News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on the announcement that Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) will join the Committee for the remainder of the 117th Congress.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, in response to questioning from Ranking Member Rob Portman (R-OH) at the second panel of a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing examining social media’s impact on homeland security, Chris Cox, the Chief Product Officer at Meta, refused to commit to revise Meta’s policies that result in higher rates of child sexual abuse material on the platform.


News Release: A man who was arrested in Los Angeles while trying to transport five pounds of methamphetamine to Iowa pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to violation of federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today.


Four Red River Army Depot Officials and Vendors Sentenced in Federal Bribery and Conspiracy Scheme

News Release: TEXARKANA, Texas - Four individuals, including two Red River Army Depot (RRAD) officials, have been sentenced for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP grant application closes on Sept. 22

OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Missing & Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance grant opened on Sept. 15.


Release: Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial backyard flock (poultry) in Obion County, Tennessee.


Release: WASHINGTON Earlier today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm David Pekoske for a second term as the Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) seventh Administrator.


Former Secretary/Treasurer of Mercer County Township Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $150,000

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Largo, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of mail fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


My Groceries to Go

Release: By Kara Motosicky, Acting Public Affairs Director.


News Release: Defendant previously convicted of a child pornography offense.



25 Charged in Drug Bust Targeting Recording Studio

News Release: DALLAS, TX - Twenty-five alleged drug traffickers have been charged in “Operation Papercheck Fresh," announced DEA Dallas Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chávez.


There were nine press releases published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs in August.


25 Charged in Drug Bust Targeting Recording Studio

News Release: Twenty-five alleged drug traffickers have been charged in “Operation Papercheck Fresh," announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


Transportation Department discusses Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Harris Aerial, LLC on Sept. 14

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Highlands Ranch Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Raul Rene Rodriguez-Romero, 33, of Highlands Ranch, has been sentenced to 5 years in federal prison after earlier pleading guilty to distribution of more than 500 grams of methamphetamine and money laundering.


Mace: Democrats Ignore Biden Administration’s Suppression of Free Speech

News Release: WASHINGTON- Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) opened today’s hearing by questioning why Democrats are focusing on threats to environmental activists’ freedom of speech but have zero interest in examining the Biden Administration’s numerous and well-documented...


There was activity on one bill related to the Foreign Relations Committee on Sept. 14.