News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


2022 Fiscal Transparency Report: Djibouti

Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Djibouti. During the review period, the government made significant progress by publishing the enacted budget and end-of-year report within a reasonable period. It did not publish the executive budget proposal within a reasonable period. The government published...


Yakima Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

News Release: Spokane, Washington - Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Michael Ryan Shoemaker, 35, of Yakima, Washington, was sentenced in federal court in Yakima for Distribution of Fifty Grams or More of Pure (Actual) Methamphetamine. Chief...


News Release: Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas delivered the following remarks at the VOICES Center for Resilience 21st Annual Remembrance Symposium in New York City. His remarks are below...


Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability and Sex-Based Discrimination by Owner and Operators of Milwaukee Rental Property

News Release: United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin joins The Justice Department in announcing on, September 9, 2022 it has filed a lawsuit alleging that the owner and managers of a rental property in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, harassed a tenant because of his sex, including his sexual orientation and his disability, in violation of the Fair Housing Act.


2022 Fiscal Transparency Report: Yemen

Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Yemen. During the review period, the government did not produce within a reasonable period any budget documents, including an executive budget proposal, end-of-year report, or enacted budget. The government published limited information on debt obligations. It did...


There was activity on seven bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 9.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today the indictment of SHARNAE EVERY (“EVERY"), age 27, of Houston, Texas, who was charged with one (1) count of Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349 and two (2) counts of Mail Fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1341.


News Release: NASHVILLE - Three Santa Rosa, California men were arrested in California yesterday and charged with conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances in middle Tennessee, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee.


2022 Fiscal Transparency Report: Suriname

Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Suriname. During the review period, the government made significant progress in four areas: (1) publishing a budget that included major sources of revenue and expenditure; (2) ensuring actual revenues and expenditures reasonably correspond to those in the enacted...


Newfound Gap Road trike motorcycle fatality

News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers responded to a trike motorcycle accident on Newfound Gap Road approximately 9 miles south of Sugarlands Visitor Center on Friday, September 9, at approximately 11:04 a.m. Lyle Tidwell, age 85, of Cleveland, TX, lost control of his trike motorcycle near the...


News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Abuja, Nigeria, September 12-13 and Dakar, Senegal, September 14-15, where he will engage in discussions with government counterparts and the private sector regarding strengthening climate action and the upcoming 27th Conference of the ...


USDA Opens People’s Garden Initiative to Gardens Nationwide

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding its People’s Garden Initiative to include eligible gardens nationwide. School gardens, community gardens, urban farms, and small-scale agriculture projects in rural, suburban and urban areas can be recognized as a “People’s Garden" if...


New Castle Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Law Violations

News Release: PITTSBURGH - Jgenus Steele was convicted of committing fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine base trafficking and firearm crimes, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Former Member of Springfield Latin Kings Chapter Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

News Release: BOSTON - A former member of the Springfield Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) has been sentenced for drug offenses.



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Former Albany restaurant owner sued for alleged intimidation of employees

The former owner of a restaurant in Albany, New York, has been sued by the Department of Labor for allegedly attempting to intimidate three employees and bar them from participating in a private class action lawsuit, depriving them of their rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act.


FEMA Fire Management Assistance Granted for the Mosquito Fire

News Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) regional administrator authorized the use of federal funds to assist the state of California in combatting the Mosquito Fire burning in Placer and El Dorado counties.


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met virtually while in Brussels today with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly. The Secretary again extended his deepest sympathies to the people of the Commonwealth on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.


2022 Fiscal Transparency Report: Suriname

Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Suriname. During the review period, the government made significant progress in four areas: (1) publishing a budget that included major sources of revenue and expenditure; (2) ensuring actual revenues and expenditures reasonably correspond to those in the enacted...