News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement on news that U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, who has been held in captivity by the Taliban for almost two years, has been released.


News Release: HOUSTON - A 43-year-old Houston rapper has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to distribute and distributing meth, cocaine and opioids, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney B. Lowery.


Franklin County Man Sentenced to 162 Months for Receiving of Child Pornography

News Release: FRANFORT, Ky. - A man residing in Frankfort, Kentucky, Marcus Tate, 39, was sentenced on Friday to 162 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Gregory VanTatenhove, for the receipt of child pornography.


Two North Carolina Tax Preparers Plead Guilty to $5 Million Tax Conspiracy

News Release: WASHINGTON - Two North Carolina women pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States by preparing false tax returns for clients and causing them to be filed with the IRS. In total, Hawkins, Ricks, and their co-conspirators caused more than 1,000 false tax returns to be filed with the IRS that claimed a total of approximately $5 million in fraudulent refunds.


News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man has been charged in federal court in Boston in connection with illegally possessing ammunition.


There was activity on one bill related to the Foreign Relations Committee on Sept. 19.


US Department of Labor recovers $230K in back wages for  274 Austin-area restaurants’ workers denied full tips by employer

News Release: AUSTIN, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $230,353 in back wages for 274 workers employed by a popular central Texas barbecue restaurant operator after an investigation found the employer gave a portion of employee tips to restaurant managers - a practice not allowed by federal law.



Houston rapper “The Breadman” sentenced for trafficking narcotics


Spokane Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking


Leader of Drug Distribution Organization Sentenced to Ten Years


Victoria Resident that Fled Police with Handgun and Kilo of Meth Sent to Prison


21 Indicted In Lawrence and Southbridge Area Cocaine and Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracies



Colombian Man Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Prison for Obstruction of Justice


Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Freedom of Expression Roundtable

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. Before we begin, let me just take a moment to again welcome the safe return of Mark Frerichs, an American Navy veteran who spent more than two and a half years in captivity in Afghanistan. His return is the culmination of many, many months of tireless and effective ...


Dominican National Sentenced to 38 Months in Prison for Selling Oxycodone from New Britain Grocery Store


Leader of Lawrence Area Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Charges


Fourteen new citizens sworn in on September 17, 2022 at Naturalization Ceremony in Bandelier National Monument


Blue Mesa Water Quality Advisory – Toxic Algae Found