News from September 2022

By State Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
Release: This International Day of Democracy, we underscore our commitment to democracy as we strive for a more inclusive, equitable, and peaceful world. As President Biden has emphasized “…we must start with diplomacy rooted in America’s most cherished democratic values: defending freedom, championing opportunity, upholding universal rights, respecting rule of law, and treating every person with dignity."
By State Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
News Release: The United States continues to hold the Russian government to account for its war against Ukraine. Today, we are taking actions against major Russian defense entities, key advanced-technology firms that support Russia’s defense industrial base, and financial infrastructure. We are also taking actions against a Russian military intelligence agency and against individuals connected to human rights abuses, both in the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine and within Russia itself.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
News Release: A federal grand jury in Yakima, Washington, returned an indictment charging a Washington woman and her now-closed company with manufacturing and distributing tainted fruit juice and deceiving customers about the contaminated products.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Victor Blanco, age 39, and Isaac Carreno, age 25, inmates at United States Penitentiary Canaan (USP Canaan), Waymart, Pennsylvania, were indicted on Sept. 13, 2022, by a federal grand jury for assault and unlawfully possessing a prohibited object.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
News Release: In the fall of 2015, RICKEY CLAYBRON and his co-conspirators carried out three violent robberies and one attempted robbery, using firearms to terrorize store clerks and patrons while stealing cigarettes and cash. Claybron or his co-conspirators physically assaulted, restrained, and shot at some of the store employees, wounding one of them.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice today published an article describing two NIJ-supported studies that examine the impacts of bias victimization, including hate crimes, harassment and threats, across Latino populations. Both studies underscored the significant negative mental health consequences of experiencing bias-motivated incidents based on ethnicity or national origin.

By State Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
News Release: On behalf of the United States government and the people of the United States, I congratulate Guatemala on the 201st celebration of its Independence Day.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
News Release: Fraud Scheme Included $12.4 Million in Paycheck Protection Plan Loans.

By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 302, the Preventing a Patronage System Act...

By EPA Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
News Release: BOSTON (Sept. 15, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has A recent settlement between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a power control system manufacturer in Hingham, Mass. means the facility is now performing the training and inspections necessary to comply with federal and state laws regulating the management of hazardous waste. The company has also agreed pay a penalty of $121,546 under the terms of the settlement.

By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
Release: Thank you, Vince, for that introduction. And thank you to the Chamber for inviting me to join you today.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 19.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - An Illinois man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with coercion and enticement of a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
The US Justice Department published a four page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
News Release: The Justice Department and the City of Albuquerque (City) today agreed that because the City has sustained compliance with significant provisions of the consent decree for the last two years, covering the Albuquerque Police Department (APD), the City now will self-assess compliance with those provisions. ...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the federal government’s role in supporting the commercialization of fusion energy.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Matthew Berresford, age 44, of Straban Township, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury with child pornography charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2022
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: Five people affiliated with Georgia dive shops have admitted submitting false claims to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through scuba classes targeting military veterans education benefits.