News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022



Judiciary Committee and the bills it addressed on Sept. 28

There was activity on six bills related to the Judiciary Committee on Sept. 28.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Indianapolis Man Sentenced To 70 Months In Prison

News Release: For Drug Offense. HAMMOND-Erasmo Martinez, 44, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon DeGuilio on his plea of guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Martinez was sentenced...


News Release: The Justice Department announced today an agreement to resolve allegations that Lakeland Bank (Lakeland) engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by “redlining" in the Newark metropolitan area, including neighborhoods in Essex, Somerset and Union counties in New Jersey. This resolution is part of the Justice Department’s nationwide Combating Redlining Initiative and represents the third-largest redlining settlement in department history.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Evan Haceesa was charged with murder in Indian Country. Haceesa, 30, of Nageezi, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, appeared for a preliminary and detention hearing on Sept. 23 and will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled.


Raimondo: Grants will 'promote Made in America goods and services'

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo unveiled six new grant awards to establish or maintain high-quality export employment across the country in strategic industries.


Nigerian State Official Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Stealing U.S. Disaster Aid and Taxpayer Refunds

News Release: Tacoma - A 45-year-old resident of Lekki, Nigeria, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 5 years in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for his attempt to steal nearly $2.4 million from the United States government, including approximately $500,000 in pandemic-related...


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that a federal jury convicted Alexis Riego, 50, of Merritt Island, Florida, of four counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury committed in 2019.


EPA cites Bell Lumber and Pole Company for Clean Air Act violations in Minnesota

News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 28, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a citation against Bell Lumber and Pole Company for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. EPA alleges that Bell Lumber failed to use pollution control practices to minimize emissions from its New Brighton facility in Ramsey County, Minnesota.


There was activity on three bills related to the Foreign Affairs Committee on Sept. 28.


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Sauk Rapids man has pleaded guilty to willfully manufacturing firearms without a license, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: Payments of Approximately $372 Million Are the Eighth Distribution in a Series of Payments That Together Will Constitute the Largest Payment of Forfeited Funds in the History of the Department of Justice’s Victim Compensation Program.


Agriculture Department set to publish a new notice on Sept. 30

There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 30.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor finds Chicago-area candymaker again exposes workers to amputation from machine hazards at Bellwood facility

News Release: BELLWOOD, IL - A federal workplace safety inspection found a Chicago-area candy manufacturer’s long history of violations for machine safety requirements continues after the company exposed workers to amputation hazards and failed to utilize lockout procedures for the third time in five years at its Bellwood site.



Castillo: Display tells FUSRAP's 'history and significance in ... communities across the nation'

An interactive, interpretive exhibit sharing the nation's history with atomic-weapons manufacturing and clean-up efforts of contaminated sites was unveiled earlier this month.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $915,900 grant to San Juan College, Farmington, New Mexico, to renovate and repurpose a city building to support the Harvest Food Hub and Kitchen.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.1 Million for Infrastructure Improvements to Establish an Industrial Park and Support Business Development in Watertown, South Dakota

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.1 million grant to the city of Watertown, South Dakota, for construction, water, and roadway infrastructure improvements to establish a new industrial park.