News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


APHIS Authorizes the Importation of Fresh Pummelo Fruit from Vietnam into the United States

Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorizing the importation of pummelo fruit (Citrus maxima Merrill) from Vietnam into the United States (Docket No. APHIS-2020-106-2). APHIS previously made the pest risk analysis that describes potential pests associated with the commodity available for public review and comment.


U.S. Department of State Launches Partnership with Google in Indonesia and Vietnam, Pilots Media Literacy and Google Startup Academy Programs at American Spaces

Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and Google announced today a new partnership to support education, training, and upskilling in Southeast Asia, with pilot projects in Indonesia and Vietnam getting underway in the coming days. This public-private partnership,...


News Release: MIAMI - Ethan Thomas Trainor, has pled guilty to attempted tax evasion. Trainor used sophisticated on-line techniques to conceal from the IRS over $1 million in cryptocurrency he earned through illegal dark web transactions.


CPAP Clinic Employees Found Guilty of Embezzling from Employer

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A federal jury convicted two men of mail fraud and conspiracy for embezzling several hundred thousand dollars from Park Nicollet Health Services, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Establishment of Class E Airspace; McCarley Field, ID discussed on Oct. 3 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairman Thompson Condemns Trump Comments Stoking Violence

News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on former President Trump stoking violence in his attacks on Senator Mitch McConnell...


News Release: An Amarillo man who allegedly threatened law enforcement, government officials, and a number of racial and ethnic groups on social media has been charged in federal court, announced U.S Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-An Oregon man has been charged with federal child exploitation crimes after he persuaded a child to engage in a sexually explicit video chat with him on Discord, a popular instant messaging social platform.


News Release: CLEVELAND - Jason S. Huffman, 50, of Youngstown, Ohio, was sentenced on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, to more than 27 years in prison, or 328 months, and was ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution by U.S. District Judge Christopher Boyko. The sentence was pronounced after Huffman pleaded guilty to a five-count...



New notice from Commerce Department to be published on Oct. 5

There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 5.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Justice Department Secures Agreement to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Services

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The Justice Department announced an agreement today with a former Bergen County, New Jersey, man to resolve a federal lawsuit for his alleged violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. The FACE Act protects the right to access and provide reproductive health services, including abortion.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A medical sales representative was sentenced today to 168 months in prison for defrauding federal, state, and private health insurance plans out of more than $4.6 million, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Colombian President Gustavo Petro At a Joint Press Availability

News Release: MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the (inaudible) at the House of Nariño, where we will have a media statement by President of Colombia Gustavo Petro and Secretary of State Antony Blinken after their meeting that took place up until a few minutes ago. To start, we will hear first from the president of the Republic of Colombia, Mr. Gustavo Petro.


Dubuque Man Sentenced for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon

News Release: A man who possessed a firearm as a felon was sentenced today to almost two years in federal prison.


News Release: WASHINGTON - This weekend, Republican Leader of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, James Comer, and Republican Leader of the House Committee on Agriculture, Glenn “GT" Thompson, were joined by 128 of their Conference colleagues in sending a letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro of the U.S.


EM Employees Collect, Donate 253,500 Pounds of Food for People in Need

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - EM led DOE’s Feds Feed Families (FFF) summer campaign this year by collecting and donating nearly 253,500 pounds of items for food banks and pantries to help people facing food insecurity across the U.S...


News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I extend my best wishes to the people of Germany as you celebrate 32 years of reunification this German Unity Day.


There were 31 notices published by the Labor Department in September, according to the Federal Register.