News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Iowa City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Failure to Register

News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - Stephen Claude Ramond Pickett, age 46 of Iowa City, was sentenced on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, to 30 months in prison following his guilty plea to a charge of Failure to Register. Pickett was also ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release following his prison term.


US Department of Labor, Louisiana Workforce Commission renew partnership to protect workers from misclassification

Release: Participant: Louisiana Workforce Commission Address: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Description: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division renewed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The memorandum provides opportunities for federal and state staff cross-training ...


There are three releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 30.


BLM and Northern Nevada Correctional Center announce wild horse adoption event for October 2022

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries have announced a saddle-started adoption event at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center on Saturday, October 8, 2022.


How To Apply for Federal and State Individual Assistance

News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska- Residents of the Regional Educational Attendance Areas of Bering Strait, Kashunamiut, Lower Kuskokwim and Lower Yukon who suffered property damage or loss from September’s severe storm, flooding and landslides are now eligible to apply for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency...



Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Suzanne, thank you very, very much. And colleagues, it is wonderful to see you all around this table. Thank you so much for being here. Welcome to the State Department. Welcome to the Benjamin Franklin Room. You can see to my left Franklin looking out over us. He was America’s first...


US Department of Labor recovers $173K for 26 workers of Mississippi home companionship provider that denied proper overtime pay

Release: Employer: Heart2Heart Homecare Service Inc. Investigation site: 483 John R. Junkin Drive Natchez, MS 39120 Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found the employer - a third-party entity that provides workers to private homes needing assistance - failed ...


Wilkinsburg Felon Pleads Guilty to Possessing Crack Cocaine, Gun and Ammunition

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics and firearm laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Donahvon Troutman, 33, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


Former Caldwell Police Department Lieutenant Convicted of Falsifying Records, Witness Tampering, and Destruction of Records

News Release: BOISE - A federal jury convicted a former Caldwell Police Department Lieutenant of falsifying a record or document in a federal investigation, witness tampering by harassment, and destroying a record to impair its use in an official proceeding. The jury found Hoadley not guilty of willful deprivation of rights under color of law.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - A woman from Franklin County, Missouri on Wednesday admitted fraudulently applying for three Paycheck Protection Program loans while being prosecuted on an unrelated $727,000 embezzlement case.


Westlake Financial to Pay Over $225,000 to Resolve Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Claims

News Release: The Justice Department today announced that Westlake Financial has agreed to pay over $225,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by failing to provide qualified servicemembers with interest rate benefits for the entire period required under the SCRA and by improperly delaying approval of interest rate benefit requests.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the U.S.-Pacific Island Country Leaders Working Lunch On People-Centered Development in the Pacific

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Suzanne, thank you very, very much. And colleagues, it is wonderful to see you all around this table. Thank you so much for being here. Welcome to the State Department. Welcome to the Benjamin Franklin Room. You can see to my left Franklin looking out over us. He was America’s first ...


News Release: A former Chicago Police Officer has been indicted on a federal civil rights charge for allegedly kidnapping and sexually abusing an individual while on duty.


News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) latest report detailing the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Administration for Children and Families’ cover-up of its endangerment of countless unaccompanied children at the southern border...


State Department: Bosnian prosecutor 'engaged in corruption'

The U.S. designated Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) state prosecutor Diana Kajmakovic for corrupt actions which put her own personal and political gain before the needs of the citizens.


Buttigieg: DOT, FLOW partnership is an 'initiative to share information and help move goods more quickly and cheaply'

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Port Envoy General Stephen Lyons hosted a convening of Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) partners to advance the initiative's development and welcome new members.


Rhode Island Man Convicted of Defrauding Investors and Tax Evasion

News Release: Diverted Millions to Fund His Lavish Lifestyle and Paid No Taxes.


Public Invited to Appeal or Comment on Flood Maps for Portion of Coal County, Oklahoma Within the Chickasaw Nation

News Release: DENTON, Texas - Revised preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps are available for review for portions of Coal County, Oklahoma located within the Chickasaw Nation. Residents and business owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements.