News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


The House section of the Congressional Record published “PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” on Sept. 9.


There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 14.


New York City Man and Alabama Woman Plead Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS

News Release: Today in the Southern District of New York, Arwa Muthana, 30, of Hoover Alabama, pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, aka ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. On Friday, her husband James Bradley, aka Abdullah, 21, of the Bronx, entered a guilty plea to the same charge.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - A doctor from Ohio pleaded guilty Monday to three felony charges and admitted accepting $291,000 in kickbacks from telemedicine companies involved in a nationwide fraud scheme.



Boelens: ICE arrest of Brazilian suspect shows 'justice has no borders'

A Brazilian national wanted in his home country for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl there was arrested in Baltimore by federal agents.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that James J. Peperno, Jr., age 57, of Old Forge, Pennsylvania, was convicted following a jury trial, of conspiracy, federal program bribery, honest services wire fraud, Travel Act, false statement, and perjury offenses. The nine-day trial was held before United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion in Scranton.


News Release: Spokane, Washington -United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Dennis Ray Hopkins, Jr., 42, of Sacramento, California, to 10 years in federal prison for offenses related to trafficking in methamphetamine and heroin and the unlawful possession of firearms. Judge Rice also ordered Hopkins to...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a markup on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


The US Homeland Security Department published a four page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There was activity on two bills related to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Sept. 12.


News Release: United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced that on September 9, 2022 that Stacy Chappell (age 44) was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for a series of armed robberies of Milwaukee-area auto parts stores.


Freeport Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Minors He Met Online

News Release: ROCKFORD - A Freeport, Ill. resident was sentenced today to 17 years in federal prison for traveling to Iowa to engage in sexual conduct with a minor he met online.


Combined Notice of Filings #1 discussed on Sept. 12 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Louisville Man Federally Indicted on Fentanyl Distribution and Firearms

News Release: Louisville, KY - A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned a nine-count indictment on September 7, 2022, charging a local man with distributing fentanyl and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.


Assistant Secretary Stewart Travels to Geneva, September 13-15

News Release: Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Mallory Stewart will travel to Geneva, Switzerland from September 13-15. She will provide remarks on September 13 at the United Nations General Assembly’s established open-ended working group on reducing space threats through norms rules ...


News Release: The Justice Department today intervened in a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by individuals with mobility disabilities against the City of San Juan, Puerto Rico under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504). The department’s complaint alleges that San Juan fails to provide people with mobility disabilities equal access to the city’s public sidewalk system.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.