News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Heroin and Fentanyl Near a Local Park in Dubuque

News Release: A man who distributed heroin and fentanyl in Dubuque, Iowa, plead guilty in federal court on Sept. 14, 2022.


News Release: FEMA is providing free information about how to make your home stronger and safer - whether it was damaged by this summer’s flooding or not.


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

News Release: BOSTON - The leader of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, carfentanil and fentanyl analogue in and around the Lawrence area, as well as to possessing a loaded firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking offense.


Lifting of Defense Trade Restrictions on the Republic of Cyprus for Fiscal Year 2023

News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken determined and certified to Congress that the Republic of Cyprus has met the necessary conditions under relevant legislation to allow the approval of exports, re-exports, and transfers of defense articles to the Republic of Cyprus for fiscal year 2023. Compliance ...


Everett, Washington, man pleads guilty to possession of stolen firearm

News Release: Defendant stole high-powered rifle from Seattle Police Vehicle during destruction in downtown Seattle on May 30, 2020.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Seiad Valley, California, pleaded guilty in federal court to violation of federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a hearing with the Federal Chief Information Officer (FCIO)-who is responsible for promoting innovative IT uses and overseeing federal technology spending across government-to examine the current state of the federal government’s information technology modernization strategy.


Mexican Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Return to the United States After Removal

News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Mexican national pled guilty to the federal crime of unlawful return of an alien after removal, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca of the Southern District of Mississippi, and Jason E. Schneider, Chief Patrol Agent of the U.S. Border Patrol’s New Orleans Sector.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Largo, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of mail fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.



Environmental Protection Agency discusses Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New York; Consumer Products on Sept. 16

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Notice published on Sept. 16 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Mexican Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting an Illegal Alien within the U.S.

News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Mexican national pled guilty to the federal felony offense of unlawful transportation of an illegal alien within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca, Chief Patrol Agent Jason E. Schneider of the U.S. Border Patrol’s New Orleans Sector, and Special Agent in Charge David L. Denton of Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans.


Chairs Thompson, Clarke Applaud $1 Billion in Funding for New State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program

News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, & Innovation, released the below statement on news that the Department of Homeland Security...


News Release: MIAMI - On Sept. 15, 2022, Didier Perez Perez, Lester Leyniel Soca Diaz, and Yoandy Alonso were indicted by a Miami Southern District of Florida Grand Jury for transporting Cuban nationals into the U.S. via Monroe County, Fla., to a migrant stash house in Hialeah, Fla., where they were held for a requested ransom of $15,000.


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


News Release: Defendant Distributed Drug From Residence in Northeast Washington.


What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on Sept. 16?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, applauded the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for releasing the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the new State and Local Cybersecurity Grant program.