News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


News Release: PHILADELPHIA -United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Saifuddin Hasan, 21, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged by Indictment with three counts of Hobbs Act Robbery in connection with three armed robberies which all occurred on the same night in December 2021, in Montgomery County and Philadelphia.




News Release: BOSTON - A drug distributor within a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) has pleaded guilty to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving cocaine and cocaine base (crack cocaine).


Former Maui Public Official and Honolulu Businessman Charged with Federal Bribery and Honest Services Fraud Offenses

News Release: HONOLULU - United States Attorney Clare E. Connors and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Steven Merrill announced that Stewart Olani Stant, 55, a former Maui County public official, and Milton Choy, 60, a Honolulu businessman, have been charged with felony offenses stemming from...


News Release: COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on September 8, 2022, the Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Dominique Troupe (also known as “Wop" and “Juice"), 35, of Colchester with one count of possessing with intent to distribute cocaine base.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) opened today’s hearing on “Project Federal Information Technology: Make IT Work" by highlighting that pouring billions of dollars and waiting decades does not mean agencies will get their IT houses in order. He emphasized...


Agency Information Collection Activities: Solid Minerals and Geothermal Collections discussed on Sept. 16 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 51-year-old Mexican national who was head of Cartel del Golfo (CDG) from 2003 to 2012 has been ordered to prison and to pay millions for his role in conspiring to distribute cocaine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, Houston Division Daniel C. Comeaux and U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Energy Department discusses Rapidan Mill, LLC, American Climate Partners; Notice of Transfer of Exemption on Sept. 16

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The Keyhole Route is temporarily closed at the Keyhole to the summit of Longs Peak due to recovery operations for a deceased male above the Ledges. The temporary closure will be in place until tomorrow and possibly Monday until the recovery operations are complete.


Transportation Department discusses Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility Determination for a Foreign-Built Vessel: CHARM (Sail); Invitation for Public Comments on Sept. 16

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Oxford, Miss.- A Greenville man was held in jail without bond today following his arrest last Friday for making online threats to commit a mass shooting in Greenville, Mississippi.


News Release: BOSTON - A North Andover man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for fraudulently using someone else’s Social Security number.


READOUT: Assistant Secretary Taryn Williams applauds efforts of US Conference of Mayors to support workers’ mental health

News Release: WASHINGTON - At a meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy Taryn Williams applauded the launch of the Mental Health and Employment Working Group as it seeks to identify policies, plans and practices to address and support workers’ mental health needs in the nation’s cities.


Colorado Springs Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Weapons Charge

News Release: DENVER- The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Zachary Lawhead, age 35, of Colorado Springs, was sentenced to 92 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon and possession with intent to distribute more than five grams of methamphetamine.


USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Georgia


At Subcommittee Hearing, Witnesses Call on Congress to Address Rampant Mail Theft in Philadelphia, Nationwide