News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


APHIS updates the Golden Nematode (Globodera rostochiensis) Regulated Area in Suffolk County in New York


APHIS Removes the Mexican Fruit Fly (Anastrepha ludens) Quarantine in Harlingen and Reduces the Quarantine in Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas


APHIS Withdraws Select Agent Regulatory Exclusions for Two Strains of African Swine Fever Virus


Justice Department Announces Takedown of Nationwide Catalytic Converter Theft Ring

News Release: Federal, state, and local law enforcement partners from across the United States executed a nationwide, coordinated takedown today of leaders and associates of a national network of thieves, dealers, and processors for their roles in conspiracies involving stolen catalytic converters sold to a metal refinery for tens of millions of dollars.


Assistant Secretary Donfried’s Travel to Ukraine

News Release: Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Dr. Karen Donfried is visiting Ukraine November 1 and 2. The focus of her trip is to underscore unwavering and enduring U.S. support for Ukraine as it defends its freedom and territorial integrity from Russia’s brutal war.


BLM planning prescribed burn

News Release: MONTE VISTA, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is preparing a prescribed burn at the Blanca Wetlands, approximately 11 miles northeast of Alamosa, Colo. The burn is scheduled for between November, 2022 and mid-March, 2023, and will be conducted as weather and fuel moisture conditions permit. Fire...


St. Paul Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A St. Paul man has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as an Armed Career Criminal, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Four Men Found Guilty of Federal Kidnapping and Homicide Charges in June 2018 Slaying

News Release: Defendants Abducted Maryland Man and Held Him for Ransom.


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


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.-Carlton S. Shier, IV, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, announced on Tuesday a new initiative to address environmental justice and public health concerns. U.S. Attorney Shier has designated two Assistant United States Attorneys, Emily Greenfield and Carrie...


Philadelphia Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Bribing OSHA Inspector

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Tony Ren, 59, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to three months in prison, one year of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $50,000 fine by United States District Court Judge Mark A. Kearney after being convicted of two counts of bribery.


EPA: WINN act grant 'will help make rapid progress' in efforts to get lead out of drinking water

The Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) will receive $3.65 million for the mitigation of lead from drinking water and removal of lead pipes, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced recently.


State Department publishes notice on Oct. 31

The US State Department published a one page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Mohamed Muse Noor, aka “Deeq Darajo," has been indicted for his role in the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Three Arrested for Drug Trafficking Following Rutland Search

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Maurice Pompey, 34, of Columbia, South Carolina, Christopher Moton, 29, of Columbia, South Carolina, and Danielle Richardson, 30, of Rutland, Vermont, were arrested on Oct. 27, 2022 following the execution of...



Transportation Department publishes rule on Oct. 31

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Barton Residence Searched and Woman Arrested on Federal Drug Charges

News Release: BARTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Vermont resident Erika Desormeaux, 36, was arrested and held in federal custody following the search of her residence on Maple Hill Road in Barton, Vermont this morning. Desormeaux is charged in a criminal...


Barrasso Statement on President Biden's Latest Tax Hike Proposal

News Release: CASPER, WY - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), released the following statement on President Biden’s windfall profits tax proposal.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.