News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


News Release: DENVER- The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Jordan James Martinez, 24, of Aurora, was indicted by a federal grand jury for making false statements to purchase firearms for other individuals from licensed dealers.


Homeland Security Department discusses Elimination of Customs Broker District Permit Fee on Oct. 18

The US Homeland Security Department published a six page rule on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA offers new grant application process starting Oct. 19

Early Career: Understanding and Control of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Air Emissions grant opened on Oct. 19.


NIST Announces Awards to Manufacturing Centers in Kentucky, Nebraska, Rhode Island and South Dakota

News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is announcing cooperative agreement awards totaling nearly $19.8 million to four organizations to operate Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in Kentucky, Nebraska, Rhode Island...


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Donald Douglas Scarlett, III, 54, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced on Oct. 3, 2022, by United States District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson to 18 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release. In addition to his prison sentence, the government argued for, and the court ordered, Scarlett to pay a fine of $5000. Scarlett previously pleaded guilty in May 2022 to Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit.


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.- The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that the Department of Justice has awarded more than $198,000 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the District of Oregon. The grant funds-administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, part of the department’s Office of Justice Programs-will support community efforts to address the epidemic of gun crime and serious violence in Oregon.


Two Hudson County Men Indicted for Armed Bank Robbery

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A federal grand jury today indicted two men in connection with the armed robbery of a bank in Union City, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Lafarge Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organizations

News Release: Lafarge Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organizations.


Release: Begin Text: On Oct. 13, the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) held the 2nd annual U.S.-ROK Democratic Governance Consultations in Washington, DC. Under Secretary for Civil Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya delivered remarks highlighting the strength of the U.S.-ROK alliance,...


ICYMI: House GOP Vows to Hold Biden Interior Dept. Accountable If Republicans Win Midterms

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 17, 2022 - ICYMI: House GOP Vows to Hold Biden Interior Dept. Accountable If Republicans Win Midterms.


Convicted Felon Sentenced To Over Two Years In Prison For Possessing A Loaded Firearm

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Raymond Reeves (22, Jacksonville) to 27 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Reeves to forfeit a Taurus 9mm pistol that was used in the offense. Reeves had pleaded guilty on July 22, 2022.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Tami Mateljan, age 47, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Oct. 11, 2022, by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo to two years of probation for conspiring to commit wire fraud. Mateljan was also ordered to pay $8,427 in restitution.


News Release: Former City of Atlanta Official Convicted for Accepting Bribes.


Tucson Man Sentenced to 87 Months for Abusive Sexual Contact with a Child

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On October 6, 2022, Norris Jose, 40, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 87 months in prison followed by a lifetime term of supervised release. Jose previously pleaded guilty to Abusive Sexual Contact with a Child.


EPA to Host Four Lead Awareness Sessions in St. Louis to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposure

EPA to Host Four Lead Awareness Sessions in St. Louis to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposure


Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Michigan

Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Michigan


EPA Highlights $650,000 Brownfields Investment in Vernon

EPA Highlights $650,000 Brownfields Investment in Vernon


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Christopher M. Mancuso, 50, of Rochester, NY, with bank robbery and entering a bank with intent to commit a larceny. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


U.S. Attorney Young Announces District Election Officer

News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Seth R. Aframe will lead the efforts of her office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA Aframe has...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that their bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act to help bolster the federal workforce’s...