News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


News Release: BOSTON - U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins announced today that $642,702 from the civil forfeiture of a Waltham home of two fugitives has been approved for deposit to the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, which provides compensation to United States persons injured in acts of international state-sponsored terrorism.


USDA-FS offers new grant application process starting Sept. 14

USDA Forest Service - GLRI Forest Restoration 2022 grant opened on Sept. 14.


Buttigieg: 'Passengers deserve transparency and clarity on what to expect from an airline'

U.S. Department of Transportation recently rolled out a new airline customer service dashboard to provide information about improvements to customer service by airlines.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Sept. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department publishes notice on Sept. 13

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


22 press releases published in August by U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency

There were 22 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency in August.


News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - Three defendants entered guilty pleas in federal court today resulting from three separate Project Safe Childhood investigations centered in Southwest Georgia.


Haaland: Interior 'has a unique responsibility to be a model for diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility'

The Department of the Interior recently released its Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Strategic Plan, which outlines plans to root the agency’s work in equity and justice, address barriers to access to the outdoors and increase equal employment opportunities throughout their bureaus and offices.


Sen. Murray Statement on Republicans’ National Abortion Ban: “Chilling”

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on Senate Republicans’ introduction of a federal ban on abortion.



San Jose Group Homes Owner Pleads Guilty To Fraud By Diverting Foster Care Funds To Personal Use

News Release: SAN JOSE - Annie Corbett, the CEO of her group homes company that provided foster care, pleaded guilty today in federal court to wire fraud and failure to pay over employment taxes, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds, FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean Ragan, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal...


Roseville Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Brian Baptise Formiconi, 49, of Roseville, was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a child, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.2 million grant to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to build infrastructure and develop the Kneeland Properties site. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about President Biden’s inflation rally at the White House. On President Biden’s watch, inflation remains at a 40-year high, oil and natural gas prices surpassed historical records, grocery prices surged 13.5 percent this month, and people’s wages can’t keep up with rising costs.


DHS and DOJ Announce Significant Enforcement Operation, Disrupting and Dismantling a Prolific Human Smuggling Operation

News Release: WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, Sept. 13, the Department of Homeland Security joined the U.S. Department of Justice to announce a significant enforcement operation that disrupted and dismantled a prolific human smuggling operation in Texas and across the Southern United States. The operation, a part of Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA), included the arrest of eight alleged human smugglers whose indictment were unsealed today in the Southern District of Texas (SDTX).


US Department of Labor secures $1.8M for 478 Massachusetts construction workers through contempt litigation in federal court

News Release: BOSTON - As a result of lengthy civil contempt litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor against two Massachusetts construction companies and their officers, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has approved the distribution of $1.8 million from court-ordered real estate sales and additional funds to 478 workers who were employed by Force Corp., AB Construction Group Inc., Juliano Fernandes and Anderson dos Santos.


News Release: Embezzled $362,000 from Employer, Failed to Pay Nearly $1 Million in Taxes.


News Release: Coates, who had a prior drug conviction, attempted to dispose of meth while fleeing law enforcement.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), Thomas M. Fattorusso, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation...


NIST and Google to Create New Supply of Chips for Researchers and Tech Startups

News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md. - The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has signed a cooperative research and development agreement with Google to develop and produce chips that researchers can use to develop new nanotechnology and semiconductor devices.