News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022



Energy Department allocates $16 million to fund education on nuclear energy 'to advance the discussion of how communities can best host a variety of nuclear facilities'

The U.S. Department of Energy announced the release of $16 million to support community-level education on consent-based siting, spent nuclear fuel management and interim storage facility siting considerations, according to a release published Tuesday. The funding will be shared among eight awardees over 18 to 24 months.



News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is celebrating 11 home builders and six home raters with the 2022 Indoor air


Nigerian National Residing in Cleveland Sentenced to Prison for Serving as “Money Mule” in Financial Fraud Schemes

News Release: CLEVELAND - A Nigerian national residing in Cleveland was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugent to two and a half years in prison and ordered to pay $438,604.89 in restitution after she pleaded guilty to her role as a “money mule" for various financial fraud schemes that targeted individuals in the United States and elsewhere.


Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will meet with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sept. 23, 2022, in New York City on the margins of the 77th UN General Assembly. As part of our ongoing efforts to maintain open lines of communication and manage competition responsibly, the Secretary will discuss a range of bilateral and global issues with the PRC State Councilor and Foreign Minister.


US Department of Labor recovers $100K in wages for Oklahoma City rehabilitation program residents denied minimum wage, overtime

Release: Employer name: OKC Metro Alliance operating as Men’s and Women’s Firstep Residential Recovery Program Investigation site: 1940 Linwood Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73106 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act ’s ...


Former Teacher Sentenced for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: A Kansas man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for impersonating a minor female on social media and enticing dozens of minors in the Topeka area to record and send him sexually explicit images and videos of themselves.


News Release: A former parole officer with the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation was arrested today after being charged in federal court with civil rights violations, obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal investigators.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DEEJAY WHITE was sentenced today to 21 years in prison for his participation in a May 29, 2019, gunpoint robbery in the Bronx targeting more than 150 kilograms of cocaine; his participation in a conspiracy...


Pittsburgh Felon Sentenced to 12½ Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Law Violations

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 12½ years (152 months) of imprisonment on his conviction of federal narcotics and firearms violations, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


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


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.



Satsuma Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzlment

News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Satsuma woman was sentenced this week to two years in prison for stealing money from her former employer.


Notice published on Sept. 22 by Transportation Department

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


News Release: WASHINGTON -- On Sept. 21, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. approved Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi’s request for an expedited major disaster declaration. The declaration authorizes FEMA to provide individual assistance to survivors in 55 municipalities and public assistance in all 78 Puerto Rico municipalities.


Putnam County Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Crimes

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Laura Danielle Jackson, 32, of Hurricane, pleaded guilty today to two counts of mail fraud and one count of aggravated identify theft.


Final environmental assessment released for the Kachess Dam Safety of Dams modification project

News Release: EASTON, Wash. - The Bureau of Reclamation today released the final environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for the Kachess Dam safety project. Reclamation analyzed cost-effective measures to reduce long-term risks, per Reclamation’s Public Protection Guidelines, to maintain water...


News Release: A dollop of margarine or spread can go a long way to livening up a slice of toast, a piping hot ear of corn or other food. But that enhanced flavor can also come with a side helping of worry over consuming saturated fats, which are used as solidifying agents in some margarines and spreads and give them their butter-like properties.