News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Transportation Department discusses Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-380; Emmonak, AK on Oct. 26

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


Braintree Man Sentenced for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy and Ammunition Offense

News Release: BOSTON - A Braintree man was sentenced yesterday for trafficking cocaine and illegally possessing ammunition.


News Release: Possession of a Glock Switch. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal grand this week indicted a man on gun charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Mickey French. A two-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges...


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


Trinidad & Tobago Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Using Social Media to Solicit Sexual Exploitation Material from Teen Girl

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.


Manchester Man Sentenced to 34 Months in Prison for Possession of a Firearm By a Convicted Felon After Posting Videos on Social Media

News Release: CONCORD - Raheem Tyler, 24, of Manchester, was sentenced today to 34 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced.


Raimondo: Baird 'brings a wealth of knowledge and experience' to Commerce position

Zoë Baird has been appointed senior counselor to the secretary for technology and economic growth.


White: 'It is inspiring to see federal employees come together to address food insecurity'

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management donated 253,500 pounds of food for people in need in the Feds Feed Families summer campaign.


Blinken: Visas suspended for those who 'undermine democratic institutions' in Nicaragua

Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently announced plans for the United States to impose a new round of sanctions on Nicaraguan government officials and on the country's gold industry.


Vilsack: USDA 'announcement helps keep our farmers farming and provides a fresh start'

U.S. Department of Agriculture announced almost $800 million to distressed farm loan borrowers to keep farmers and ranchers producing.


Buttigieg: 'We’re making available $50 million in emergency funds to help Florida repair roads and bridges'

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration announced $50 million in quick release Emergency Relief funds has been made available to the Florida Department of Transportation as a down payment to offset the costs of construction to repair the damage caused by Hurricane Ian earlier this month.


Mayorkas: 'DHS is committed to providing temporary protection to those in need' in Ethiopian conflict

Although peace talks over the Tigray conflict are close to happening, the situation is still dire enough the Department of Homeland Security granted temporary protected status to Ethiopia for 18 months.


Koski: 'I look forward to engaging in the wonderful partnerships within BLM Colorado'

The McInnis Canyons and Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Areas in Utah will have a new manager.



Wilkes-Barre Moving Company Owner Sentenced For Failing To Pay Required Federal Payroll Taxes

News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jason T. Cawley, age 44, owner of J. Cawley Moving, located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Oct. 25, 2022, by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion to 2 years’ probation, including 6 months of home confinement with electronic monitoring, for failing to collect and pay over several years’ worth of required federal payroll taxes.


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.


TSA highlights security technologies, renovated checkpoint at Billings Logan International Airport

Release: BILLINGS, Montana - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began screening travelers earlier today in a relocated security checkpoint at Billings Logan International Airport (BIL). The new checkpoint, located on the second floor of the terminal, is part of a five-phase, multi-year terminal expansion project underway at BIL.


News Release: PROVIDENCE - A North Providence man currently on bail while awaiting trial in Rhode Island state court on drug trafficking charges, and who is also currently on probation in four separate state court cases, has been ordered detained in federal custody as the result of an unrelated FBI Safe Street Task...


News Release: Special Presidential Coordinator Amos Hochstein will travel to Lebanon today to finalize the historic agreement to establish a permanent maritime boundary between Lebanon and Israel. In Beirut, Hochstein will meet with President Michel Aoun, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, and Prime Minister Najib ...


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Thomas “Tommy" Squires, age 37, of Cairo, New York, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for attempting to coerce and entice a minor to engage in sexual activity with him. The announcement was made by 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).