News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


News Release: CHICAGO - In support of those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning, the Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division hosted its first-ever Family Summit on the Opioid Overdose Epidemic on November 17 in Rosemont, Illinois.


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Melissa Dawn Lockhart, 49, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of a quantity of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine.


News Release: BOSTON - Two Hyannis men have been indicted for being felons in possession of a firearm.


News Release: WASHINGTON -- The deadline is approaching for some National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders in Florida areas impacted by Hurricane Ian to renew their policies without the consequence of a lapse in coverage.


News Release: BISHOP, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office is offering personal use Christmas tree cutting permits, now available online, for designated cutting areas on public lands near Benton and Bridgeport in Mono County through Dec. 24.


Canton City Officials and Former Canton City Engineer Indicted in Bribery Scheme

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A federal grand jury in Jackson returned an indictment in December 2021 charging three City of Canton officials, and the former city engineer, with criminal conspiracy charges relating to bribery and wire fraud. That indictment was unsealed yesterday as two of the defendants, Eric Gilkey and Andrew Grant, pleaded guilty to conspiring with Cleveland Anderson and Rudolph M. (“Rudy") Warnock, Jr. in the bribery scheme.


News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it has achieved major improvement in compliance with Clean Water Act (CWA) permits over the past five-year period. In FY 2018, EPA and 47 states agreed to collaborate on a goal to reduce significant noncompliance among facilities ...


News Release: Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey pleaded guilty today to violating campaign finance laws and conspiring to defraud the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as part of a scheme to benefit his 2016 campaign for U.S. Congress.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, resident pleaded guilty in federal court today to violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: AKRON - A Cleveland man was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, to seven years and one day in prison by U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier and crashing the carrier’s vehicle.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Owners Of Franklin Gun Shop Plead Guilty To Federal Charges

News Release: NASHVILLE - The owners of Franklin Gun Shop pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to obstruction of justice and making false entries regarding the disposition of firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


“MEASURES PLACED ON THE CALENDAR” published by the Congressional Record  on Nov. 17

“MEASURES PLACED ON THE CALENDAR“ was published in the Senate section on page S6774 on Nov. 17


Eagle Butte Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge

News Release: PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on Nov. 21, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


Neal Statement on UK Legislation to Extend Power-Sharing Deadline

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA-Ways and Means Committee Chairman and Co-Chair of the Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after UK Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Chris Heaton-Harris introduced legislation to extend the deadline for the Northern Ireland political parties to form a government in Stormont...


Small: Recent events suggest 'a complete revolution in how Europe thinks and deals with China'

An author and senior Transatlantic fellow with the Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS) considers the speed with which the West came to a very different consensus on China quite remarkable.


“Senate Committee Meetings” published by the Congressional Record  on Nov. 17

“Senate Committee Meetings“ was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1128-D1129 on Nov. 17



News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Dorian Hayden, 26, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.