News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


Doorman: 'We look forward to receiving public input' on Nevada communication tower

Bureau of Land Management's Las Vegas field office is looking forward to public input about the draft environmental assessment for a proposed communication tower along State Route 163 in Nevada.




CISA Applauds the Beginning of Infrastructure Security Month Declaring Infrastructure Security is National Security

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced November 1 as the kickoff of Infrastructure Security Month. In our work to raise awareness of the importance of infrastructure security and to help share CISA’s extensive resources with critical infrastructure owners and operators, this year’s theme is Infrastructure Security is National Security: Drive Down Risk, Build Resilience.


News Release: ELKO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Elko District will have Christmas tree cutting permits available for purchase from Nov. 1 until Dec. 24. Permits are available at the Elko District Office, 3900 E. Idaho St, during regular office hours, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Permits may also be obtained online through the BLM Special Forest Products Online System. Online permits are available for purchase 24 hours a day, seven days a week.


Former Home Depot Employee Pleads Guilty In Credit Card Fraud Scheme

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Kimyada Latoya Knight (41, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to credit card fraud. Knight faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison and payment of restitution to Home Depot.


Historic Agreement Establishing a Permanent Israel-Lebanon Maritime Boundary

Release: The United States congratulates the Governments of Israel and Lebanon for finalizing their agreement, facilitated by the United States, to establish a permanent maritime boundary. This historic achievement will advance security, stability, and prosperity for the region, and it demonstrates the transformative power of American diplomacy.


News Release: On Sept. 30, the Department awarded $47.6 million to Tetra Tech, Inc. of Pasadena, California to provide urgent humanitarian demining assistance to Ukraine in the face of Russia’s brutal war of aggression. Under the terms of the project, Tetra Tech will strengthen the Government of Ukraine’s capacity to locate and remove landmines, unexploded and abandoned ordnance, improvised explosive devices, and other explosive hazards from civilian areas.


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Brian Thomas Badgley, 37, of Waterbury, Vermont was sentenced today by United States District Judge Christina Reiss to three years of probation after his conviction for obtaining controlled substances by fraud in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(a)(3).


News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Daron Marquel Ellis, 29, of Aurora, was sentenced to 23.5 years in federal prison today after earlier pleading guilty to attempted murder in the second degree of a federal officer and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.


Commerce Department discusses Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews on Nov. 1

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Attorney Jason M. Frierson Appoints District Election Officer

News Release: LAS VEGAS - United States Attorney Jason M. Frierson announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Daniel Schiess will lead the efforts for the District of Nevada in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election.


Civilian Employees at Anniston Army Depot Charged with Conspiracy to Steal Government Property

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Two civilian employees at the Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) have been charged with conspiracy to steal property of the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Department of Defense Criminal Investigative Service Special Agent in Charge Cynthia Bruce, Defense Logistics...


Multiple Housing Options for Hurricane Ian Survivors

News Release: BRANDON, Fla. - The state of Florida and FEMA are providing several kinds of assistance to Floridians in 26 counties whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Ian.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Election Crimes at the Federal Level: What to Know.


News Release: MIAMI - Robert Willis Jr., 47, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has been sentenced to 145 months in prison and three years of supervised release by United States District Judge Rodney Smith for his participation in a string of bank robberies.


Monmouth County Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Multi-Million-Dollar Accounts Receivable Factoring Scheme

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for defrauding lenders of $50 million dollars in connection with an invoice factoring scheme perpetrated over nearly a decade, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Nov. 1, 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...