News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Raleigh County Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Jamie Vass, 45, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine.



News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. President Joe Biden announced he is releasing 15 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in an attempt to lower gas prices. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.


News Release: Fifth Defendant Faces at Least 20 Years in Prison.


Hamilton County Man Indicted For COVID Relief Fraud Involving Fraudulently Obtained Paycheck Protection Program Loans

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Desmond Dondre Williams (34, Jasper) with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two counts of wire fraud. If convicted, Williams faces up to 20 years’ imprisonment on each count and payment of restitution to the United States government.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Alexander Kucharski, 21, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James Peterson to 5 years in prison for distributing child pornography. This term of imprisonment will be followed by 12 years of supervised release.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - An Eau Claire, Wisconsin man is charged with wire fraud, identity theft, and money laundering in a 25-count indictment returned on Oct. 12, 2022, by a federal grand jury sitting in Madison, Wisconsin. The indictment is announced by Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin.


U.S. Attorney's Office For The Eastern District Of Tennessee Observes Domestic Violence Awareness Month

News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On Oct. 20, 2022, U.S. Attorney Francis M. Hamilton III joins the U.S. Department of Justice, the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), advocates, survivors, victim service providers, justice professionals, police and first responders, and communities across the U.S. in observing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM).


News Release: Former Government of Bolivia Minister Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Launder Proceeds of Bribery Scheme.


News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) sent a letter to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) Chairman Lauren M. McFerran requesting the agency return to manual, onsite, secret-ballot elections.


Energy Department discusses Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Savannah River Site on Oct. 20

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Jason Lewis Johnson, 49, of South Charleston, pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine.


Chairs Maloney and Thompson Launch Formal Investigation into Mississippi Governor’s Distribution of Federal Funds for Water System Repairs in Jackson

Chairs Maloney and Thompson Launch Formal Investigation into Mississippi Governor’s Distribution of Federal Funds for Water System Repairs in Jackson


Chairman Connolly Pushes Postal Service for Answers on Poor Delivery Service to Growing North Carolina Research Park

Chairman Connolly Pushes Postal Service for Answers on Poor Delivery Service to Growing North Carolina Research Park


Chairwoman Maloney Releases New Information Showing Trump-Owned Properties Repeatedly Charged Excessive Rates to Secret Service, Fleecing Taxpayers

Chairwoman Maloney Releases New Information Showing Trump-Owned Properties Repeatedly Charged Excessive Rates to Secret Service, Fleecing Taxpayers


EPA Responds to Petition and Releases Revised Human Health Risk Assessment for Tetrachlorvinphos


EPA Registers Air Sanitizer for Residential and Commercial Use Against Influenza and Coronavirus


EPA Extends Air Quality Advisory for Kootenai Reservation