News from September 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
There was activity on two bills related to the Judiciary Committee on Sept. 14.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON – On Sept. 14, 2022, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) John K. Tien and senior officials from U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) participated in the “High-Level International Conference on Border Security in the Americas,” a virtual event hosted by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A former Oregon dentist pleaded guilty today in federal court for fraudulently converting to his personal use nearly $11.5 million in loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page notice on Sept. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met yesterday with Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretary General Henry Puna at the Pacific Island Conference of Leaders in Hawaii. The leaders discussed the United States’ commitment to enhance our engagement ...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Sept. 14.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks at the second panel of a Committee hearing examining social media’s impact on homeland security.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging James John Melis (52, Largo) with four counts of wire fraud, two counts of bank fraud, and three counts of aggravated identity theft. If convicted, Melis faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A San Bernardino County woman was arrested today on a seven-count federal grand jury indictment alleging she fraudulently obtained more than $500,000 in pandemic-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits by using the names of inmates locked up the California state prison system.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee markup on five bills.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
News Release: (BOSTON) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced decisive action to control currently unregulated stormwater pollution from entering unchecked into the watersheds of the Charles, Mystic and Neponset Rivers and control those pollutants under the Clean Water Act. This is the first ...
By State Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens will travel to Vatican City from September 14-17. During his trip, Special Envoy Carstens will engage with Holy See officials and stakeholders on matters related to the prevention and resolution of wrongful detention and hostage cases worldwide.
By State Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Armed Services Committee on Sept. 14.
By David Beasley | Sep 15, 2022
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia), ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, expressed mixed feelings about the recent proposition to designate two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as “hazardous" substances.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Bay area rapper Mark “Kafani" Hicks, aka Amir Rashad, was sentenced to 87 months in prison for his role in orchestrating a complex loan fraud and identity theft conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds, FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean Ragan, U.S. Postal Inspection...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Nixa, Mo., physician was sentenced in federal court today after taking bribes from a drug manufacturer in exchange for prescribing its fentanyl drug to his patients so often that he ranked highest in the state in net sales of the product.
By State Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
News Release: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii, on September 13 to participate in the 2022 Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL) convened by the East West Center Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP).
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee markup on five bills.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee markup of five bills...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Maine recidivist sex offender has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for failing to register as a sex offender when he moved from Haverhill, Mass. to Fryeburg, Maine.
