News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


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


Oversight Republicans Press Garland on Collective Failures Leading to Fat Leonard’s Escape from U.S. Custody

News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and several Oversight Committee Republicans are pressing U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland about the collective failures by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services leading...


Fake Home Loans Land Perpetrators in Prison

News Release: MIAMI - After previously pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, Ana Amador and Sunilda Casilla were sentenced in federal court to prison and ordered to pay restitution. Amador was sentenced to 72 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered...


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


Secretary Blinken Delivers Remarks and Signs MOU with Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Dr. Antonio Flores, will deliver remarks and sign a renewed Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of State and HACU at 6:15 p.m. ET on Oct. 13, ...


Pinellas Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Cocaine At Local Gentleman’s Club

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Leon Erick Williams (41, St. Petersburg) has pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing cocaine. Williams faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Four men have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of assault with a dangerous weapon, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake today sentenced Michael Chester, a/k/a Mikkie, age 24, of Baltimore, to 20 years in federal prison for a racketeering conspiracy, including attempted murder and murder, related to his participation in the violent street gang known as Cruddy Conniving Crutballs or Triple C, that operated throughout Baltimore City.


Anderson Community School Corporation Bookkeeper Charged with Embezzling Nearly $1 Million Over More Than Five Years

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Carla Burke, 62, of Anderson, Indiana, has been charged with wire fraud, and will make her initial appearance before a Magistrate Judge in federal court in Indianapolis in the coming weeks.


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


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


News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: Five defendants are among those facing federal charges including illegal possession of firearms after separate indictments by a grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia, while recent actions in U.S. District Court include guilty pleas and criminal sentences related to illegal gun possession.


Guidelines for Quad Partnership on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) in the Indo-Pacific

Release: The Foreign Ministers of Australia, India and Japan and the Secretary of State of the United States met in New York on 23 September 2022 and signed into operation the Guidelines for the ‘Quad Partnership on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) in the Indo-Pacific’. This partnership was announced by Quad Leaders in Tokyo on 24 May 2022, as part of a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific that is inclusive and resilient.


Notice of Inventory Completion: William and Mary, Department of Anthropology, Williamsburg, VA discussed on Oct. 11 by Interior Department

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


Permit Amendment Request; 12 Rancho San Carlos (Ocho West) Project, Monterey County, California discussed on Oct. 11 by Interior Department

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


Three traffickers sentenced for smuggling meth, heroin and cocaine for cartel

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Two Mexican nationals and one Texas man who are associated with the Jalisco Cartel have been sent to federal prison following their convictions of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute eight kilograms of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


FBI Seeking Information from a Bank Robbery in Fort Lauderdale

News Release: FBI Seeking Information from a Bank Robbery in Fort Lauderdale.


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A La Grande, Oregon man faces federal charges today after he sexually abused and transported across state lines two minors he met on Snapchat.


BLM Elko District announces rescission of fire restrictions

News Release: BLM Elko District announces rescission of fire restrictions.


News Release: Henderson, KY - A federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned a two-count indictment charging a local man with distribution of fentanyl causing two separate deaths in the Henderson area.