News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Two Weeks Left for Missourians to Apply for FEMA Assistance, Application Deadline is November 7

News Release: St. Louis City, St. Louis County and St. Charles County have just two weeks left to apply for FEMA disaster assistance before the Nov. 7 deadline. Missouri homeowners and renters who had property damage or losses caused by the July 25-28 severe storms and flooding, or those whose apartment complex was damaged and had to move out, may be eligible for federal disaster assistance.


Bakersfield Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Hundreds of Pounds of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Omar Alberto Navarro, 40, of Arvin, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Lewis Clarence McCutcheon, 51, of Vallejo, was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 20, to nine years in prison for possessing crack cocaine for distribution, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


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


Federal Newswire conversation with David Satter, author and Russia expert

Federal Newswire speaks with David Satter, author and Russia expert.


Mikolanis: Los Alamos Environmental Management office exceeded goals is 'a testament to our focus to get legacy waste off the hill'

The Office of Environmental Management Los Alamos (EM-LA) Field Office and cleanup contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos (N3B) concluded fiscal year 2022 by blowing past EM’s targets for shipping radioactive waste offsite to permanent disposal facilities.


Raimondo: 'We have an opportunity to diversify our workforce'

A new Workforce Planning Guide has been made available by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the Department of Commerce for use by states and territories when organizing high-speed internet deployment initiatives.


Williams: Grant funds help 'to advance the stewardship of our nation’s most imperiled species and the habitats'

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced more than $66.7 million in grant funding for states to collaborate on conservation efforts to protect the most endangered species.


Customs and Border Protection: 'Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents arrested 26 migrants'

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the arrest of a number of migrants Oct. 15-17.


Ute Tribal Business Commiittee: 'We cannot support a monument on our homelands that does not include the Tribe'

President Joe Biden's designation of Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument in the Colorado Rocky Mountain has been praised by veterans, conservation and other groups, but denounced by the Ute Tribe.


Buttigieg: Country's unemployment numbers are 'strong as hell'

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg defended President Joe Biden's economic policies and declared that his administration's "top economic priority" is fighting against inflation amid rising food, housing and health care costs.


Shore: 'EPA’s plan to cut sulfur dioxide levels is especially good news for vulnerable populations' in Detroit

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a Federal Implementation Plan to enhance air quality in the Detroit metropolitan area by reducing sulfur dioxide emissions.


Featherston: Texas man 'went to great lengths to defraud clients that trusted him'

A Texas man was found guilty Oct. 5 of several federal crimes related to a murder in Carrollton, Texas.


Chinatown Meat Distributor Required To Pay $250,000 Civil Penalty For Violating Food Safety Consent Decree

News Release: Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Paul Kiecker, Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA-FSIS"), announced today that a federal district court has approved an agreement (“Agreement") resolving...


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


New York Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Participating In Trip-And-Fall Fraud Scheme

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MARC ELEFANT, a New York lawyer, pled guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a scheme to obtain millions of dollars in fraudulent insurance reimbursements and other...


News Release: A superseding indictment charging individuals and companies in Europe with violating United States export laws and regulations by attempting to smuggle a dual-use export-controlled item to Russia was unsealed yesterday in the District of Connecticut.


U.S. Department of Justice’s Election Day Program

News Release: United States Attorney Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Rick L. Volk will lead the efforts of the United Sates Attorney’s Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general...


Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Nexus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discussed on Oct. 24 by Justice Department

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


News Release: A former deputy sheriff with the Dallas County, Alabama, Sheriff’s Office was charged in an indictment unsealed in the Southern District of Alabama for sexually assaulting and kidnapping a woman while he was on duty, and for misleading state investigators.