News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


News Release: Memphis, TN - The former owner and operator of a social club in Nashville pleaded guilty today to.


Imposing Sanctions on Russia’s Technology Procurement

News Release: In coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of the Treasury designated Russian procurement agent Yury Yuryevich Orekhov (Orekhov) and his companies Nord-Deutsche Industrieanlagenbau GmbH (NDA GmbH) and Opus Energy Trading LLC (Opus Energy Trading) pursuant to Executive Order 14024.


Mobile Man Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison for Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Mobile man was sentenced to 25 months in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.


News Release: Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Brian P. McKeon will travel to Chicago, Illinois and South Bend, Indiana October 20-21. The Deputy Secretary will visit State Department operations in Chicago, including the Chicago Passport Agency, the Diplomatic Security Service Chicago Field Office, ...


United States Attorney Announces Election Day Program

News Release: United States Attorney Timothy T. Duax announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Daniel Tvedt will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA Tvedt has been appointed...


News Release: Sentences. United States District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced JOSHUA MICHAEL ARCHULETA, age 34, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, on Oct. 11, 2022, for distribution of fentanyl. He received a sentence of 39 months’ imprisonment with five years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $500 in community...


New Energy Storage Prize Targets Disruptive Next-Gen Innovation

News Release: On Oct. 17, the Office of Electricity launched the $300,000 Energy Storage Innovations Prize. This new competition is seeking next-generation energy storage solutions to accelerate grid decarbonization.


Federal Newswire conversation with free speech advocate Heather Lauer

Heather Lauer is the Executive Director of People United for Privacy (PUP), which focuses on free speech in America. She is the author of "Bacon: A Love Story."


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 48-year-old Mexican Citizen has been indicted on charges of conspiracy to import 5.24 kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Additional Charge Filed Against Tennessee Man for Using Firearm in Violent Confrontation with FBI Agents

News Release: Tennessee, Missouri Men Indicted for Threatening Violence, Assaulting Federal Agents.


News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management and partners invite Nevada County residents to participate in the annual tire amnesty event from Oct. 24-28, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., daily. Residents who have bald tires, flat donut replacements or worn-out snow studs can bring them to this event for disposal.


Hanford Teams Host National Weather Service Director

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The Hanford Site recently hosted National Weather Service (NWS) Western Region Director Grant A. Cooper, who toured the site’s emergency operations center and meteorological station.


News Release: NEW YORK - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced New York has received nearly $207 million in clean water funding awarded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for water infrastructure improvements. This is the first installment of a total of nearly $427 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding going to New York for water infrastructure, with an additional $220 million expected to be awarded later this fall.


2020 Island Areas Censuses Data on Demographic, Social, Economic and Housing Characteristics Now Available for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

News Release: Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released a demographic profile of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) from the 2020 Island Areas Censuses. The demographic profile provides basic demographic, social, economic and housing characteristics for the Northern Mariana Islands and lower levels of geography.


U.S. Attorney Announces Election Day Program

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - United States Attorney Teresa Moore announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Alan Simpson will lead the efforts of her office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 8, 2022, general election.


Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to Visit Tokyo and Seattle

News Release: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel to Tokyo and Seattle October 24-27. This will be her fourth trip to the Indo-Pacific region since May and demonstrates the United States’ continued commitment to the region and our allies Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK).


Four Philadelphia-Area Individuals Indicted For Passing Over $2,800 In Counterfeit United States Currency At Multiple Stores In Lackawanna And Luzerne Counties

News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Brinayah Clark, age 18, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kendall Rawls, age 22, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nazeer Amir Shamsud-Din, age 22, of Snellville, Georgia, and Jaquan Underwood, age 21, of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of passing counterfeit federal reserve notes.



Traffickers sentenced for smuggling meth in fire extinguishers for cartel

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Two Texas men have been sent to federal prison following their convictions of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 34.5 kilograms of liquid meth associated with the Cartel Del Noreste (CDN), announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Willmar man has been indicted for illegally possessing two explosive devices and a short-barreled shotgun, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.