News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Jury Convicts Mounds Man of Shooting a Former Girlfriend in 2021

News Release: A federal jury convicted a Mounds man Wednesday in federal court for shooting his girlfriend when she tried to end their relationship in 2021, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man was sentenced yesterday for his role in an attempted robbery of a Rockland-based glassware dealer.


Seattle Announced as the Third APEC Senior Officials’ and Ministerial Meetings Site During U.S. Host Year in August 2023

Release: The U.S. Department of State, the State of Washington, and the City of Seattle are pleased to announce Seattle, Washington as the site of the third Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Senior Officials’ and Ministerial Meetings, including the Women and the Economy Forum, during the U.S. APEC host year in 2023.


News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - Donald Wayne Fulscher Jr., age 36, of Rock Island, was sentenced yesterday to eight years in prison following his plea to a charge of Felon in Possession of a Firearm.


Dallas Attorney Charged In $1 Billion Tax Shelter Scheme

News Release: A Dallas attorney who allegedly created tax shelters to help high-net-worth clients conceal more than one billion dollars in income from the IRS has been federally charged, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS (October 27th, 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 Santa Teresa, New Mexico.


Joint Statement on the Third Strategic Dialogue between Slovakia and the United States   The following is the text of a joint statement by the Governments of the United States of America and Slovakia.

Release: Begin text: The Governments of Slovakia and the United States held the third U.S.-Slovak Strategic Dialogue yesterday in Washington, D.C. The strategic dialogue series was launched in 2020 and demonstrates the strength and importance of the bilateral relationship and our cooperation on a broad range...


News Release: PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU: What a real pleasure to welcome Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Ottawa. Tony, it’s so great to see you. We have so much to talk about, not just incredibly close ties and lots of things we’re working on together for the benefit of our citizens to counter inflation, to support people in difficult times, but we’re engaged side by side around the world.





News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-U.S. Attorney Natalie Wight announced today the appointment of two District Election Officers to oversee the handling of complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials or staff, and election fraud in the District of Oregon for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election.


News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced today that two California men have been sentenced to federal prison for trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine and heroin from California to Oregon.


Columbus Pain Medicine Practice Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Violations Under the Controlled Substances Act, False Claims Act

News Release: MACON, Ga. - Kenneth Barngrover, M.D., and his practice, Southeast Regional Pain Center (SRPC), in Columbus, Georgia, has agreed to a $1,000,000 civil penalty to resolve allegations that the pain medicine practice violated both the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the False Claims Act (FCA). In addition...


Two Former Pike County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Deputies Indicted for Using Excessive Force

News Release: Two Former Pike County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Deputies Indicted for Using Excessive Force.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Oct. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a real pleasure to have the opportunity to meet with Chairman Faki. We’ve had many previous meetings. This one comes at an important time as the AU is playing a leadership role in trying to bring to an end the violence and conflict in northern Ethiopia;...


Georgia Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Using Stolen Identities to Obtain Food Stamps and Attempt to Purchase a Luxury Vehicle

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Georgia man was sentenced to federal prison today for using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and attempt to purchase a luxury vehicle worth nearly $80,000.


News Release: On Oct. 25, DOE CESER Acting Deputy Director Fowad Muneer joined DOE Deputy Secretary, David Turk, DOE and DOT Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Executive Director Gabe Klein, and the Acting Director for DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) Michael Berube to the EV Cybersecurity Executive...