News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board discussed on Oct. 18 by Agriculture Department

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


Local Paving Company Owner Sentenced for Tax Evasion

News Release: BOSTON - The owner of a local paving company was sentenced today for tax evasion in connection with a seven-year scheme to underreport income on his tax returns.


BLM announces completion of Crimson Energy Storage Project

News Release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management today announced that construction of the Crimson Energy Storage Project, a 350-megawatt battery storage system in eastern Riverside County, is now complete, and the system is in operation and expanding grid capacity. The battery storage project will...


BLM hosting open house meetings to gather public input for South Fork of the Walla Walla Area of Environmental Concern Management Plan Revision

News Release: BAKER CITY, Ore. - Officials with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are seeking public input on ways to update and revise the Management Plan for the South Fork of the Walla Walla (SFWW) Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC).


Harrisburg Woman Sentenced For Straw Purchasing A Firearm

News Release: HARRISBURG-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Maricely Corona, age 34, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo to two years’ probation for purchasing a firearm for her brother.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces First-Ever Offshore Wind Lease Sale in the Pacific

News Release: WASHINGTON - In a new development in the pursuit of a clean energy future, the Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale on Dec. 6, 2022, for areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) off central and northern California.


Good Habits to Protect Against Influenza

News Release: Influenza (flu) season is upon us. Now is the time to take extra precautions with your health and that of your family and friends. Complications of flu may include bacterial pneumonia and worsening of chronic medical conditions, such as heart failure, asthma, or diabetes. Identifying symptoms and how best to avoid illness is the most important step in preventing the flu.


Commerce Department publishes notice on Oct. 18

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


Walton County Man Sentenced To 15 Years Federal Prison  For Possession Of Methamphetamine

News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Joseph Fletcher Lee, Jr., 47, of Defuniak Springs, Florida, was sentenced last week to serve a mandatory minimum term of fifteen years in federal prison after pleading guilty to the charges of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


Lame Deer woman admits strangling victim

News Release: BILLINGS - A Lame Deer woman on Oct. 14 admitted to strangling another woman in 2021 on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.


DOE-GFO grant application closes on March 5

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Section 41006. Water Power Projects: Innovative Technologies to Enable Low Impact Hydropower and Pumped Storage Hydropower Growth grant opened on Oct. 19.


National Park Service awards over $300,000 to preserve the Delta Region’s cultural and historic resources

News Release: ATLANTA - The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with Jefferson National Parks Association (JNPA), announced the award of $335,166 in grants for 23 projects promoting cultural heritage preservation across NPS’s 7-state Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative (LMDI) region.



Marion County Man Who Pretended To Be A Federal Agent  Convicted Of Producing And Receiving Child Sex Abuse Material

News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Eddie Joe Oglesby, Jr. (52, Fort McCoy) guilty of two counts of production of child sex abuse material and one count of receipt of child sex abuse material. Oglesby faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15...


Wake County Man Sentenced to more than 17 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Charges

News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Wake County man was sentenced yesterday to 210 months imprisonment followed by 20 years of supervised release for transporting and possessing child pornography. Spencer Charles Thomas Crocker, 23, of Cary, North Carolina pleaded guilty on Feb. 16, 2022 to the charges.


Bakersfield Pain Management Doctor Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. -Janardhan Grandhe, 65, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to tax evasion, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Former Law Firm Partner Convicted Of Cyberstalking Multiple Victims

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New, announced the conviction in federal court of WILLIE DENNIS for cyberstalking three victims, all his former colleagues at a global law firm (the “Law Firm"). The jury convicted DENNIS today following a one-week trial before U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff.


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...


Former 3rd Circuit State Attorney And Former Dixie County Attorney Sentenced To More Than Three Years In Prison For Extortion And Other Crimes

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced former State Attorney Jeffrey Alan Siegmeister (54, Live Oak) to 40 months in federal prison for conspiracy to use a facility of commerce for unlawful activity, conspiracy to commit extortion, wire fraud, and tax fraud. His...


NPS Announcement on Giant Sequoias Echoes Bipartisan House Effort

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the National Park Service (NPS) announced that Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks will take emergency actions designed to protect Giant Sequoias from catastrophic wildfire in 11 groves. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Committee on Natural Resources...