News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


News Release: LOS ANGELES - An Echo Park man has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges for using an online messenger app to attempt to sexually traffic two children - ages 7 and 9 - and for distributing sexually explicit images of children, the Justice Department announced today.


Release: The following is the joint statement released by the Secretary of State of the United States and the Foreign Ministers of the Governments of the Republic of Korea and Japan.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Officers During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement officers during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


News Release: United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on Sept. 21, 2022, Paul S. Osterman (age: 36) of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison by Senior District Judge William C. Griesbach.


Release: PHOENIX, AZ - Passengers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport continue to bring a record number of guns to the Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) security checkpoints. As of September 22nd of this year, TSA officers in Phoenix have prevented 133 guns from making it onboard airplanes.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, held a hearing to examine the role of excess corporate price hikes in driving the inflation that U.S. consumers have been experiencing since early 2021.



Arizona City Man Sentenced to 27 Months for  Straw Purchasing 82 Firearms Bound for Mexico

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Sept. 13, 2022, Jorge Zuniga-Aguilera, 23, of Arizona City, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 27 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release. Zuniga-Aguilera previously pleaded guilty to Making a False Statement During the Purchase of a Firearm.


News Release: AKRON - First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that eight individuals were charged today in an 18-count superseding indictment with operating a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed methamphetamine throughout the city of Akron, Portage County and Trumbull County areas.


Raimondo: Administration 'wasting no time' finding experts for CHIPS for America

The Department of Commerce recently announced the leaders for the newly-established CHIPS for America offices.


Rosalez: 'Too many of these workers suffering fatal and serious injuries' in agricultural industry

The U.S. Department of Labor urged employers and employees in the agricultural business to take immediate action to stop an alarming rise in avoidable fatalities and injuries in transportation-related incidents.


Downey: 'Protecting children from dangerous child predators is a priority for the FBI'

Johnny George Gonzalez, 35, of Stratford Texas, was found guilty on multiple counts of sexually exploiting a minor and given a life sentence.


Whitley: Research program 'focused on helping agriculture adapt to, and mitigate its impacts on, our changing climate"

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service is awarding six U.S. universities, including three minority-serving institutions, with $300,000 for research and educational partnerships focused on climate-smart agriculture in tropical countries.


There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 26.


News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Antonio M. Brown, 38, of St. Louis, was sentenced Sept. 19 to 151 months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine. Following his release from federal prison, Brown must complete five years of supervised release.


The US Homeland Security Department published a five page rule on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Senior Official for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Liz Allen Announces the United States Joins International Partnership for Information and Democracy

News Release: Senior Official for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Liz Allen announced today that the United States is joining the International Partnership for Information and Democracy. Spearheaded by France and Reporters Without Borders, the Partnership is a non-binding initiative comprising 45 endorsing countries that promotes democratic principles in the global information and communications space.


News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Kristin Cole Greinke, 41, of Grand Rapids, pleaded guilty to robbing Independent Bank located at 3090 Plainfield Avenue, N.E. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today.