News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


News Release: ST. LOUIS - A bank branch manager from Florissant, Missouri appeared in court Thursday to answer charges accusing her of stealing $175,000 from elderly customers.


Secretary Walsh, Ambassador Tai join Japanese, European trade, labor ministers to express concerns about reported global increase in forced labor

News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Katherine Tai today united with Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura Yasutoshi and its Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Katsunobu Katō; and the European Commission’s Executive Vice President ...


There was activity on five bills related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on Sept. 15.


Sept. 15: bills handled by Judiciary Committee

There was activity on 15 bills related to the Judiciary Committee on Sept. 15.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Indiana Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Steven Loren Mandrell, 44, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced today to two years and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


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...



Ji Rong: 'Needy Afghan families received China-donated food aid in the capital city of Kabul'

Ji Rong, a counsellor in China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said China has been providing food to families in Afghanistan.


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Helicopters on Sept. 15

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Round Rock Man Arrested for Traveling to Republic of Colombia to Have Sex with Minors

News Release: AUSTIN - A Round Rock man was arrested today in Round Rock on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place.


Blinken: U.S. calls on leaders 'to put Ethiopia on a path that achieves a lasting peace'

Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed support for the peace efforts being made by the African Union and Tigrayan government regarding the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia.


Navarro: Minnesota federal contractor's failure 'clear violation of their legal obligations'

The Department of Labor asked the Office of Administrative Law Judges to compel a federal contractor in Minnesota and its Washington subsidiary to provide paperwork and information to complete a compliance review.


Garcia: EPA working to 'protect human health and safeguard the Guánica Bay'

A former fertilizer company in Guánica, Puerto Rico, is among five sites the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added to its Superfund National Priorities List.


Schierbaum: Rapper's arrest, sentencing 'a win-win situation for the city and the citizens of Atlanta'

Atlanta rapper Paper Lovee received a federal prison sentence for seven years and four months for firearm possession.


Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Natural Disasters

News Release: Physical loss loans can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses. Examples of property commonly affected include essential farm buildings, fixtures to real estate, equipment, livestock, perennial crops, fruit and nut bearing trees and harvested or stored crops and hay.


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a special pleasure to receive my colleague and friend, the Foreign Minister of South Africa Naledi Pandor. This is just a very small way to return the extraordinary hospitality that the foreign minister showed to me and our team when we visited South ...


USDA Designates Neosho County, Kansas, as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...


Transportation Department discusses Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs on Sept. 15

The US Transportation Department published a nine page proposed rule on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.