News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


One Year Anniversary of Military Takeover in Sudan

Release: Almost one year ago today, the Sudanese military overthrew the government of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, contravened Sudan’s Constitutional Declaration, and undermined the democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people.


New York residents will soon need a REAL ID to board an airplane

Release: BINGHAMTON, N.Y. Travelers who want to board an airplane will soon need a star or flag on their New York state drivers license, indicating that it is a REAL ID-compliant credential or they will need another form of approved identification to board their flight or enter a secure federal facility. New...



Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Trevor Dean Williams, 35, of Ashland, Kentucky, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Raymond Rivera, 33, of Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested last Thursday and charged on Friday by criminal complaint. Rivera was charged with possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine on Oct. 20, 2022. Rivera appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle this afternoon. He was detained pending a hearing scheduled for this Thursday.


Twin Falls Man Sentenced for Threatening to Kill a Prosecutor

News Release: BOISE - Nathanael Michael West, 25, of Twin Falls, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 84 months in federal prison for three counts of mailing threatening communications, U.S. Attorney Joshua D. Hurwit announced today.


Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine that Caused Death of Iowa Woman

News Release: A man who distributed methamphetamine to a woman, which resulted in her death, pled guilty today.


UPDATE—Tips Lead to Reward Offer

News Release: UPDATE-Tips Lead to Reward Offer. FBI Richmond’s Central Virginia Violent Crimes Task Force is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for additional information that leads to the identification and arrest of the white male subject, nicknamed the “Dapper Dan Bandit," responsible for the armed robbery of the...


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



News Release: Barrio Azteca Gunmen Who Committed Consulate Murders in Ciudad Juarez Sentenced to Life in Prison.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics showing that 2022 was the worst year at the border on record,...


Federal Reserve System discusses New Message Format for the Fedwire® Funds Service on Oct. 24

The US Federal Reserve System published a seven page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Salisbury Woman Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting an Infant in Her Care

News Release: Defendant invited another individual to sexually abuse child together.


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - Mekfira Hussein and Abduljabar Hussein have been indicted for their roles in the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Watertown Woman Charged wtih Wire Fraud

News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Watertown, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for 13 counts of Wire Fraud.


Two Arrested and 13 Charged in Three Separate Cases for Alleged Participation in Malign Schemes in the United States on Behalf of the Government of the People’s Republic of China

News Release: In three separate cases in the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices for the Eastern District of New York and the District of New Jersey, the Justice Department has charged 13 individuals, including members of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) security and intelligence apparatus and their agents, for alleged efforts to unlawfully exert influence in the United States for the benefit of the government of the PRC.


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Virginia Beach man Friday on charges of possessing and selling unregistered machineguns.


Final Defendant Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Defrauding the Social Security Administration

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