News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


Frey: 'Lagoon wastewater systems are essential to many small, rural and Tribal communities'

A Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Action Plan, coupled with nearly $2 million in research grant funding provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will assist rural, small and Tribal communities in improving access to clean water.


Teodorski: 'We are excited to see the Reconstruction Era Historic Network growing'

Four new sites, three of which are in South Carolina, have been added to what's known as the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that John O’Hara, Jr., 43, of White River Junction, Vermont, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington to three years of probation following his guilty plea to a charge that he fraudulently converted tens of thousands...


Bethany Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $850,000 from Former Employer

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Yesterday, JEANNIE VALENTIN, 68, of Bethany, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to a single-count felony Information charging her with wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.


News Release: MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Nov. 3, 2022) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the Southern Research Institute to receive funding to conduct community air quality monitoring in two Birmingham communities. The grant is one of 132 air monitoring projects in 37 states will receive ...


News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Dominique Dragan (29, Tampa) to three years and one month in federal prison, followed by three years supervised release, for cyberstalking two victims. Dragan had pleaded guilty on May 25, 2022.


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for assault on a federal law enforcement officer, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


Ten defendants charged in Augusta-area drug trafficking operation

News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: Ten people have been indicted in an Augusta-area drug trafficking conspiracy linked to another large-scale drug trafficking prosecution.


Feature Article: Software Suite Will Harden Defenses for Soft Targets

News Release: Anyone who has ever gone to a major sporting event or concert, taken public transportation, even visited a farmer’s market on a brisk weekend morning, has likely benefitted from soft target physical security-and perhaps didn’t even know it. This type of public safety precaution can take many forms, from...


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Gael Rodriguez was sentenced on Nov. 1 to four years and nine months in prison for carjacking. Rodriguez, 20, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty on March 23.


News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and several Oversight Committee Republicans reiterated concerns over reports indicating the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to operate a taxpayer-funded censorship campaign to target online speech...


Transportation Department discusses Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program; Utah Department of Transportation Audit Report on Nov. 3

The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAVED SAEED, 53, and DASTGIR SAEED, 69, both of South Windsor, were sentenced today in New Haven federal court for food stamp fraud offenses. U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall sentenced Javed Saeed to one year...


Middle Schoolers Participate in Mock Trial During Recent Field Trip to U.S. Attorney’s Office

News Release: MIAMI - Staff from the Law Enforcement Coordination and Community Outreach Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida recently hosted middle school students from Jane S. Roberts K-8 Center in Miami for a legal field trip.


Man Charged with Assault for Sundance Stabbing

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Larry Gene Charley made an initial appearance on Oct. 28 in federal court on a criminal complaint charging him...


Research on the Rocks: Combining Neutrons and X-Ray Imaging, NIST Scientists Study Meteorites to Explore the Mystery of How Earth Acquired Its Water

News Release: Each year, hundreds of meteorites - rocky bodies left over from the formation of the solar system - bombard Earth, delivering minerals, metals and water to our planet. Analyzing the crevices and mineral-rich deposits inside meteorites not only reveals the early history of planet formation but may provide clues about how the young Earth acquired water and other ingredients essential for life.


Affirming Our Enduring Support for the People of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Dayton Peace Accords

News Release: The United States welcomes the UN Security Council’s unanimous reauthorization of the mandate for the European Union Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (EUFOR) Operation ALTHEA. Rooted in the Dayton Peace Accords, EUFOR’s Operation ALTHEA remains critical to maintaining the stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). We thank the EU for their continued contributions to and leadership of EUFOR ALTHEA.


Granholm: ‘DOE is dedicated to reducing energy costs in Tribal communities’

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Indian Energy is soliciting applications in light of new funding of $35 million for deploying clean energy technology on Tribal lands and powering unelectrified Tribal buildings.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.