 42, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, to three and a half years in prison by U.S. District Judge Pamela A. Barker and was ordered to pay $183,215.47 in restitution to the Small Business Administration (SBA). Judge Barker pronounced the sentence after...


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


BLM and NPS plan to conduct prescribed burning in northern Arizona

News Release: ST. GEORGE, Utah-To protect cultural and natural resources and reduce wildfire intensity, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona Strip District and National Park Service (NPS) plan prescribed burns of cut and piled juniper. The treatment areas are located 75 miles south of St. George, Utah along BLM Road 1683, west of Mt. Dellenbaugh. Burning may occur over multiple days between October 2022 and April 2023 as weather and fuel conditions allow.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MICHAEL J. GOLL, age 47, of Kentwood, was sentenced on Nov. 2, 2022, to three years in prison on charges of wire fraud and filing false federal tax returns by U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Press Availability

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. We just concluded two very productive days of meetings here in Münster, and I first want to thank very much our German hosts for their incredibly warm hospitality, and also recognize Germany and especially my friend and counterpart, Foreign Minister Baerbock, for her leadership over what has been a very challenging but also very consequential year.


Recidivist Mobile Fraudster Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison for Financial Frauds

News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Mobile woman was sentenced to 30 months in prison for mail fraud and access device fraud relating to her embezzlement of money from her employer.


What did Commerce Department publish on Nov. 4?

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Conclusion of 41st CCAMLR Meeting

News Release: At the conclusion of the 41st meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), the United States underscores its commitment to conserving Antarctic marine living resources.


Criswell: ‘For the first time in its history, a Tribal Nation representative’ serves as National Advisory Council chair

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Advisory Council made history in appointing a Tribal representative as its council chair.


Vilsack: 'USDA has worked tirelessly to give farmers and ranchers a fair chance to compete'

The Biden-Harris administration is working to lower costs at the grocery story by both expanding and increasing competition in the meat and poultry processing industry through a historic investment.


Moffitt: USDA agreement with Vermont shows how agency is building 'a more resilient food system'

Vermont school students will soon have better access to more nutritious, locally grown food thanks to a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.


Mendelson: Workers have the right to raise concerns 'to their employers without fear of retaliation'

A Staten Island healthcare provider’s attempt to stop the U.S. Department of Labor from seeking damages for a COVID-19 whistleblower was rejected by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.


Rollins: Sentencing of Massachusetts man on federal gun charges 'a step in the right direction'

A Massachusetts man was recently sentenced for the unlawful possession of firearms, resulting from his illegal dealing of rifles and handguns.