News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Victor Clayton, 47, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release by United States District Judge R. Barclay Surrick, for sex trafficking of two minors across state lines.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to increase federal support for local fire departments across the nation has advanced in the Senate. The bill would reauthorize critical Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant programs...



USPTO’s Council for Inclusive Innovation adds government leaders to top spots in whole-of-government approach to expand American entrepreneurship and innovation


Minority Woman-Owned Trucking Company Making Strides to Change Landscape of Trucking Industry


SBA and Transportation Partnerships Aimed at Getting Small Business Federal Contracts, Access to Capital


Memphis marketing and communications firm wins national minority business award


Black Entrepreneur Blueprint 428 - Jay Jones - What To Do When Your Spouse Or Partner Doesn't Support Your Entrepreneurial Dreams


Meet The Couple Whose New Platform Connects Black-Owned Businesses In Costa Rica


How to Find Minority-Owned Businesses on Google, Yelp, Uber Eats and More



Calling All Black Women Entrepreneurs: The Revolt Summit Returns To ATL & You Need To Be There!


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Lawrence Jeffrey Brooks, 41, of Mount Holly, N.C., to 396 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release, and Dustin Blair Henry, 39, of Charlotte, to 235 months in prison and five years of supervised release for drug trafficking and firearms offenses, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


Attempted coercion of minor for sex in undercover investigation sends Billings man to prison for eight years

News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man who was convicted in an undercover investigation after he showed up at a residence believing he was going to meet a minor girl for sex was sentenced today to eight years in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


Commerce Department Minority Business Development Agency Awards $4.7 Million To Boost Business Centers


News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - An Oxford Junction woman, Penny Lane Witt, age 48, was sentenced on Sept. 27, 2022, to 18 months in prison for tax evasion. Witt was also ordered to serve three years on supervised release and pay $75,849 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service.


News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa - Martin Leon Morales, age 40 of Melboure, was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, to 240 months in prison following his guilty plea to Conspiracy to Distribute 50 grams or more of Methamphetamine.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Guatemalan national pled guilty to unlawful transportation of an illegal alien within the United States.


Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is posting two Regulatory Status Review (RSR) responses under the revised biotechnology regulations at 7 CFR part 340. APHIS reviewed a modified corn plant from Agrivida, Inc. The corn was modified ...