News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 27, 2022) – On Oct. 26, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding over $16 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure ...


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Harold W. Sanford, Jr., 52, of Bossier City, Louisiana, appeared before United States District Judge Donald E. Walter today and pleaded guilty to charges related to his recent arrest and involvement in stealing funds from the Bossier City Police Union and obtaining controlled substances by fraud.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agriculture Department discusses Notice of Request for Approval of an Existing Collection in Use Without an OMB Control Number on Oct. 27

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MIAMI - A 43-year-old Pembroke Pines, Florida man who used the United States postal service to solicit, plan, and pay for the murder of his former girlfriend’s new love interest was sentenced yesterday in federal court to 84 months in federal prison.


Washington Parish Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Gun Control Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JAKARI BROWN, a/k/a “Jakari Lemar," age 24, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, pled guilty on Oct. 25, 2022, before U.S. District Judge Greg G. Guidry to a superseding bill of information which charged him with two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Michael David Punzal Jr., 40, of Fairfield, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page rule on Oct. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Phoenix Man Sentenced to 188 Months for Child Exploitation Offenses

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Robert Allen Yost, 61, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced on Oct. 21, 2022, by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps, to 188 months in prison for child exploitation offenses. Yost previously pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Sex Traffic Children and Production of Child Pornography...


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki today in Ottawa. Secretary Blinken thanked Chairperson Faki for his support of the upcoming U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. The Secretary commended ...



Release: FOREIGN MINISTER JOLY: Well, thank you, everyone, for being here. It’s really a pleasure to welcome you, Secretary - well, my dear Tony, mon chéri Tony. It’s really a pleasure. And we wanted to make sure that we would provide you a bit of a glimpse of what is happening here in Canada when it comes to ...


Idaho Site Begins Path to End State for Cold War Landfill

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - EM ’s Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) recently took the first step toward achieving an end state for a Cold War-era landfill where crews have completed cleanup.


Former Memphis Police Officer Sentenced to 12 Years for Criminal Civil Rights Violations

News Release: Memphis, TN - A federal judge has sentenced a former Memphis Police Officer to 12 years in federal.


News Release: MIAMI - A Lake Worth, Fla., man who pretended to be a teenage boy to get a 13-year-old girl in South Carolina to send him nude videos of herself was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release on charges of production of child sexual exploitation material.


Ohio manufacturer faces $1.2M in penalties after 7th worker in 5 years suffers severe injuries when caught in machine employer failed to lock out

News Release: FOSTORIA, OH - An Ohio vinyl tile manufacturer faces $1,232,705 in proposed penalties after U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors responded when a worker suffered severe injuries as a result of being caught in a machine on April 28, 2022.


News Release: The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) have joined forces to implement a new internet standard, called Decentralized Identifiers (DiD). Let’s explain what this means and why it matters.


News Release: Three defendants were sentenced today for their roles in a federal racketeering conspiracy that victimized over a dozen Mexican H-2A workers who had worked in the United States harvesting fruits, vegetables and other agricultural products between 2015 and 2017.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: DETROIT - A Detroit man has been indicted for two separate carjackings within a 24-hour period on Detroit’s west side wherein he fired shots at both of his victims, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.