News from October 2022
By USDA Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: SAN DIEGO, Calif., Oct. 11, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh announced yesterday at the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ 36th Annual Conference an investment of $14 million to Hispanic-serving higher education institutions to support Hispanic student learning experiences in the agricultural and human science sectors.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - A Brooks County, Georgia, resident with a lengthy criminal history was found guilty by a federal jury on two charges related to his drug distribution activities out of a Valdosta, Georgia, apartment complex.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: StatVentures, an initiative of Census Open Innovation Labs (COIL), will scout technology through collaborations with nongovernment innovators to ensure the U.S. Census Bureau continues to provide quality data effectively and efficiently. Through multiphase competitions, StatVentures will invite participants to propose new ways the Census Bureau can collect and improve the nation’s supply chain data.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are hosting two hiring events to quickly fill 200 wildland firefighter and support positions in California and parts of Nevada, for the 2023 wildland fire year.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Mario Carranza, 38, of Mexico, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of ammunition, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal jury today convicted a Birmingham man for kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap a minor victim, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Felix A. Rivera-Esparra.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 13.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, AL - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal court order to stop an Alexander City manufacturer of Hyundai and Kia auto parts from employing 13-, 14- and 15-year-old workers illegally, and to prevent the company from shipping or delivering any goods produced in violation of federal child labor laws.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Yankton, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for two counts of Tampering with Consumer Products and two counts of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Misrepresentation, Fraud, Forgery, Deception, and Subterfuge.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: Defendant created plot to conduct mass shooting of women.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
Release: Private exporters reported sales of 526,000 metric tons of soybeans received in the reporting period for delivery to China during the 2022/2023 marketing year.
By State Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement in response to recent Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure across Ukraine.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) are vowing vigorous oversight over the implementation of Department of Energy’s (DOE) loan programs, which Democrats expanded in their massive tax and spending sprees.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) crews from FEMA are going door-to-door, canvassing neighborhoods and helping Hurricane Fiona-impacted residents register for FEMA disaster assistance. DSA teams can also help survivors update their information and assist with referrals to voluntary agency partners.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of two counts of Making False Statements in Connection with the Purchases of Firearms was sentenced on Sept. 28, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Lawrence L. Piersol.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON -A former FBI agent and a real estate developer were found guilty by a jury today of federal bribery and conspiracy charges.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: TALLAHASSEE -Orange and Osceola counties are eligible for FEMA Public Assistance for the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged public facilities. Those counties were previously approved for debris removal and emergency protective measures.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
Release: By Jesus Mendoza, Jr., Western Region Administrator, FNS.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 13.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Santa Barbara man was sentenced today to 133 months in federal prison for stealing approximately $14 million from victims who thought their investments would be used to purchase annuities issued by Swiss insurance companies and for failing to pay over $3 million in federal income tax.
