News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Oakland Investment Advisor Charged With Securities Fraud

News Release: Defendant Traded On Friend’s Inside Information And Generated $242,000 Of Trading Profits In Family and Clients’ Accounts.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A South Bay man has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for cyberstalking multiple young women in a “sextortion" campaign he waged while he was an active-duty member of the United States Marine Corps, the Justice Department announced today.


News Release: Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez met today with his I2U2 Group counterparts Indian Minister of External Affairs Economic Relations Secretary Dammu Ravi, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Alon Ushpiz, and United Arab Emirates Minister of State Ahmed bin Ali Al Sayegh in New York on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly Meeting.


Declaration of Leaders’ Summit on Global Food Security

News Release: We, the leaders of the Governments of Spain, the United States of America, the African Union, the European Union, Colombia, Germany, Indonesia, and Nigeria, having met on Sept. 20, 2022, affirm our commitment to act with urgency, at scale and in concert, to respond to the urgent food security and nutrition needs of hundreds of millions of people around the world.


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.


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Highland Springs man pleaded guilty today to distribution of child pornography.



DOE-NETL grant application closes on Nov. 28

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL): Storage, Validation and Testing (Section 40305): Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE): Phases III, III.5, and IV grant opened on Sept. 21.


News Release: Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong in New York City. During their meeting, the Secretary emphasized the importance of the United States’ and Australia’s partnership and shared interest in a free and open Indo-Pacific region. She and ...


News Release: FALLS CHURCH, Va. - BLM Eastern States invites the public to attend two National Public Lands Day events hosted by the Northeastern and Southeastern District offices on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $5 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Industrial Park Development to Support Business Growth in East Wenatchee, Washington

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5 million grant to the Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority, East Wenatchee, Washington, to support opportunities for new business development through the renovation and completion of partially-finished commercial infrastructure. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.8 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Increase High-Speed Internet in Support of Business Growth in Waterloo, Iowa

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.8 million grant to the city of Waterloo, Iowa, to expand internet connectivity for the city’s business corridor. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


Foxx Stands Up for Borrowers

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor in opposition to S. 1098, the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act, because of its flawed design, inability to provide borrowers stuck in joint consolidated loans immediate relief, and failure to protect taxpayers...


News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 28-year-old Austin resident and active duty Army National Guardsman has been sent to prison for possession with intent to distribute kilogram quantities of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Madison Felon Sentenced to 24 Months for Illegal Gun Possession

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Dwayne Peeples, 42, Madison, Wisconsin was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 24 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as felon. This prison term will be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Peeples pleaded guilty to this charge on June 15, 2022.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: HOUSTON - A 46-year-old Texan has been ordered to prison following his conviction of wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Release: The Department of State yesterday announced an additional contribution of $1 million through its Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs to the UN Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM). During an event cohosted on the margins of the UN General Assembly by the Department...


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 Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai, Idaho, to increase Tribal workforce participation through construction of a new childcare center. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve our nation’s ability to prevent foreign governments, including adversaries like the Chinese and Russian Governments,...