News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Justice Department Secures Settlement with Iowa School District Concerning Discriminatory Seclusion and Restraint Practices

News Release: Cedar Rapids Community School District Will Protect Students with Disabilities by Dismantling Seclusion Rooms and Prohibiting Discriminatory Restraints.


News Release: Defendant Arrested Shortly After Incident. WASHINGTON -Justin Q. Taylor, 23, of Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty to third-degree sexual abuse for attacking a woman earlier this year at the Shaw-Howard University Metro Station, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves. Taylor pleaded guilty on Sept.


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama today. Secretary Blinken condemned the reckless September 9 cyberattack against Albania’s border control systems, which follows Iran’s July 15 cyberattack on Albania. The Secretary emphasized the importance of U.S.-Albanian cooperation as NATO Allies on regional security.


S&T Launches New Training Guideline for Detection Canine Teams

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced a new interactive training tool for handlers and trainers of explosive detection canines to upgrade their capabilities to Person-Borne Explosives Detection (PBED). Different from traditional explosive...


Santa Ana Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Deliberately Aiming Laser Pointer Beam at In-Flight O.C. Sheriff’s Department Helicopter

News Release: LOS ANGELES - An Orange County man was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for intentionally aiming a laser pointer’s beam at an in-flight Orange County Sheriff’s Department helicopter, an act that blinded the crew for several seconds.


News Release: ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands -- FEMA’s role to support the U.S. Virgin Islands has been ongoing since Hurricane Irma made landfall on St. Thomas and St. John, September 6, 2017, and Hurricane Maria made landfall on St. Croix two weeks later, on September 19. FEMA recognizes the road to recovery requires a whole-community approach and is actively working with houses of worship to develop projects that strengthen resilience across the territory.


New York City Man And Alabama Woman Plead Guilty To Attempting To Provide Material Support To ISIS

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JAMES BRADLEY, a/k/a “Abdullah," and ARWA MUTHANA pled guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (“ISIS"). BRADLEY pled guilty on September 9, 2022, and MUTHANA pled guilty earlier today, both before United States District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in Manhattan federal court.


Columbia Sex Offender Sentenced to 20 Years for Sending Obscenity to a Minor

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Columbia man who is a registered sex offender was sentenced in federal court today for sending obscenity to a minor over Skype.


News Release: Indictments Allege that Defendants Collectively Received More Than $800,000 in Fraudulently-Obtained COVID-19 Relief Funding, Seek Forfeiture of West Richland Residence Purchased with Fraudulently-Obtained Funds.


Beverly Hills Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Attempting to Hire Hitman to Kill Woman He Briefly Dated

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Beverly Hills man was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for attempting to hire a hitman to kill a woman he briefly dated and who repeatedly tried to break off their relationship.


Air Plan Approval; MO; Restriction of Visible Air Contaminant Emissions discussed on Sept. 12 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page proposed rule on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: Owensboro, KY - A federal jury convicted an Owensboro man, a North Carolina man, and a Florida woman this week for conspiracies to commit mail fraud and securities fraud. The Owensboro man was also convicted of money laundering and attempted tax evasion for tax years 2013 and 2014.


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News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Jefferson City man was sentenced in federal court today for drug trafficking and illegally possessing a firearm.


Granholm 'thrilled' by Biden's nomination for department's Office of Electricity official

President Joe Biden's administration's selection for an assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Office of Electricity is good news to his would-be boss, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.


“HONORING MINNESOTA STATE REPRESENTATIVE CONNIE BERNARDY“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on page E902 on Sept. 9



Walsh: New digital toolkit 'an invaluable resource' for employers navigating unionization

Employers can now easily access federal guidance on how to interact with and support workers who are interested in forming or joining a labor union.