News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Delivering Contraband to Prison via Drone

News Release: A Smithville man plead guilty Wednesday to flying a drone loaded with drugs and other contraband into prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


Port Angeles, Washington man sentenced for damaging a communications tower during 3-day stand-off in Olympic National Park

News Release: Defendant, high on meth, used a chainsaw, and illegal firearms to force evacuation of eastern section of park.


McCaul Applauds New Export Control Rules for China, Calls for Transparency

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul issued the following statement on news that the U.S. Department of Commerce and their Bureau of Industry Security (BIS) released two new export control rules aimed at China.


Assistant Secretary Medina’s Travel to Germany and Belgium

Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Monica Medina will travel to Berlin, Germany, on Monday, Oct. 10, to speak at the Berlin Climate and Security Conference where she will address the impact of global environmental change and the climate crisis...


Federal Reserve System discusses Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company on Oct. 6

The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Oct. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MADISON, WI. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Justin Baumgardt, 37, formerly of Waupaca, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 9 years in federal prison for possessing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. This prison term will be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Baumgardt pleaded guilty to these charges on June 29, 2022.


Regulation A: Extensions of Credit by Federal Reserve Banks discussed on Oct. 7 by Federal Reserve System

The US Federal Reserve System published a two page rule on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Montgomery County Drug Dealer Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl That Led to an Overdose Death

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Enitan Mouroukeji Agbi, a/k/a “Anton Agbi" and “Tone," age 38, of Germantown, Maryland to 114 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl. A victim died from using drugs that Agbi distributed. Judge Grimm also ordered Agbi to pay restitution of at least $1,125.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that John Molinaro, age 28, of Plains Township, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for intentionally damaging a business’ private computer system.


US Department of Labor again cites Appleton roofing contractor for exposing unprotected workers to a deadly industry hazard – falls from elevation

News Release: APPLETON, WI - Bacilio Rios, an Appleton roofing contractor who has shown callous disregard for employees’ safety and scoffed at federal safety requirements since 2009, now faces $301,512 in penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspector observed four roofing workers at heights greater than 8 feet without protection to prevent serious or fatal injuries.


USDA Designates Lauderdale County, Alabama, as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly At a Joint Press Availability

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly At a Joint Press Availability


Under Secretary Zeya Travels to Qatar, Switzerland, and Poland

Under Secretary Zeya Travels to Qatar, Switzerland, and Poland


Under Secretary Zeya Travels to Qatar, Switzerland, and Poland

Under Secretary Zeya Travels to Qatar, Switzerland, and Poland


Amy Pope’s Nomination for Director General of the International Organization for Migration

Amy Pope’s Nomination for Director General of the International Organization for Migration


Tulsa Man Charged After Attacking a Church Employee and Throwing Two Molotov Cocktails at the Church

News Release: A Tulsa man who allegedly attacked a church employee then threw two Molotov cocktails at Holy Family Cathedral Church in Tulsa has been charged in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Illegal Annexation of Sovereign Ukrainian Territory


G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Illegal Annexation of Sovereign Ukrainian Territory


Imposing Swift and Severe Costs in Response to Russia’s Violations of Ukraine’s Sovereignty