News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on September 9, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


“SENATE RESOLUTION 767--DESIGNATING THE WEEK BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 11, 2022, AS ``NATIONAL DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS RECOGNITION WEEK''“ was published in the Senate section on page S4643 on Sept. 15


News Release: House Ways and Means Committee and Energy and Commerce Committee leaders introduced legislation to honor the late Congresswoman Walorski by reauthorizing the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program. The bill increases funding for services that aid new parents and their children...


Under Secretary Fernandez’s Meeting with Republic of Korea 2nd Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee

Release: Today, Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez met with Republic of Korea (ROK) 2nd Vice Foreign Minister Lee Do-hoon on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York, New York. Under Secretary Fernandez and Vice Foreign Minister Lee affirmed the strength of the U.S.-ROK economic relationship,...


News Release: LAS VEGAS - An undocumented individual residing in Las Vegas was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 16, by U.S. District Judge James C. Mahan to three years and five months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegally returning to the United States after deportation.


News Release: DOT Will Host Business Forum to Improve Access to Capital and Resources in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Today, the USDOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development ...


Oversight Committee Passes Legislation to Expand D.C.’s Autonomy, Protect the Health of Federal Employees

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the Committee voted favorably to approve the District of Columbia Home Rule Expansion Act, the Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act of 2022, and several other bills to improve government operations...


How politicians on Ways and Means Committee dealt with bills on Sept. 20

There was activity on six bills related to the Ways and Means Committee on Sept. 20.


Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to West Virginia

News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 20, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $83 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to West Virginia today for water infrastructure improvements.


Warren Man Sentenced to More Than 24 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Leading Drug Trafficking Organization

News Release: CLEVELAND - Vincent Richardson Jr., 30, of Warren, Ohio, was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, to more than 24 years in prison and ordered to pay a $4,000 special assessment by U.S. District Judge Christopher A. Boyko after he pleaded guilty in May 2022 to 40 counts of charges related to his role in leading a drug trafficking conspiracy.


Bills addressed by Energy and Commerce Committee on Sept. 20

There was activity on seven bills related to the Energy and Commerce Committee on Sept. 20.


Kern County Man Sentenced to Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Ammunition

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Jessie Gonzalez, 26, of Wasco, was sentenced today to three years and 10 months in prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: Defendant Successfully Stole $2,385,000. WASHINGTON - Elias Eldabbagh, 31, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for carrying out a scheme to steal more than $31 million under the CARES Act and laundering the proceeds of the crime. Eldabbagh succeeded in stealing $2,385,000 under...


Tucson Man Indicted for Migrant Smuggling and  Threatening to Murder a Border Patrol Agent

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On September 8, 2022, a federal grand jury in Tucson returned a six-count indictment against Jesus Alberto Ibarra-Barraza, 31, of Tucson, Arizona, for Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit, four counts of Transportation of an Illegal Alien for Profit, and one count of Threats to Murder an Employee of the United States.


News Release: CLEVELAND - Carlos Dashawn Brown, 28, of Bowling Green and Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, to 38 months in prison and ordered to pay $177,716.07 in restitution by U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. after Brown pleaded guilty to the unauthorized use of an access device, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.


Comer: We Must Deliver Transparency About Biden Family’s Shady Business Deals

News Release: WASHINGTON-At today’s markup, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks in support of H. Res. 1243, which requires President Biden to hand over documents related to the Biden family’s international business schemes and influence peddling. The resolution...


News Release: FBI Statement on Thursday Training Incident, Injuries.


Farm Service Agency set to publish a new notice on Sept. 23

There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 23.


What releases are upcoming from the Justice Department on Sept. 22

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 22.


News Release: WASHINGTON ­-- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to supplement tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding May 2-8, 2022.