News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Spokane Woman Sentenced to 23 Years for Child Sex Trafficking

News Release: Spokane - On Sept. 21, 2022, U.S. District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Kylie Ruby Flores, 31, of Spokane, to 23 years in prison for conspiracy to engage in the sex trafficking of a six-year-old girl, whom Flores made available to an adult man for sexual abuse in exchange for housing, cash, and sneakers. Flores will also be on federal supervision for the remainder of her life.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Orange County Man Charged with Interfering with Flight Crew After Assault on Flight Attendant Was Captured on Video

News Release: LOS ANGELES - An Orange County man was charged today in a federal criminal complaint that alleges he punched a flight attendant in the back of the head during a flight from Mexico to Los Angeles - an assault that a fellow passenger recorded on video.


News Release: Former Executive Director of Mississippi Department of Human Services Pleads Guilty for Conspiring to Defraud the State of Mississippi.


Interior Department Announces Next Steps to Address Drought Crisis Gripping the Colorado River Basin

News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - As the worsening drought crisis continues to impact communities across the West, senior leaders from the Department of the Interior are outlining new and urgent actions to improve and protect the long-term sustainability of the Colorado River System.


Release: Today in Pittsburgh, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry joined the Government of Australia as it signed a Letter of Intent between the Australian government, represented by Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen, and nine companies - Akamai, Amazon, Cisco, Google, Iron Mountain,...


Agency Information Collection Activities; Land Use Application and Permit discussed on Sept. 22 by Interior Department

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


Gary Man Sentenced to 92 Months in Prison

News Release: For Firearm Offense. HAMMOND- Schickell Best, 34 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon on his plea guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Best was sentenced to 92 months in prison...


News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that a federal grand jury returned an indictment last week charging a Philadelphia man with robbing an armored security truck at gunpoint.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A California man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge for his actions 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.


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News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas resident was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon to 51 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for trying to burn down the Foley Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in 2020.


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

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.


Sleep and Respiratory Equipment Manufacturer to Pay  $1.2 Million to Resolve Allegations of Unlawful Kickbacks

News Release: Philips RS North America LLC, formerly known as Respironics, Inc. (“Respironics"), a nationwide manufacturer of sleep and respiratory durable medical equipment (“DME"), has agreed to pay $1,283,825.40 to settle allegations that it unlawfully induced referrals for its equipment in violation of the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute.