News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


The US Agriculture Department published a seven page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Kyle Jaden Morales, age 20, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted on Oct. 12, 2022, by a federal grand jury on charges of robbery of a business engaged in interstate commerce (Hobbs Act robbery), brandishing and use of a firearm during a crime of violence, and related firearm offenses.


Pharmacist Convicted for Health Care Fraud and Black-Market Prescription Drug Diversion Scheme

News Release: Pharmacist Convicted for Health Care Fraud and Black-Market Prescription Drug Diversion Scheme.


Intertech Trading Corp. Sentenced to Pay $140,000 on 14 Felony Counts of Failure to File Export Information on Shipments of Lab Equipment to Russia and Ukraine

News Release: CONCORD - Intertech Trading Corporation, an Atkinson, New Hampshire-based laboratory equipment distributor, was sentenced today in federal court after pleading guilty to 14 felony counts of failure to file export information on shipments to Russia and Ukraine, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced.


USAO-KS Announces Election Day Program

News Release: United States Attorney Duston Slinkard announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Jared Maag 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 Maag has been appointed...


News Release: ST. GEORGE, Utah - On Nov. 1, 2022, the Bureau of Land Management will implement a new mobile based geofence system for obtaining daily lottery permits to hike in the stunning recreation area known as Coyote Buttes South, within the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. The BLM is implementing...


Former Pembroke Township Supervisor Charged with Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: URBANA, Ill. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment on October 4, 2022, charging the former elected Township Supervisor of Pembroke Township in Kankakee County, Illinois, Larry Dean Gibbs, 61, also known as Mulumbua Humraukn El Taikaem Bey, of St. Anne, Illinois, with three counts of filing false income tax returns. The indictment was unsealed on Oct. 12, 2022.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced that, for the first time in the agency’s history, it will require formal consultation with the Native Hawaiian Community. New policies and procedures, subject to formal consultation, will further affirm and honor the special political and trust relationship between the United States and the Native Hawaiian Community.


U.S. Department of Justice selects Southern District of Texas office to advance “United Against Hate”

News Release: HOUSTON - The Department of Justice, law enforcement and community-based organizations assembled to further advance a nationwide initiative known as “United Against Hate," announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Vancleave man was sentenced to a total of 404 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.


Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on the MOBILE Health Care Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Leader of the Health Subcommittee Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed into law S.958, the Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act...


What did Justice Department publish on Oct. 18?

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.


U.S. Attorney’s Office Reaches Settlement with New Jersey Transit to Ensure Equal Access for Individuals with Disabilities at Five Intercity Rail Stations

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey has reached a settlement with New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) to resolve findings that its intercity rail stations are not accessible to individuals with disabilities in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Jamie Edward Smith, 35, of Montgomery, pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine.


San Francisco Drug Dealer Sentenced To More Than 13 Years In Prison

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Alejandro Alvarez was sentenced to 160 months in prison for drug trafficking charges in connection with a scheme to distribute more than 65 pounds of methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable William H. Orrick, U.S. District Judge.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Calvin Henry Sampson III, age 23, of Baltimore, Maryland, yesterday to 13 years in federal prison, followed by 30 years of supervised release, for possession of child pornography. Sampson admitted that he also produced images and videos documenting his sexual abuse of two minor female victims.


Evansville Felon Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: EVANSVILLE - Sergio Rascoe, 36, of Evansville, Indiana, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Rascoe also admitted he violated the terms of his supervised release for his prior federal conviction and was sentenced to an additional 24 months in prison for a total of 70 months.


Career Offender in the U.S. Illegally Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison on Drug Trafficking, Firearm, and Immigration Charges

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Dominican national previously deported in 2004 following his conviction and incarceration on drug trafficking charges was sentenced on Monday to ten years in federal prison on illegal reentry, drug trafficking, and firearm charges, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


PAMS-SC grant application closes on Dec. 21

FY 2023 Research Opportunities in High Energy Physics grant opened on Oct. 19.