News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


News Release: CINCINNATI - A Sardinia, Ohio, woman pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to stealing more than $700,000 from the family-owned business for which she worked.


More than $2 Million in Federal Assistance Approved for Flood Survivors in St. Clair County, Illinois

News Release: On Oct. 14, 2022, President Joe Biden signed a major disaster declaration for St. Clair County, Illinois, following the July 25-28 severe storm and floods. Since then, more than $2 million in federal assistance has been approved to support disaster recovery here.


Google Enters Into Stipulated Agreement to Improve Legal Process Compliance Program

News Release: The Department of Justice today filed a stipulation and agreement resolving a dispute with Google over the loss of data responsive to a search warrant issued in 2016.


California Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Making Threatening Calls to Tufts University Campus

News Release: BOSTON - A California man has agreed to plead guilty in connection with making threatening communications to the Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) in May 2021.


FEMA Extends Renewal Grace Period for Florida Flood Insurance Policyholders Affected by Hurricane Ian to Jumpstart Recovery

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Certain National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders impacted by Hurricane Ian now have a limited opportunity to renew their policies without a consequence of a lapse in coverage.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ADRIAN JOSEPH, 55, a citizen of St. Lucia last residing in Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam in Bridgeport to approximately nine months of imprisonment, time already served, for offenses related to his acquiring federal documents under an assumed identity.


Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies discussed on Oct. 25 by Federal Reserve System

The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Homeland Security Department discusses Florida; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration on Oct. 25

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


McCaul Demands Answers From State on $20K Grant for Drag Shows in Ecuador

News Release: Austin, TX - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting more information on $20,600 in grants awarded to an Ecuadorian nonprofit, “to promote diversity and inclusion…will host 3 workshops, 12 drag theater performances, and produce a 2 minute documentary."


News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Meccos Donta Allen (38, Tampa) with unlawful possession of a firearm. If convicted, Allen faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, and up to life, in federal prison.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Darron Dimitri Ross, 36, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced today to six years in prison and $696,912 in restitution for conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


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.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. sentenced Juan Octavio Iribe Laveaga, 35, of Norwalk, California, to 292 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


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


Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced—October 2022

News Release: United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the October 2022 Federal Grand Jury B.


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


News Release: ATLANTA - Nagaindra Srivastav has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and kickback charges for his role in selling fraudulent doctors’ orders to his co-conspirators, who used the orders to obtain at least $25 million in fraudulent payments from Medicare.



News Release: Brady: Rent, Housing, Health Care Prices Rose Highest on Record Under Biden - And Aren’t Going Anywhere.


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with President Isaac Herzog in Washington, D.C. The Secretary and President Herzog reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.-Israel bilateral relationship and discussed shared security concerns, including ...