News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


News Release: PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK - Jose Angel Portillo-Lopez, age 72, of Norwalk, Connecticut, pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit alien smuggling and possession of child pornography.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Steps for Drought Mitigation Funding from Inflation Reduction Act

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced new drought mitigation funding opportunities to improve and protect the long-term sustainability of the Colorado River System.


News Release: Newcastle, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management will host an additional open house public meeting on November 2 to solicit early public involvement for the upcoming Newcastle Resource Management Plan revision.


News Release: Nearly nine kilograms of fentanyl seized, including approximately 48,000 fentanyl pills.


What did Energy Department publish on Oct. 12?

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


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal firearms law, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Business Formation Statistics Monthly Data Release

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for September 2022. The BFS provide timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States. The BFS are a standard data product of the Census Bureau, developed in research collaboration...


Walsh: 'Misclassification deprives workers of their federal labor protections'

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a proposal to clarify whether a worker can be classified as an independent contractor or as an employee, news that crashed the stocks of some gig-based companies.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that John Molinaro, age 28, of Plains Township, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for intentionally damaging a business’ private computer system.



Pinedale woman pleads guilty to manslaughter and assault for fatal crash

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Betrina Grey pleaded guilty on Oct. 11 to involuntary manslaughter and assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country. Grey, 31, of Pinedale, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.


Man who rammed his truck into FBI signage entrance pleads guilty

News Release: HOUSTON - A 43-year-old Waller County man has admitted to willfully injuring or committing depredation against property of the United States by ramming his truck and trailer into the signage entrance of the FBI, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


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


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


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a St. Paul man for possession of a firearm as a felon, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: Katie R. Crews, 29, of Jeffersonville, Indiana, pleaded guilty in federal court to violating an individual’s rights by using excessive force while acting as a police officer.


Marlborough Man Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting 13 Children

News Release: Defendant sexually exploited his child’s friends.


Federal court enters consent order requiring two Boston restaurants  to pay $210K in back wages, liquidated damages, penalties after Department of Labor investigation

News Release: BOSTON - A federal court has ordered two Boston restaurants to pay $195,680 in back wages and liquidated damages after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the employers willfully failed to pay some employees the minimum wage and overtime compensation the law requires. The department also levied a $14,980 civil money penalty.