News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Texas Woman and Riverside County Man Charged with Illegally Transporting and Selling Live Jaguar Cub that Later Was Abandoned

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury today indicted a Texas woman who allegedly illegally sold a live jaguar cub for approximately $30,000 to a Riverside County man who soon afterward re-sold the cub, which was ultimately abandoned on the doorsteps of an animal rescue center.


“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House section on page H7589 on Jan. 3, 2013


BLM seeks nominations to Idaho Resource Advisory Council

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public nominations for 30 days to the Idaho Resource Advisory Council. This citizen-based committee serves as advisors to the BLM making recommendations on public land use planning and management throughout Idaho. Completed application packages should be submitted by Friday, Nov. 4, 2022.


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings #1 on Oct. 5

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


South Florida Resident Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Production and Distribution of Child Pornography

News Release: MIAMI - Billy Joe Gann, Jr., 32, of Sebring, has been sentenced to 420 months in federal prison for producing and distributing child pornography.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The chief engineer of a towing vessel today admitted his role in negligently discharging marine diesel fuel oil into the Kill Van Kull, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - Eastern Kentucky survivors receiving Social Security or other federal or commonwealth aid can receive disaster assistance without worrying that FEMA grants might cause them to lose non-disaster benefits or increase their taxes.


Ranking Member Boozman’s Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider the Nominations of Jose Emilio Esteban, Vincent Logan and Alexis Taylor

News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the hearing to consider the nominations of Jose Emilio Esteban, Ph.D. to be undersecretary for food safety, Vincent Logan to serve as a member of the Farm Credit Administration and Alexis Taylor to be undersecretary of agriculture for trade and foreign agricultural affairs.


News Release: MACON, Ga. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia today announced that as part of its continuing efforts to protect older adults and to bring perpetrators of fraud schemes to justice, it is joining the Justice Department’s Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force, as one of 14 additional U.S. Attorney’s Offices.


The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on Oct. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


GAO: 'DOE needs to improve transparency in planning for disposal of certain low-level waste'

The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report calling for the U.S. Department of Energy to improve transparency in planning for the disposal of certain low-level nuclear waste.


Two Durham Gang Members Sentenced to Life in Prison for the Murder of Nine-Year-Old Z’yon Person

News Release: GREENSBORO - Two Durham men were sentenced today in Greensboro to imprisonment for life for multiple offenses related to the murder of nine-year-old Z’yon Person in Durham, North Carolina on Aug. 18, 2019.


Release: On October 6, Secretary Blinken continues his regional travel to Lima, Peru, where he will lead the U.S. delegation at the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS). Secretary Blinken will engage regional counterparts on issues of shared interest and underscore the U.S. commitment...


News Release: HAMMOND- U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announces a new initiative to address environmental justice and public health concerns. U.S. Attorney Johnson has designated an Environmental Justice Coordinator to coordinate the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s efforts to address those concerns. Members of the public...


News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield woman has been sentenced for her role in a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed heroin and crack cocaine across western Massachusetts and into Vermont.


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


Fort Dodge Woman Pleads Guilty to Meth Charges

News Release: Gibson distributed meth within 1000 feet of a school and a park.


Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Manchester and Nashua, NH discussed on Oct. 5 by Transportation Department

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


The US Transportation Department published a seven page proposed rule on Oct. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.