News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: FBI Sacramento Field Office Warns of Scammers Posing as FBI Agents.


News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS - After a week of storm-related closures, many of Big Bend's popular dirt roads and a portion of the paved Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive have reopened. In addition, the popular Lost Mine Trail has now partially reopened. Some low lying areas along the Rio Grande remain closed at this time due to high water and heavy mud.


Elk bugling programs and cave tours offered this fall at Wind Cave National Park

News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SD - Rangers at Wind Cave National Park will be leading programs through early October listening for the bugle of the Rocky Mountain elk. The elk’s high-pitched whistle heralds the arrival of fall and the elk’s mating season.


Biden Administration launches portal to help communities assess exposure to climate hazards

News Release: Today, the Biden-Harris Administration in partnership with Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) jointly launched a new website to help communities across the nation understand the real-time climate-related hazards in their area, analyze projected long-term exposure to those hazards, and identify federal funds to support climate resilience projects for their communities.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

News Release: PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY: (Via interpreter) Dear State Secretary, colleagues, first and foremost, I would like to extend words of gratitude for your visit and the visit of your team. It sends a very important signal that confirms the leadership support and the leadership positions of the United States, in ...


News Release: For Wire Fraud. HAMMOND - Martae Patton, 36, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon. on his plea of guilty to engaging in wire fraud announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Patton was sentenced to 55 months in prison followed by 2 years...


Visitor Center Temporarily Closed Weekends; Hunting Permits Available Online; and More Boat Ramps Open with Rising Lake Level

News Release: DEL RIO, TEXAS - The Amistad National Recreation Area Visitor Center is temporarily closed Saturdays and Sundays due to staffing shortages. The visitor center remains open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Park visitors are encouraged to plan ahead to maximize their experience. For more information about visiting the park, visit its website or download the NPS app.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Louisville, KY - A federal jury convicted a Louisville man yesterday of possessing a firearm after having previously been convicted of a felony.


Former Everett Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud, Social Security Misuse and Identity Theft

News Release: BOSTON - A former Everett man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to identity theft and fraud charges in connection with multiple schemes to fraudulently obtain an apartment as well as pandemic-related relief funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.


Richmond Assisted Living Facility Owner Sentenced for Health Care Fraud

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - The former owner of a Richmond-based assisted living facility was sentenced today to 2 years in prison for health care fraud after diverting over $800,000 in federal and state benefits that were intended to pay for the care of the facility’s residents.


Swanton Woman Sentenced for Distributing Crack Cocaine While on Federal Supervised Release

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Pamela Yandow, 50, of Swanton, Vermont, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Rutland, Vermont to two years’ imprisonment for distributing cocaine base in October of 2021. Yandow had been released from...


Malden Man Sentenced to More than Six Years in Prison for Drug and Firearms Conspiracy Involving Machine Guns

News Release: Defendant was serving probation sentence and on pretrial release for a pending state drug trafficking case while conspiring to distribute drugs and brandishing a firearm.


White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health – It is almost here!


News Release: On Monday, Sept. 12, Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research Brett Holmgren will travel to Austin, Texas, for the University of Texas (UT)-Austin’s National Security Career Fair. He will deliver the keynote address, “The Future of Intelligence Support to Diplomacy,” join a panel ...


Release: We express our unwavering support for APEC and our deep appreciation to Thailand, as APEC Chair and PPWE Co-Chair in 2022, for delivering a successful host year.


Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the bills it addressed on Sept. 8

There was activity on one bill related to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Sept. 8.


Pesticide Smuggler Sentenced to Three Months in Custody

News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976.