News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


Fresno Resident Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Isaiah Garcia, 20, of Fresno, was sentenced today to five years in prison for conspiring to distribute over 40 grams of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Safety Zone; Upper Mississippi River Mile Marker 485.3-485.9 Davenport, IA discussed on Oct. 31 by Homeland Security Department

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


Texas Police Officer Indicted for Attempting to Entice an 11-Year-Old to Engage in Sexual Activity in Florida

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Seth Estes Vanover (50, Diana, Texas) with attempting to entice an 11-year-old child to engage in sexual activity. Vanover faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, and up to life, imprisonment...


White Bear Lake Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Child Pornography

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A White Bear Lake man was sentenced to 120 months in prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, ordered to pay $8,000 in restitution, and $3,000 to a victim assistance fund for possession of images and videos depicting child sexual abuse, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


DOS-ZWE offers new grant application process starting Nov. 1

Promoting Democratic Principles in Zimbabwe grant opened on Nov. 1.


Federal court denies health provider’s bid to limit US Department of Labor’s OSH Act enforcement authority

News Release: NEW YORK - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has denied a Staten Island health provider’s attempt to prevent the U.S. Department of Labor from pursuing damages for a COVID-19 whistleblower whose private state whistleblower claim was dismissed.


BLM Bishop Field Office and Inyo National Forest Lift Seasonal Fire Restrictions October 31

News Release: BISHOP, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office, in coordination with the Inyo National Forest, will be lifting fire restrictions on all Federal lands under their jurisdiction effective Monday, October 31. The terminated fire prevention orders can be found here and here.


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Fredericksburg man was sentenced yesterday to 18 years in prison for distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute high-grade methamphetamine.


New Jersey Man Convicted of $40 Million Securities Claims Fraud

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Joseph Cammarata, 48, of Monmouth Beach, NJ, was convicted after trial for his participation in a securities fraud claims scheme with two co-defendants from New York and New Jersey.


Interior Department discusses Alaska Native Claims Selection on Oct. 31

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


Homeland Security Department discusses Safety Zone; Upper Mississippi River Mile Markers 125-126, Sainte Genevieve, MO on Oct. 31

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


Commerce Department discusses Stainless Steel Flanges From India: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2020 on Oct. 31

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


New Haven Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DEESHAWN PITTMAN, also known as “Low," 34, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl and heroin.


Mobridge Man Charged with Using the Mail to Import Controlled Substances to Distribute in a Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Offenses

News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Mobridge, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Use of a Communication Facility in the Commission of a Drug Trafficking Crime, Importation of a Controlled Substance, and Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm.


Texas Man Sentenced to Prison for $375,000 Investment Scheme

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Leonard Theodore Kern, 68, of Plano, Texas, was sentenced today to 10 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for obstruction of justice involving an investment scheme that cost a West Virginia woman $375,000. Kern must also pay $130,000 in restitution.



Transportation Department discusses Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities on Oct. 31

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



DOS-ZWE grant application closes on Jan. 31

Zimbabwe Awards, Culture, and Heritage Festivals - ZACHEF grant opened on Nov. 1.


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