News from September 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that a federal jury in Lake Charles returned a guilty verdict late yesterday against Joseph Randall Boswell, Sr., 53, of Elizabeth, Louisiana, following a week-long trial. Boswell was convicted of one count of bankruptcy fraud and one count of tax evasion. United States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. presided over the trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: Justice Department Hosts 17th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation on Violence Against Women.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: NEW ALBANY - Tracy E. Leonard, 53, of Clarksville, Indiana, was sentenced to nine months in federal prison after pleading guilty to subscribing to a false federal income tax return.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: Mendenhall received over $45,000 in fraudulently obtained benefits and laundered most of the funds by purchasing cryptocurrency.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) today to commemorate the school’s 50th anniversary. She delivered remarks at an event celebrating the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-operated post-secondary school and its ongoing work to empower Indigenous students and provide a quality, culturally competent education to students from across the country.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor today completed her first official visit to Guam where she met with island leaders, emphasized the agency’s commitment to the people of Guam, and announced new investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 22.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.5 million grant to the Maui Academy of Performing Arts, Wailuku, Hawaii, to stimulate the diversified growth of the local tourism sector by boosting training in the creative arts. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Sept. 20.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million grant to the Nevada Division of Outdoor Recreation, Carson City, Nevada, to support the growth of the tourism sector in Boulder City. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: HOUSTON - A 47-year-old Colorado man has admitted to threatening a woman with releasing sexually-explicit images unless she moved with him across the country, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: For better or for worse, family relationships play a central role in shaping an individual’s well-being across the course of their life. These relationships can be a source of comfort, guidance, and strength to draw from in times of stress. Developing and nurturing your family can also give you the lift you need to endure life’s challenges and meet your goals with confidence and courage.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on Sept. 20.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Ulises Pena, 39, a former California Department of Motor Vehicles employee in Bakersfield, pleaded guilty Monday to illegally producing California commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) in exchange for bribes, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By State Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: On Sept. 21, 2022, U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain will host an event on “Pathways to Respect” in the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York City, New York.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Miguel Vargas-Narez (44, Mexico) to 40 months in federal prison following his convictions for possession of a firearm by an alien unlawfully in the United States and illegal reentry into the United States. Vargas entered guilty pleas to the charges on June 1, 2022.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5 million grant to the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians, Kelseyville, California, to jumpstart the Tribe’s renewable energy industry through development of a sustainable fuel processing facility. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.2 million grant to the Venango County Economic Development Authority, Franklin, Pennsylvania, for partial renovation of the historic Oil City National Bank building to accommodate new business growth. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $792,848 grant to Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to renovate an existing aircraft hangar at the Cedar Rapids Airport into a learning facility for the Aviation Maintenance Technician program. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
