News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


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


EPA Orders East Chicago Sanitary District to Cease Discharges of Untreated Wastewater to the Grand Calumet River

News Release: CHICAGO (October 7, 2022) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an administrative order under its Clean Water Act authority to the East Chicago Sanitary District in East Chicago, Indiana, to stop an ongoing discharge of untreated wastewater to the Grand Calumet River following the rupture of a major sewer line. The agency urges residents and visitors to the area to avoid contact with the river until further notice.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KEVIN CURLEY, 41, formerly of Morris, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven 60 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for a child exploitation offense.


News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - An Allen man has been found guilty of multiple federal violations related to a fraud scheme that included the murder of a Carrollton man, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Edward J. Grace, Assistant Director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement, announced today that TEO BOON CHING, a/k/a “Zhang," a/k/a “Dato Sri," a/k/a “Godfather," was charged for participating...


Hurricane Ian Survivors May be Eligible for Transitional Sheltering

News Release: TALLAHASSEE - The state of Florida and FEMA have activated the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program for Hurricane Ian survivors in Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Flagler, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns and Volusia counties.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Democratic Republic of Congo Vice Prime Minister And Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula at a Joint Press Availability

Release: MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) (In progress) Prime Minister of Foreign Affair, thank you for putting to our disposal the media - the international media present in this room (inaudible) conference, the first one, the first parts will be (inaudible) taking the floor His Excellency Mr. Vice Prime Minister,...


Assistant Secretary Noyes Travels to Switzerland and Belgium

News Release: Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes will travel to Geneva, Switzerland, and Brussels, Belgium, October 9-13.


News Release: FBI San Francisco Discusses Cybersecurity Ahead of Mid-Term Elections.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page rule on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: HOT SPRINGS - A California man was sentenced today to 87 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance Methamphetamine. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Hot Springs.


News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS – (October 6, 2022) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that four Louisiana agencies will receive a total of $5 million in Brownfield grant funding. The announcement was made at an event in Thibodaux, Louisiana, this week. The agencies being awarded include the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the City/Parish of Baton Rouge, the South Central Planning and Development Commission and the New Orleans Regional Planning Commission.


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


Graham, Washington, man pleads guilty to tax fraud and aiding and assisting with false tax returns

News Release: Defendant mislead members of immigrant community claiming false deductions and credits on tax returns he prepared for them.


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


National Center for Disaster Fraud Warns of Fraud After Hurricane Ian

News Release: Tampa, FL - In the wake of extreme devastation caused by Hurricane Ian, the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) today issued a reminder that as with any major disaster, there are unscrupulous thieves who seek to take advantage of the environment to line their own pockets.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - On the first anniversary of his appointment as United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, Erek L. Barron, announced that after a year-long assessment of the needs of the office and collaboration with the leadership of both the Civil Division and Criminal Division, the...


Cahokia Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison on Felon in Possession Charge

News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Friday sentenced a man from Cahokia, Illinois to 46 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm on two separate occasions.


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


Ohio Electrical Engineer Convicted of Tax Evasion

News Release: A federal jury convicted a Liberty Center, Ohio man on Oct. 6 of tax evasion after he used a sham trust to help conceal three years of income he earned from his business.