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.


Former Marine Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Cyberstalking Young Women in ‘Sextortion’ Campaign While on Active Duty

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.


Under Secretary Fernandez Convenes I2U2 Counterparts from India, the UAE, and Israel on the Margins of UNGA 77

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.


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.


Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Child Pornography while on Probation for Prior Sex Offense

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.


Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with Australia Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong

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 ...


Public invited to participate in National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022

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.


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting discussed on Sept. 20 by Commerce Department

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


Bryan Man Sent to Prison for Receiving Paycheck Protection Program Funds While Under Indictment

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...


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $5 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Increase Availability of Childcare in Support of Workforce Participation Among the Nez Perce Tribe

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.


Peters and Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Prevent Foreign Influence in U.S. Policy

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,...