News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Florida Man Charged with Wire Fraud Scheme to Defraud Former Employer in New Jersey


Four Inmates Sentenced for Brutal Assault at the Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc

News Release: Four Inmates Sentenced for Brutal Assault at the Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc.


Civil War Reenactor Indicted for Planting Pipe Bomb at Cedar Creek Battlefield

News Release: HARRISONBURG, Va. - A federal grand jury in Charlottesville has indicted Gerald Leonard Drake, 63, from Winchester, Va., for mailing threatening letters, stalking, and planting a pipe bomb at the Cedar Creek Battlefield in Middletown, Virginia during a Civil War reenactment event in 2017. In the mailings sent to victims and two newspapers, Drake purported to be a member of Antifa and threatened harm, including referencing the Unite the Right riots in Charlottesville.


EPA aims to reduce lead exposure with free Lead-Safe Renovation Training for Billings-area contractors on October 17-18

News Release: BILLINGS – As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to advancing environmental justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is targeting its Enhancing Lead-Safe Work Practices through Education and Outreach (ELSWPEO) initiative to raise awareness about childhood lead exposure and protect communities in Montana.



News Release: FBI Richmond’s Central Virginia Violent Crimes Task Force Seeks 'Dapper Dan Bandit'.


District of Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to 2020 Fatal Shooting of Man on Street Northeast Washington


The Planet Needs Us

Release: The United States is playing a leading role in the world again - and it’s especially true with respect to the environment. We are at a crossroads when it comes to conserving our planet. The actions we take-or fail to take-over the next several months will determine the health of the place we all call...


Ohio contractor continues to defy federal fall protection safety rules, cited  for egregious willful violations, faces $1M in fines after workplace inspection

News Release: WHEELING, WV - A Millersburg, Ohio, contractor with a long history of disregarding workplace safety standards now faces more than $1 million in penalties after an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found their employees working at dangerous heights without fall protection, this time at a West Virginia work site.


Release: The United States welcomes the renewal of the mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) at the 51st Human Rights Council session. We view the ICHREE as an important complementary mechanism to Ethiopia’s domestic accountability efforts. We continue to urge the Government of Ethiopia to grant the ICHREE unhindered access so it can be independent, effective, and transparent in discharging its mandate.


Mexico citizen arrested in Kalispell on suspicion of trafficking fentanyl  appears in court

News Release: MISSOULA - A Mexican citizen who was arrested in Kalispell on suspicion of trafficking fentanyl after law enforcement seized approximately 12,000 fentanyl pills, a firearm and more than $62,000 cash from a vehicle in which he was a passenger had an initial appearance on Oct. 6 on a criminal complaint, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.


Foreign medical student found guilty in home health fraud scheme


Statement by US Secretary of Labor Walsh on September Jobs Report

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the September 2022 Employment Situation Report:



South Georgia Resident with Lengthy Criminal Past Convicted of Distributing Drugs at Valdosta Apartment Complex


The US Energy Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Four Luzerne County Men Indicted On Drug Trafficking Charges


Shelton Man Charged with Possessing Gun and Ammo While Awaiting Trial in Another Federal Case


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - An Anoka man has been arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint for illegally possessing a machine gun and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


USDA Designates Nine Mississippi Counties 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...