News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - An inmate at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex has been charged with threatening to kill a state judge and his family, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - EM crews recently demolished the first of the remaining structures over the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site ’s Cold War-era landfill following the completion of targeted buried radioactive waste retrieval there earlier this year.


Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

News Release: Recent indicators point to modest growth in spending and production. Job gains have been robust in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Inflation remains elevated, reflecting supply and demand imbalances related to the pandemic, higher food and energy prices, and broader price pressures.


Release: We welcome the momentous step taken in Pretoria today to advance the African Union’s campaign to “silence the guns" with the signing of a cessation of hostilities between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. We commend the parties for taking this initial step to agree...


Culver: Department of Labor works to ensure 'the integrity of employee benefit programs'

An Atlanta-based architecture and interior design firm must restore $540,658 to its employee stock ownership plan under a federal court order.


Cash: New England experiences ‘unacceptable number of days with unhealthy air quality’

New England residents experienced a slight increase in pollution in 2022 compared to 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s New England regional office announced Oct. 27.


Dawson: Woman sentenced for 'operating one of the largest marriage fraud conspiracies in U.S. history'

The "mastermind" behind a marriage fraud conspiracy was sentenced to 10 years in prison following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations Houston and other federal partners.


Sutton: Oklahoma woman survived shooter, 'testified against him at trial'

A federal jury found an Oklahoma man guilty of shooting his girlfriend when she tried to break up with him in 2021.


Granholm: Lithuania having tools for clean energy ‘never been more important’

The Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory will help Lithuania develop a plan to obtain 100% clean electricity thanks to a memorandum of understanding.


Touton: DOI works 'to better protect Colorado River System' with possible guideline revisions

U.S. Department of the Interior announced possible guideline revisions for operating two major dams along the Colorado River to stabilize depleted reservoirs.


Poland’s Announcement on Westinghouse Nuclear Technology Selection

News Release: We welcome the decision by the Government of Poland to select Westinghouse as its technology partner for the construction of three U.S.-designed nuclear reactors. This agreement will ensure a decades-long strategic energy partnership between the United States and Poland and is a watershed moment in advancing European energy security.


Commerce Department discusses Marine Mammals; File No. 26716 on Nov. 2

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Perry H. Piper 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...


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Notice of Public Environmental Financial Advisory Board Virtual Meetings on Nov. 2

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA Highlights $11 Million for Clean School Buses in Southeast Michigan

News Release: CHICAGO (Nov. 2, 2022) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized Ypsilanti Community Schools and Dearborn Public Schools in southeast Michigan as Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of EPA's Clean School Bus Program rebate competition. The school districts will receive up to a total of $11 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help purchase 28 zero-emission school buses for cleaner air in and around their schools.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRIAN WARD, 30, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for narcotics distribution and ammunition possession offenses.


Berwick Bank Officer Sentenced To 12 Months’ Imprisonment

News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Matthew W. Mensinger, age 49, of Berwick, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States Chief District Judge Matthew W. Brann, to 12 months of imprisonment for perpetrating a scheme to obtain bank loans through false statements.


Homeland Security Department publishes notice on Nov. 2

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty To Child Sexual Exploitation

News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas resident pleaded guilty to multiple child sexual exploitation crimes one day before the start of his federal jury trial.


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Secretary Blinken thanked the Foreign Minister for his country’s efforts to secure a resumption of the Black Sea Grain Initiative by encouraging Russia’s ...