News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Luzerne County Man Sentenced To 40 Months In Prison For Drug Trafficking



Allentown Man Sentenced To 26 Months In Prison For Drug Trafficking


Defendant in Yosemite National Park Sexual Assault Case Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison


Scranton Man Sentenced To 12 Months’ Imprisonment For Passing Counterfeit United States Currency At Luzerne County Casinos


Celina Man Charged with Creating Animal Crushing Video and Possession and Transportation of Child Pornography


Fredericksburg Meth Dealer Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison


Federal Jury Convicts Oregon Man of Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor


Claremore Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Abusing an Infant


Former Tribal Councilmember Sentenced to Federal Prison



Jury Convicts Catawba Co. Man Of Bank Robbery, COVID-19 Fraud, And Aggravated Identity Theft


Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm



Blaine Man Indicted for His Role in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme


FIRE: 'Critiquing of a government body whether it be foreign or domestic is a key component of free speech expression'

A non-profit civil liberties group based in Philadelphia issued an open letter about a year ago in defense of a student organization suspended by Emerson College in Boston after organization members passed out stickers cryptically critical of China.


Pompeo: Lai conviction 'a miscarriage of justice'

A Hong Kong court convicted pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai of fraud for allegedly violating a lease by operating a consulting firm out of an office owned by a government-owned entity, NBC News reported.


Wild: 'Programs like this are essential to ensuring that we serve those who have served us'

Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville, Pa., got a boost in funding through a federal, two-year $193,677 grant to train commercial truck drivers as the U.S. faces a shortage in truck drivers.


DuMont: 'Workers also have the right to participate in investigations without fear of retaliation'

A U.S. Department of Labor investigation recovered more than $1 million in back pay and liquidated damages from the part-owner and operator of an assisted living facility in the Pittsburgh area.


Castillo: 'Equity is EDA’s leading investment priority'

A $500 million investment in 32 high-quality, locally driven workforce systems for the U.S. Economic Development Administration's Good Jobs Challenge is radically changing American neighborhoods.