News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MOBILE, AL - A pair of New Orleans, Louisiana men were each sentenced to two years in federal prison for a scheme to steal motor vehicles and transport them across state lines.


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


Release: The U.S. and Latvia share a history as strategic allies and valued partners. The United States established diplomatic relations with Latvia in 1922 following its independence in the years after World War I. Latvia was forcibly annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940 during World War II. In 1991, Latvia restored...



News Release: WASHINGTON - Four area men were found guilty by a federal jury today of murder and other charges in the kidnapping of a Maryland man whose body was found in June 2018 in an alley in Southeast Washington. The victim had been shot numerous times and his hands were still bound with zip-ties.


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.


Recidivist Fraudster Convicted at Trial of More Than $10 Million COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that earlier today a federal jury found ADEDAYO ILORI guilty of all six counts of an Indictment for his participation in a fraudulent scheme to obtain more than $10 million in government-guaranteed loans designed...


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


Savannah River Site Project Wins DOE Sustainability Award

News Release: DOE bestowed its Sustainability Award on the EM program at the Savannah River Site (SRS) last week for its innovative use of natural resources to safely address groundwater containing the legacy contaminant tritium.


Brandishing AR-15 and fleeing results in prison for San Ygnacio man

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 46-year-old man has been sent to prison following his conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Walden, VT Man Charged with Fentanyl Offense After High-Speed Chase

News Release: WALDEN, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Antonio Vergara, 29, of Walden, VT, was charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. Vergara was arrested on Oct. 26, 2022, and made his initial appearance before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle on Oct. 28, 2022. Vergara was ordered detained pending trial.


News Release: DETROIT - A Clinton Township man who coerced several minors into sending him sexually explicit photographs of themselves was sentenced to 30 years in prison, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.


DOC grant application closes on Feb. 10

2023 Alaska Native Organization Co-Management Funding Program grant opened on Nov. 3.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced Marvin Maurice Williams, 54, of Raleigh, North Carolina, to 151 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for an armed robbery offense, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


News Release: A federal jury in Atlanta convicted a former commissioner of the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners today for extorting a DeKalb County subcontractor in connection with a $1.8 million contract.


News Release: Dear Secretary Austin: We write with concern over recent reporting that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will retire its entire fleet of F-15 fighter jets currently based in Okinawa, Japan, without replacing them with a permanent presence anywhere in Japan. According to public reporting, the U.S.


Poland’s Announcement on Westinghouse Nuclear Technology Selection

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.


APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Tahiti Limes from Brazil

Release: APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation of fresh Tahiti Limes fruit (Citrus latifolia) for consumption from Brazil into the continental United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The assessment describes potential pests associated with the commodity.


News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Manchester, New Hampshire man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy, robbery and firearm charges stemming from a violent home invasion in York, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.