News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Charlottesville Woman Sentenced for Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A Charlottesville woman, who altered and forged checks she obtained without the consent of the checks’ owners, was sentenced yesterday to thirty-six months in federal prison.


News Release: Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Michael McCaul, Chair and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement following the passage of H.R. 7338, the Russia Cryptocurrency Transparency Act, on the House floor yesterday...


Recognition of Pilot in Command Experience in the Military and Air Carrier Operations discussed on Sept. 21 by Transportation Department

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


Champaign Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Child Enticement Crime

News Release: URBANA, Ill. - A Champaign, Illinois, man, Ozgur Kurt, 46, of the 2800 block of Alton Drive, was sentenced on Sept. 20, 2022, to 96 months’ imprisonment for one count of attempted enticement of a minor.


What did Transportation Department publish on Sept. 21?

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department’s Minority Business Development Agency Awards $4.7 Million in Funding to Strengthen Business Centers Across U.S.

News Release: Additional funding from Biden Administration brings total up to $37 million to bolster services that will help minority-owned businesses expand and prosper across 34 states Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is extending an award for $4.72 million in federal funding to strengthen and expand its national network of business centers.


News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - William Harrison Quarterman, III, 33, of Gainesville, Florida, was sentenced on Sept. 20, 2022, to 21 years in federal prison after he pled guilty to drug trafficking, possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon on May 9, 2022. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


U.S. Ratification of the Kigali Amendment

Release: Today, the U.S. Senate, with strong bipartisan support, gave advice and consent to ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The United States will soon join 137 other countries that have already ratified the Kigali Amendment.


Biden-Harris Administration Invests $220 Million in International School Feeding Projects

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $220 million in eight new school feeding projects that are expected to benefit more than a million children across 2,200 schools in food-insecure countries in Africa and East Asia, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today.


Release: By Jane Francis, Public Affairs Specialist, with guest author Somali Bantu Community Association (SBCA) of Maine Executive Director Muhidin Libah and SBCA Intern Holden Turner.


News Release: A Georgia man was sentenced in Nevada yesterday to 18 months in prison for participating in an identity theft conspiracy.


U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Charges Against 47 Defendants in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme

News Release: The Department of Justice announced today federal criminal charges against 47 defendants for their alleged roles in a $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Chair Grijalva Statement on Release of Bill Text for Dirty Permitting Rider

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on the release of text for Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.V.) permitting rider that is proposed to be included in the must-pass Continuing Resolution to fund the government.


News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I send best wishes to the people of Armenia on your Independence Day. Since Armenia declared independence from the Soviet Union more than 30 years ago, we have seen your commitment to democratic values as well as to developing and strengthening your country’s ...


News Release: CONCORD, N.H., - Darvent Cummings, 31, of Brooklyn, New York was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


Records Governing Off-The-Record Communications; Public Notice discussed on Sept. 21 by Energy Department

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


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


News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to time served on his conviction of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Ohio Man Arrested for Child Pornography Offense

News Release: BOSTON - An Ohio man has been arrested in connection with possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).


Florida Man Convicted In Business Email Compromise And Money Laundering Scheme Targeting Hedge Fund

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict against MUSTAPHA RAJI for his participation in a $1.7 million business email compromise and money-laundering scheme that targeted a Manhattan hedge fund. RAJI was convicted...