News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Mineral County man admits to drug charge

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - James Robert Simone, III, of Keyser, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: HOUSTON - A Houston woman has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: Memphis, TN - Carl Goodson Ragsdale, 58, of Bruceton, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 12 years for.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging GRAHAM BONHAM-CARTER, a citizen of the...


Bowling Green Federal Grand Jury Returns Five Indictments for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

News Release: Bowling Green, KY - A federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned five indictments today separately charging individuals with drug trafficking and firearms offenses.


Notice published by Energy Department on Oct. 11

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


News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man who admitted to sending a nude picture of himself to a fictitious girl during an undercover sting operation was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


Oregon’s Allium/Onion Leafminer Program Recognized by APHIS Under the Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary (FRSMP) Program

Release: APHIS’ Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) gives Federal recognition to the State of Oregon’s Allium leafminer program under the Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary (FRSMP) program. This is the first State-managed phytosanitary program to be recognized in Oregon.If Onion leafminer (Phytomyza ...


Spain National Day

Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States, I offer heartfelt congratulations to the people of Spain as you celebrate your national day on October 12th.


FEMA Announces Kelbie Kennedy to Serve as National Tribal Affairs Advocate

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Following the release of FEMA’s first-ever National Tribal Strategy, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced today that Kelbie Kennedy will serve as the agency’s National Tribal Affairs Advocate.


Vilsack: 'Ensuring access to nutritious school meals is one of the best investments'

The United States Department of Agriculture recently provided $50 million in grants for schools to invest in new food service equipment that will allow them to serve more nutritious meals.


Steps to Address the Humanitarian and Security Situation in Haiti

Release: As Haiti faces a deadly resurgence of cholera, malign actors continue to fund and foment violence, as well as block the supply of fuel and humanitarian access for life-saving assistance. Today, we are announcing new measures to provide the needed support to the people of Haiti and to hold those who continue to foment violence accountable.


Release: Today’s remarkable vote at the United Nations General Assembly is a powerful reminder that the overwhelming majority of nations stand with Ukraine, in defense of the UN Charter, and in resolute opposition to Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine and its people.


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


Turkmenistan National Day

Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States and the American people, I congratulate the people of Turkmenistan as you celebrate 31 years of independence on September 27.


Transportation Department publishes notice on Oct. 11

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


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


IPAA: 'Oil and natural gas will be necessary to meet America’s energy needs for the foreseeable future'

The Independent Petroleum Association of America is urging the U.S. Department of the Interior to continue offshore leasing for energy production.


Durable Medical Equipment Company Owner Sentenced for Health Care Fraud

News Release: MIAMI - A U.S. federal district judge has sentenced 56-year-old Ariel Madero Paez to 55 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for submitting more than $2.2 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NEFTALI FERNANDEZ, 42, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in the Bronx, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 120 months of imprisonment for trafficking cocaine.