News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022



News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that FREDY RENAN NAJERA MONTOYA was sentenced to 30 years in prison for conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and possessing machine guns and destructive devices during the course of that conspiracy. NAJERA previously pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe, who sentenced Najera today.


The US Commerce Department published a five page rule on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chicopee Company Controller Sentenced for Stealing $1.4 Million from Company Finances

News Release: BOSTON - A West Springfield man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for embezzling over $1.4 million from his employer.


Notice of Intent To Rule on a Land Release Request at Malden Regional Airport & Industrial Park (MAW), Malden, MO discussed on Oct. 11 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company discussed on Oct. 12 by Federal Reserve System

The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Energy Department discusses Reliability Technical Conference; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference on Oct. 11

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The Bureau of Land Management will host a free public tour of the Indian Lakes Off-Range Wild Horse and Burro Corral in Fallon, Nevada, on Friday, November 4. Attendees will have the opportunity to view wild horses recently gathered from overpopulated herds in Nevada and Oregon.


Twenty-Three Ohioans Indicted as Part of Narcotics Distribution Ring Involving Bulk Amounts of Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine, Cocaine, Methamphetamine, and Other Narcotics

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - The government added 12 defendants and 28 new charges to a federal narcotics conspiracy case that now charges 23 total individuals.


Joint Statement on Resumption of Hostilities in Northern Ethiopia

Release: We, Australia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States, are profoundly concerned by the escalation of the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia.  We call on the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray regional authorities to immediately halt...


Oil and Gas Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf discussed on Oct. 12 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published by Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 12

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page rule on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: Secretary of State Antony Blinken launched the Alliance for Afghan Women’s Economic Resilience (AWER) on September 20 on the margins of the UN General Assembly. AWER is a new public-private partnership between the Department of State and Boston University that aims to catalyze business, philanthropic, and civil society commitments to advance Afghan women’s entrepreneurship, employment, and educational opportunities in Afghanistan and third countries.


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - An Albert Lea woman has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $200,000 in tenant rent payments, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.



News Release: MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Bureau of Land Management is holding a wild horse and burro placement event November 4-5, 2022, offering approximately 60 excess animals gathered from western rangelands at the Civil War Arena, 11838 Civil War Rd., Carthage, Missouri.


Florissant Woman Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison, Ordered to Repay $787,000 in Pandemic Fraud

News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Wednesday sentenced a Florissant woman who committed coronavirus pandemic fraud to two years in prison and ordered her to repay $787,000.


Export Sales to China and Unknown Destinations

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.