News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Chilean Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola At a Joint Press Availability

Release: FOREIGN MINISTER URREJOLA: (Via interpreter) Good - I’m not sure if it’s good afternoon or good morning, but thank you for being here with us today. First of all, I would like to make a statement, and then Secretary Antony Blinken will have a few remarks. We’ll then go on to Q&A.


Former Crips Gang Members and Inmates Each Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for COVID-19-Related Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Sholanda Thomas, 38, a former Hoover Crips gang member and an inmate at the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla, was sentenced today to five years and five months in prison for conspiring to submit fraudulent unemployment insurance claims to the California Employment Development Department (EDD) in the names of other CCWF inmates, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.



Leader and Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Admit to Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy Related to Their Gang Activities, Including Murder and a Drug Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Gang leader Gregory Butler, a/k/a “Gotti," “Sags," and “Little Dick," age 31, and member James Henry Roberts, a/k/a “Bub," age 32, both of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise related to their activities in the NFL gang, which operated in the Edmondson Village area in Southwest Baltimore, specifically, Normandy, Franklin, and Loudon streets. The guilty pleas were entered on Oct. 3, 2022.


APHIS Completes Final Environmental Assessment for First Seven States Affected by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has completed a final Environmental Assessment (EA), “Emergency Response for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Seven States" and a Decision and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the EA.


“RECOGNIZING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR OF 1812 AND THE BENJAMIN HARRISON SOCIETY” published by the Congressional Record  on Jan. 2, 2013

“RECOGNIZING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR OF 1812 AND THE BENJAMIN HARRISON SOCIETY“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E2036-E2037 on Jan. 2, 2013


There are four releases scheduled to be published on Oct. 7.


“INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR VIOLENT CRIMES ACT OF 2012” published by the Congressional Record  on Jan. 1, 2013

“INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR VIOLENT CRIMES ACT OF 2012” was published on page H7560 of the Congressional Record on Jan. 1, 2013.



Tampa Man Sentenced To 18 Months For Felonious Possession Of Firearm Charge

News Release: Tampa, FL - United States District Judge Mary Scriven has sentenced Antwan Brown (22, Tampa) to 18 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Brown had pleaded guilty on July 12, 2022. Brown was also ordered to forfeit a Taurus 9mm pistol and eighteen rounds of 9 mm ammunition used in the commission of the offense.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today began accepting letters of interest from applicants for loans under a new $2.1 billion Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (CIFIA) program. Enacted under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CIFIA...


DOS-ARG offers new grant application process starting Oct. 6

U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires PAS Annual Program Statement grant opened on Oct. 6.


News Release: Baquer Namazi is now in Abu Dhabi after departing Iran for Muscat; he has been reunited with his family and will soon receive urgently needed medical treatment. A U.S. citizen and distinguished former United Nations official, Baquer was wrongfully detained in 2016 and then barred from leaving Iran. He was cruelly detained while working to secure the release of his son Siamak Namazi, who has also been wrongfully detained in Iran for seven years.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Anoka Man Arrested, Charged with Possession of a Machine Gun and Methamphetamine

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.


There are three releases scheduled to be published on Oct. 7.


“Senate” published by the Congressional Record in the Daily Digest section on Jan. 2, 2013

The Congressional Record published “Senate” in the Daily Digest section on Jan. 2, 2013.


Census Bureau Releases 2020 Census Operational Quality Metrics for Counties and Tracts

News Release: Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released 2020 Census operational quality metrics for individual counties and tracts. The metrics show how the census collected data within the counties and tracts and can provide insight on the quality of the 2020 Census.


GM Financial to Pay Over $3.5 Million to Resolve Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Claims

News Release: The Justice Department announced that GM Financial has agreed to pay over $3.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by illegally repossessing 71 servicemembers’ vehicles and by improperly denying or mishandling over 1,000 vehicle lease termination requests.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.