News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Rescission of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews discussed on Oct. 26 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Tevin OBrian Oliver (29, Homestead), Jameal Kaia Phillip (30, Trinidad and Tobago), and Edward Soloman King III (31, Tampa) with conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States. If convicted, each faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.


Anchorage Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Stealing 22 Guns

News Release: Defendants fired weapons during police chase and used stolen vehicle in commission of crimes.


News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Anthony Jackson, 32, of Wilmington, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for distribution of a quantity of methamphetamine. Jackson was released from North Carolina State prison in January 2021 after serving an approximately 12-year sentence for Second Degree Murder. According to the...


Biden-Harris Administration Announces $30,810,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Virginia School Districts

News Release: WASHINGTON (Oct. 26, 2022) — Today, 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 nearly $30.8 Million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 11 school ...


Danville Woman Sentenced For Embezzling More Than $66,000 From Saint Anselm College

News Release: CONCORD - Renee Crawford, 35, of Danville was sentenced to 2 years of probation with six months of home confinement and ordered to pay full restitution for embezzling $66,114.02 from Saint Anselm College, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) is asking toy manufacturers how they plan to ensure children and their information is protected online following reports that manufacturers are moving their marketing efforts to Big Tech companies like TikTok and YouTube in order to increase their reach and target advertisements to children on those platforms.


DOS-SAU grant application closes on Dec. 19

2023 U.S. Exchange Program Alumni Conference in Jeddah grant opened on Oct. 27.


Career Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A Vermont man with two prior federal convictions for drug conspiracy was sentenced on Oct. 18, 2022 for his role in a drug trafficking organization.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Clearfield, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal firearms and narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Jimmy Lai’s Fraud Case Verdict

Release: The United States condemns the October 25 verdict against Hong Kong democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, founder of the Apple Daily newspaper, on spurious fraud charges.


Mystic Restaurant Owner Sentenced for Federal Tax Offense

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that YI DI LIN, also known as “Johnny Lin," 49, of Mystic, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to three years of probation, and was ordered to pay restitution of more than $92,000 and a $5,500 fine, for a federal a federal tax offense.


Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is informing the public that it withdrew the select agent regulatory exclusions for two African swine fever virus strains, ASFV-G-ΔMGF and ASFV-G-Δ9GL/ΔMGF on January 7, 2022. APHIS previously notified all entities known to have the strains of the decision.


Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Gun Charge

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Robert T. Scott, 29, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, pleaded guilty to transferring a firearm to an out-of-state resident, before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: Defendant Joined in Attack on Officers in Lower West Terrace Area, Dragged Officer Into the Mob.


Former police officer fined $10,000 for assault on customer of St. Louis County DMV

News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Matthews T. Schelp on Wednesday fined a former Northwoods, Missouri police officer $10,000 for assaulting a patron of a driver license office in Florissant.


Response to Corruption and Election Interference in Moldova

Release: The United States is committed to supporting Moldova’s efforts to counter corruption, reform the justice sector, strengthen the independence and transparency of its democratic institutions, and promote accountability for those seeking to undermine its democracy. Today, we are designating two fugitive oligarchs along with a larger group of individuals and entities for their involvement in corruption and Kremlin-linked efforts to interfere in Moldova’s democratic elections.


Mercer County Man Under Indictment on Drug Charges Now Faces Firearms Law Violation

News Release: PITTSBURGH - Michael Love was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for receiving and transporting a firearm while under felony indictment, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.