News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


News Release: Fact Check: With Inflation Raging, Democrats Celebrate with Misleading Claims on Rising Health Care Costs.


Fentanyl Trafficker Found Guilty

News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Juan Carlos Garcia (39, Apopka) guilty of conspiracy and possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute it. Garcia faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 6, 2023. Garcia had been indicted on Feb. 16, 2022.



Secretary Blinken’s Call with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The Secretary called for continued Allied unity and support for Ukraine in the face of ongoing Russian aggression, atrocities, and false rhetoric surrounding a so-called “dirty bomb” in Ukraine.


Homeland Security Department discusses South Carolina; Emergency and Related Determinations on Oct. 25

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg Appoints Election Officer for the Middle District of Florida

News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Roger B. Handberg announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Frank Talbot will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA Talbot has been...


Former Tribal Official Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme

News Release: A former Tribal government official of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (MHA Nation) pleaded guilty today to a bribery scheme in which he admitted to soliciting and accepting bribes and kickbacks from a contractor providing construction services on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, which is the home of the MHA Nation.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths. Secretary Blinken and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths spoke about ongoing efforts to address ...


Alaska; Major Disaster and Related Determinations discussed on Oct. 25 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published by Transportation Department on Oct. 25

The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Antonio Godbolt, age 37, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was sentenced yesterday to 33 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson for firearms offenses.


Proposed rule published on Oct. 25 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: A Texas doctor pleaded guilty today for his role in a $54 million scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing durable medical equipment and cancer genetic testing without ever seeing, speaking to, or otherwise treating patients.


Morris County Man Indicted on Tax and Bankruptcy Fraud

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Morris County, New Jersey, man was arrested today by federal agents on charges of tax and bankruptcy fraud, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Tax Division announced.



The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.