News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to declines in the reading and math scores of fourth and eighth grade students...


News Release: DENVER – October 23rd-29th is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) and EPA is working to reduce childhood lead exposure through improved compliance with the lead-based paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule. As part of NLPPW, EPA Region 8 is summarizing compliance activity related ...


Convicted Felon Indicted For Distribution Of Methamphetamine And Illegal Possession Of A Firearm

News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Johnathan Anton Williams (38, Ruskin) with distribution of methamphetamine, possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. If convicted...


News Release: LANSING, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, toured the American Red Cross Mid-Michigan Chapter in Lansing to highlight his legislation - which was recently signed into law - to help protect animals during and in the aftermath of natural...


U.S. Attorney Announces Election Day Program

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - United States Attorney Teresa Moore announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Alan Simpson will lead the efforts of her office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 8, 2022, general election.


Texas man admits to role in drug distribution operation

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Anthony Allen, of Rosenberg, Texas, has admitted to his role in methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin distribution operation, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Commerce Department discusses North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting; Cancellation on Oct. 24

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Canadian Man Sentenced to 14 and One Half Years in Federal Prison for Leading Drug Trafficking Ring That Exported Truckloads of Narcotics

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Canadian man was sentenced today to 174 months in federal prison for leading a drug-trafficking organization that intended to ship hundreds of pounds of cocaine and heroin from Southern California into Canada - and import MDMA (ecstasy) into the United States - using big-rig trucks and encrypted telephones to achieve their aims.


Two Chinese Intelligence Officers Charged with Obstruction of Justice in Scheme to Bribe U.S. Government Employee and Steal Documents Related to the Federal Prosecution of a PRC-Based Company

News Release: Defendants Paid $61,000 in Bitcoin Bribes to Double Agent under the Control of the FBI to Obtain Internal Files and Other Non-Public Information Related to the Ongoing Investigation and Prosecution of a PRC-based Company.


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; International Aero Engines, LLC Turbofan Engines on Oct. 24

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Lecanto Man Sentenced To More Than 16 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Child Sex Abuse Material

News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior United District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Jason Ronald Santore (26, Lecanto) to 16 years and 8 months years in federal prison for possession and distribution of child sex abuse material. Santore had pleaded guilty on June 3, 2022.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Forty-Second Update of the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket on Oct. 24

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Melvin Theophilius Hill, 38, of Ashland, Kentucky, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - United States Attorney Zachary A. Myers announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Tiffany J. Preston will lead the efforts of her office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA...



Fire Danger Levels will decrease

News Release: Joint News Release. Douglas Forest Protective Association. Bureau of Land Management, Roseburg District. Effective at 12:01 pm / NOON, on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, Public Restriction Levels will change to LOW for all private, county, state, and Bureau of Indian Affairs lands within the Douglas District.


Mineral County admits to drug charge

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Brett Leonza Freeman, of Wiley Ford, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


BLM Plans Fall and Winter Prescribed Burning

News Release: Prineville, Ore. - As fall weather brings shorter days and cooler temperatures, fuels specialists with the Prineville District, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are preparing for fall and winter prescribed burn projects. Specialists plan to begin prescribed burning as early as Monday, October 31. These...


Husband And Wife Are Sentenced To Prison For Stealing $200,000 From A High School Booster Club

News Release: Husband was also sentenced for obtaining fraudulent COVID-19 relief loans and using a portion to cover up the theft.