News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Pallone Opening Remarks at Full Committee Markup

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a full Committee markup of 24 bills...


Vallejo Tax Preparer and Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Assisting in Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Emilio Lara, 55, of American Canyon, pleaded guilty Tuesday to willfully aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent income tax returns, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Peters Hearing with Archivist Nominee Highlights Importance of Preserving and Protecting Federal Records

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to consider the pending nomination of Dr. Colleen Shogan to serve as the Archivist of the United States, the chief administrator of the National Archives and Records...


Mexican Drug Trafficker Extradited to the United States on Federal Violations

News Release: PLANO, Texas - A Mexican national with dual citizenship has been extradited from Mexico to the United States to face drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Four Former Georgia Correctional Officers Sentenced for Assaults on Inmate and Cover-Up

News Release: Four former supervisory and deputy correctional officers at the Valdosta State Prison in Valdosta, Georgia, were sentenced today in federal court in the Middle District of Georgia for their roles in orchestrating, administering and then seeking to conceal the beating of a handcuffed inmate in their custody.



Reclamation awards $10.3 million to 26 Tribes for drought response water projects

News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that 26 Tribes in 12 states will receive $10.3 million through the Native American Affairs Technical Assistance to Tribes Program. This will help support Native American Tribes in their efforts to prepare for and mitigate the impacts of drought.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 21, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $63 million Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to Delaware today for water infrastructure improvements in local communities that protect public health and restore water quality.


News Release: BOSTON - A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston in connection with a wire fraud and money laundering scheme involving funds obtained from “romance scam" victims.


Export Sales to Mexico and Unknown

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.


Man charged with coercion of a minor in Las Cruces

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Shah Mahmood Selab made an initial appearance in federal court on a criminal complaint charging him with coercion and enticement of a minor. Selab, 35, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, will remain in custody pending a detention hearing, which has not been scheduled.


Former Airman sentenced to five years in prison for child pornography

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Nicholas Anthony Bianco was sentenced on Sept. 20 to five years in prison. Bianco, 38, pleaded guilty on May 6, 2021, to distribution of child pornography.


News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Pascagoula man was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.



Klein: 'I will seize the opportunity to steward a critical shift' in transition to electric cars

A newly formed government office tasked with creating a nationwide network of electric-vehicle charging stations has its first executive director.


Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Jihadist-Inspired Attack on New York City Police Department Officers

News Release: Defendant Stabbed One NYPD Officer in the Neck, Robbed the Officer of his Service Weapon and Fired the Weapon at Several NYPD Officers.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas man made his initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach for two carjackings involving separate victims. The defendant shot at both the victim and police during the second incident.


News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - The former finance director and accounting technician for the Town of Spring Lake, Gay Cameron Tucker, pled guilty today to embezzling over $500,000 from the Town of Spring Lake between 2016 and 2021.


Tennessee Man Sentenced to More than 27 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Crimes

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Matthew Corban Hagy, 51, of Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced today to 27 years and four months in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for production and possession of child pornography. Hagy must also register as a sex offender.