News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


American Families are Paying the Price for Administration’s Economic Mismanagement

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the statement below following the release of the consumer price index (CPI) for September, which came in higher than expected at 8.2 percent and remains more than double the historic long-run average of 3.3 percent.


News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS (Oct. 13, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is committed to reducing health risks associated with toxic air pollution and is working to update and strengthen Clean Air Act standards for commercial sterilizers to achieve that goal. As part of that process, EPA is conducting an open house meeting with the community of Ardmore, Oklahoma.



Two More Defendants from New Orleans Plead Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that HERBERT ALLEN (“ALLEN"), age 37, and DION RIDLEY (“RIDLEY"), age 23, agreed to plead guilty to count one (1) of their indictment, charging Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code...


USDA Extends Flexibility that’s Helping Manufacturers, States get Formula to WIC Families

News Release: Department will continue covering costs of alternate formulas


Homeland Security Department discusses Safety Zones in Reentry Sites; Jacksonville, Daytona, Cape Canaveral, Florida on Oct. 13

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on Oct. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Keechant L. Sewell, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD") announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging JUSTIS COLON and ARIEL MARTINEZ with racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of...


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Kyle Ritchie, 31, Schofield, Wisconsin was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 24 months in federal prison for making false statements during the purchase of firearms. This prison term will be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Ritchie pleaded guilty to this charge on July 15, 2022.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agency Information Collection Activities; Claim for Reimbursement-Assisted Reemployment discussed on Oct. 13 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On Oct. 12, 2022, United States District Court Judge Silvia Carreño Coll sentenced Iván Santell-Velázquez to 13 months in prison and two years of supervised release for cyberstalking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2261A(2), announced W. Stephen Muldrow, U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The defendant plead guilty on July 13, 2022.


Sacaton Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Abusive Sexual Contact with a Minor

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Sept. 29, 2022, Ronald Lee Juan, Jr., 27, of Sacaton, Arizona, an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community, was sentenced by United States District Judge John J. Tuchi to 204 months in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release. Between Sept. 22, 2017, and Sept. 21, 2018, Juan engaged in sexual contact with the victim on multiple occasions. Juan pleaded guilty on June 9, 2022, to Abusive Sexual Contact with a Minor.


USDA Seeking Public Comment on a New Provision to Provide Assistance to Agricultural Producers Who Have Experienced Discrimination

News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking public comment on how it should implement Section 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a provision that aims to provide assistance to the nation’s farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination in ...


Federal Reserve System discusses Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request on Oct. 13

The US Federal Reserve System published a three page notice on Oct. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Paw Paw Man Pleads Guilty to Arson, Admits Setting Fire at Kalamazoo Planned Parenthood

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today that Joshua Brereton of Paw Paw, Michigan pled guilty to one count of arson, admitting to United States Magistrate Judge Ray Kent that he maliciously set fire to the Planned Parenthood clinic in Kalamazoo, Michigan.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Salem County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for possession of images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.



News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to federal hate crime charges, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Ada Resident Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Sexual Abuse And Assault Resulting In Serious Bodily Injury In Indian Country


News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it has awarded almost $17.5 million in grants to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program. Funding will support efforts in jurisdictions across the country to address the epidemic of gun crime and serious violence.