News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ROBERT JOHN, age 46, from St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, pled guilty on to conspiring to commit student aid fraud.


Rapid City Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of Firearm

News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former New Jersey resident was charged with engaging in a fraudulent scheme to misappropriate more than approximately $430,000 belonging to his former New Jersey employer, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


News Release: Des Moines, IA - A Victor, Iowa man pleaded guilty on October 5, 2022, to conspiracy to defraud the United States.


Auburn Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Charges

News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: An Auburn man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland today to manufacturing more than 50 marijuana plants and possessing more than 50 kilograms of marijuana with intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.


Interior Department discusses National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions on Oct. 7

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Prevention of Significant Deterioration for Mecklenburg County discussed on Oct. 6 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Oct. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California discussed on Oct. 6 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal jury in Louisville, Kentucky, found Darrell Taylor, 32, a former officer with the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections (LMDC), guilty of having used unlawful force against a pretrial detainee.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Adrian Grier, 47, of Jackson, Georgia, who was convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, 500 grams or more of cocaine, was sentenced to serve 168 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.


USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Florida Disaster Areas

News Release: WASHINGTON, October 7, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that low-income Florida residents recovering from Hurricane Ian could be eligible for assistance from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).


Leaders Of Poly-Drug Distribution Network Plead Guilty In Federal Court

News Release: Multi-Agency Investigation Led to the Seizure of Substantial Quantities of Narcotics, Firearms, and Drug Proceeds.



Proposed rule published by Commerce Department on Oct. 6

The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.





Convicted Felon Found in Possession of AR-15 Firearm Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Orlando Rishawn Walter, 33, of Cedar Hill, Texas, has been sentenced today in federal court, United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced. United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote sentenced Walter to 49 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm.