News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


BLM seeks public comment for recreation management planning of Penrose Commons

News Release: CAÑON CITY, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a proposal to develop a recreation and management plan for the Penrose Commons area of Fremont County, approximately 10 miles east of Cañon City.


News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: The last of 21 defendants in a Wilkes County, Ga., area drug trafficking conspiracy have now entered guilty pleas, wrapping up prosecution of a crime ring that distributed methamphetamine and other drugs in the Southern District of Georgia.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Gino Chouinard and Georges Pothier of Salut Bonjour

Release: QUESTION: U.S. Secretary of State is here with us today, Antony Blinken. You were invited here by Minister Joly. You were in Ottawa; now you’re in Montreal, and maybe you’ve been here before.


News Release: PRESIDENT SCIACCHITANO: Thank you very much again, Mr. Secretary of State, for your visit. We wish to welcome you very much. And I will go over to you for any address you want to do the press.


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.


$275 Million in Additional U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine

News Release: The United States continues to support Ukraine’s brave defenders with additional military assistance to help them protect their country.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Maylene John made an initial appearance in federal court on a criminal complaint charging her with murder...


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.


Wyden Statement on IRS Tax Gap Report

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the new IRS Tax Gap report...


News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a Tuscaloosa man for defrauding the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Felix A. Rivera-Esparra.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agriculture Department discusses Alpine County Resource Advisory Committee on Oct. 28

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jonathan Orlando Fontanez, age 37, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday Oct. 26, 2022, to 40 months in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, for conspiracy and possessing with intent to distribute in excess of 5 kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl.


The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations discussed on Oct. 28 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Czech Republic’s National Day

News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I join the people of the Czech Republic in honoring the foundation of an independent, democratic Czechoslovak state 104 years ago.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Gino Chouinard and Georges Pothier of Salut Bonjour

News Release: QUESTION: U.S. Secretary of State is here with us today, Antony Blinken. You were invited here by Minister Joly. You were in Ottawa; now you’re in Montreal, and maybe you’ve been here before.


Billings Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Kidnapping Minors, Transporting a Person for Illegal Sexual Activity, Drug Trafficking, and Firearms Crimes

News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man convicted of multiple crimes stemming from an investigation into kidnapping minors, transportation of persons for illegal sexual activity, drug trafficking and firearms offenses was sentenced today to life in prison, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


Release: PRESIDENT SCIACCHITANO: Thank you very much again, Mr. Secretary of State, for your visit. We wish to welcome you very much. And I will go over to you for any address you want to do the press.