News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Secretary Blinken to Host Diwali Reception

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will host a Diwali reception at the Department of State on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 5:30 p.m. EDT. Secretary Blinken will be joined by Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain and Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary Nancy Izzo Jackson.


Nearly Half of Pandemic Unemployment Benefits May Have Been Improperly Paid with One in Five Dollars Going to Fraudsters

News Release: Nearly Half of Pandemic Unemployment Benefits May Have Been Improperly Paid with One in Five Dollars Going to Fraudsters.


Queens, NY Man Found Guilty in Kidnapping, Torture Plot Which Resulted in Death of Two Brothers in Schuylkill River in 2014

News Release: A third victim survived and managed to escape to tell his story; six defendants were federally indicted in March 2020 for their involvement in the crime.


Puerto Rico; Amendment No. 8 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration discussed on Oct. 25 by Homeland Security Department

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


Convicted Felon Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Illegally Trying To Buy A Firearm

News Release: Jacksonville, FL - U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Dontae Edwards (31, Jacksonville) to 18 months in federal prison for making a false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer. Edwards had pleaded guilty on July 20, 2022.


Political Consultant Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Candidate in 2017 New Haven Probate Judge Race

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that VICTOR CUEVAS, 58, of Waterbury, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to conspiring to defraud a New Haven Probate Judge candidate in 2017.


DOS-DOM offers new grant application process starting Oct. 26

U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo - PAS Annual Program Statement grant opened on Oct. 26.


News Release: Cruel Biden Recession Will Crush Minority Americans.


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


CEO and President of Hawaii Shipbuilding Company Charged with Securities Fraud

News Release: An indictment was unsealed yesterday charging a married couple for their roles in a decade-long scheme to defraud investors of millions of dollars in connection with Semisub Inc. (Semisub), a Hawaii-based company.


Homeland Security Department discusses Notice of Maximum Amount of Assistance Under the Individuals and Households Program on Oct. 25

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


Federal Reserve System discusses Notice of Proposals To Engage in or To Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities on Oct. 25

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


News Release: Core Inflation Hits Highest In Biden Presidency.


Release: Thank you, Global Chief Operating Officer Muñoz, for that introduction. And thank you, Executive Chairman Chung, and President Chang for inviting me to participate today. It is an honor to be here.


News Release: BOSTON (Oct. 25, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed comprehensive reviews of site cleanups at 14 National Priority List Sites (Superfund Sites) in New England, including four federal facilities, by performing required Five-Year Reviews of each site. The Superfund program, ...


Honduran National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution

News Release: DENVER- The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Hector Acquino-Torres, 26, of Denver, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for distribution and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.


Federal Witness Indicted For Obstruction Of Justice And For Soliciting A Bribe From A Defendant

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Jolen Michael Ghorbani, a/k/a “Jay," age 28, formerly of Fairfax, Virginia, for bribery of a witness and obstruction of justice, in connection with a criminal trial in which Ghorbani was a witness. The indictment was returned on Oct. 19, 2022, and unsealed today upon Ghorbani’s arrest.


Risch, Colleagues on Sham Conviction of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chris ...