News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


HSI investigation leads to sentencing of Texas man to more than 2 decades for sex trafficking minors


US-Brazil investigation leads to disruption of transnational cryptocurrency fraud ring


News Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I extend our congratulations to Equatorial Guinea in honor of the 54th anniversary of your independence on October 12.


Citrus County Convicted Felon Indicted For Possessing Multiple Firearms

News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of a superseding indictment charging Timothy James Roberts (29, Hernando) with possession of an unregistered National Firearms Act (NFA) weapon (short-barreled shotgun) and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted...


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man has been charged with laundering money obtained from a variety of internet-based scams, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.





News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DONNA CARNEY, 67, of Canton, pleaded guilty today before U.S. Circuit Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam in Bridgeport to one count of theft of government property.



Former Louisville, Kentucky Police Officer Pleads Guilty for Using Excessive Force

News Release: WASHINGTON - 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.



Walsh: Labor Department works to ensure 'all workers can enforce their rights on the job'

Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh met with a group of immigrant workers and worker activists in Washington, D.C., to discuss the significance of protecting these employees and fostering ties among people who care about their welfare.


EPA Awards Six Environmental Merit Awards to Rhode Island Recipients

News Release: BOSTON (Oct. 12, 2022) – Today, the U.S. EPA recognized four individuals and two organizations in Rhode Island at the virtual 2022 Environmental Merit Awards ceremony. The awardees were among 20 recipients across New England honored for contributing to improving New England's environment.




News Release: ATLANTA - DermaTran Health Solutions, LLC; Pharmacy Insurance Administrators, LLC; Legends Pharmacy; TriadRx; and the former owners of Lake Side Pharmacy and related entities, agreed to pay $6,876,564 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by waiving copays, charging the government higher prices than permitted, and trading federal healthcare business with other pharmacies.


News Release: The Department of Justice today notified the state of Alabama of its findings that the state illegally discriminates against children in foster care with emotional and behavioral disabilities. The department concluded that Alabama has relegated hundreds of students with disabilities to segregated and ...


A Beginner’s Guide to the National Wildlife Refuge System


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