News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Lawrence Woman Convicted in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence woman has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston of drug trafficking offenses in connection with her role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy.


Waterbury Man Charged with Drug Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Waterbury Chief of Police Fernando C. Spagnolo today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging CHRISTOPHER POLLER, 28, of Waterbury, was drug distribution and firearm possession offenses.


New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Narcotics and Firearm Violations

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on Sept. 1, 2022, DEREK NOLAN, a/k/a “Pop," age 26, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty as charged to an eleven-count Superseding Bill of Information.


Baltimore Crips Gang Member Who Brandished a Stolen Firearm During a Robbery is Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Defendant Continued to Engage in Gang Activity and Physically Assaulted a Fellow Gang Member While Incarcerated.


Kalispell Woman Admits Running Money Mule Business, Sending Money Overseas

News Release: MISSOULA -A Kalispell woman accused of operating a money mule business in which she collected money from various wire fraud schemes around the United States and then sent the funds overseas for a fee admitted to charges today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


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


The US Federal Reserve System published a three page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-715); Comment Request; Extension discussed on Sept. 8 by Energy Department

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


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Kyle, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Aug. 31, 2022, by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


Amendment and Removal of VOR Federal Airways in the Eastern United States discussed on Sept. 8 by Transportation Department

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


US Department of Labor awards $1.9M to 14 organizations nationwide  to provide workplace safety, health training; recognize infectious diseases

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded approximately $1.9 million in grants to 14 nonprofits nationwide to fund education and training programs to help workers and employers recognize infectious disease hazards - including coronavirus - and identify preventive measures for a safe workplace.


News Release: WASHINGTON-Congressman Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), and Committee Republicans are raising concerns that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is potentially using taxpayer dollars to purchase solar panels and components from China, ...


News Release: Alleged gang member found with firearms, body armor, ammunition, and fentanyl.


Inmate at United States Penitentiary at Canaan Charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Possession of Contraband in Prison

News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that an inmate at the United States Penitentiary, Canaan, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Scranton for assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of contraband in prison.


Maine Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offenses

News Release: BOSTON - A Maine man has pleaded guilty to travelling to have sex with a minor and possessing child pornography.


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


News Release: LOS ANGELES - An Ohio man was sentenced today to 40 months in federal prison for his 12-year campaign of harassment - via letters and phone calls - against a television actress and her daughter in which he threatened to torture, rape and kill them.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Ali Godoy, 51, a national of Cuba, was sentenced on Sept. 7 to 10 years in prison. Godoy pleaded guilty on May 24 to one count each of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams and more...


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Yesterday U.S. District Judge George L. Russell sentenced Rico Dashiell, age 23, of Fort Washington, Maryland to 12 years in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for the armed robbery of an Owing Mills phone store and for brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.


Commerce Department discusses Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; General Category September Quota Transfer on Sept. 8

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.