News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Washington man admitted to a drug trafficking crime today after law enforcement seized more than five pounds of methamphetamine along with other drugs from his vehicle near Great Falls last year, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


DOC grant application closes on Jan. 25

CZM Projects of Special Merit Competition - FY2023 grant opened on Oct. 6.



Combined Notice of Filings #2 discussed on Oct. 5 by Energy Department

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


US Department of Labor cites Missouri Contractor in fatal Dudley trench collapse

News Release: DUDLEY, MO ‒ A federal workplace safety investigation alleges that a Dexter construction contractor might have prevented a pipelayer’s fatal injuries in a trench collapse on April 8, 2022, if the company had used trench safety protection measures as required by law.


Connors: Hawaii man 'criminally abused the special access privileges given to him by his employer'

A Hawaiian IT administrator pleaded guilty to sabotaging his former employer's computer network to get a higher salary, abusing the special access privileges he'd been granted.


USDA: Food and Nutrition Service 'is already providing assistance to those communities affected in Puerto Rico'

U.S. Department of Agriculture offers aid to farmers, ranchers and residents in Puerto Rico following the recent Hurricane Fiona.


Raimondo: CHIPS positions U.S. 'to lead the world in semiconductor research'

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced 24 members have been appointed to its Industrial Advisory Committee, which will provide guidance in support of CHIPS for America.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - David Colon, age 41, of Troy, New York was sentenced yesterday to 46 months in prison for distributing fentanyl.


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Sean Morrissey, age 51, of Waterford, New York, pled guilty today to abusive sexual contact of a ward, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).


News Release: Tampa, FL - A Canadian man was sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $21,500,000 today for his role in NetWalker ransomware attacks. The Court will order restitution at a later date.


Former Northeastern University Employee Arrested for Staging Hoax Explosion

News Release: BOSTON - A Texas man has been arrested and charged with allegedly staging a hoax explosion at Northeastern University in Boston in September 2022 and providing law enforcement with materially false and misleading information about the incident.


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


Membership of the Performance Review Board for the Office of the Secretary discussed on Oct. 5 by Commerce Department

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


Eastern District of Louisiana Takes Part in Department’s Wide-Ranging Efforts to Protect Older Adults

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - The Justice Department announced on October 4, 2022 the results of its efforts over the past year to protect older adults from fraud and exploitation. During the past year, the Department and its law enforcement partners tackled matters that ranged from mass-marketing scams that impacted...


News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces today that Physicians Group Services, P.A. (“PGS") has agreed to pay the United States and the State of Florida $700,000 to resolve allegations that PGS violated the False Claims Act by submitting false or fraudulent claims to the Florida Medicaid Program, which is a state and federal partnership that provides access to health care coverage for low-income families and individuals in Florida.


The Congressional Record published “SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EVIDENCE REPORTING ACT OF 2012” in the House section on Jan. 2, 2013.


Leader Rodgers Statement on OPEC+ Cutting Production by 2 Million Barrels Per Day

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after OPEC+ announced it would cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day. This production cut comes after President Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia in July to ask for more oil production overseas.


DOT-FHWA grant application closes on Feb. 6

Fiscal Year 2022 National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program (Culvert AOP Program) grant opened on Oct. 6.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Chicago, IL, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, PA on a charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.