News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


News Release: DETROIT - Three family members of the former executive director of the St. Clair Housing Commission, Lorena Loren, pleaded guilty today to various federal offenses due to their involvement in Loren’s fraudulent scheme to steal money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin Before Their Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. Yogi, Jin, wonderful to be with you again, and wonderful to be with you in this trilateral format.


News Release: DETROIT - A man previously convicted and imprisoned for four bank robberies was sentenced last week to 71 months in federal prison for stealing the identities of ten people to commit bank fraud, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Mali on the 62nd anniversary of your independence.


News Release: HONOLULU - Micah Roman-Santos, 23, of Oahu, pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenneth J. Mansfield to two counts of bank robbery, one count of armed bank robbery, and one count of attempted Hobbs Act robbery. Sentencing is set for Jan. 25, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi.


News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Don V. Cisternino (46, Chuluota) has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and illegal monetary transaction. Cisternino faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for the wire fraud, up to 10 years’...


Berkeley County man sentenced for drug charge

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Dandre Trayham, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced this week to 51 months of incarceration for distributing heroin, fentanyl, cocaine base, and cocaine hydrochloride, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.



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



NIST Awards Funding to 5 Universities to Advance Standards Education

News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md. - The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made five awards totaling nearly $500,000 to support standards education in undergraduate and graduate curricula. The disciplines supported by this year’s awards include infrastructure improvement and resilience, building information modeling, nanomaterials engineering, aerospace, robotics and sustainability.



Boyd County Man Pleads Guilty to Violent Kidnapping

News Release: ASHLAND, Ky. - A Catlettsburg, Ky., man, Jonathan Lee Smithers, 41, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, before U.S. District Judge David Bunning, to a federal kidnapping charge.


TSA officials commemorate 20th anniversary of the federalization of Buffalo-Niagara International Airport

Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. Officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will mark the 20th anniversary of the federalization of Buffalo-Niagara International Airport (BUF) airport on Saturday, Sept. 24.


FEMA Awards Nearly $3 Million to Keene State College for COVID Testing

News Release: BOSTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending nearly $3 million to the State of New Hampshire to reimburse Keene State College for the cost of providing testing for students and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



FNS Awards Grant to The Chickasaw Nation to Provide Mobile Payment Options for WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program

Release: DALLAS, Sept. 23, 2022 USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) today awarded a grant of $249,710 to The Chickasaw Nation as part of the third round of Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants. This investment will help improve equitable access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for participants of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, commonly known as WIC.


Homeland Security Department discusses 2022 Liquid Chemical Categorization Updates on Sept. 22

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


There was activity on four bills related to the Finance Committee on Sept. 22.