News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022




News Release: TUPELO, Miss.-In an effort to make Labor Day weekend safer for national park visitors, Natchez Trace Parkway rangers and other local law enforcement agencies conducted a series of traffic safety checkpoints over the weekend. The checkpoints resulted in ten arrests for impaired driving.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that the State of Louisiana has received $70,003 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs and its component, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to expand, enhance, and maintain criminal justice data from law enforcement and construct a criminal...


Dubois Man Pleads Guilty in Meth Conspiracy

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Dubois, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to violation of federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today.


News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Adult female P-54, a mountain lion struck and killed by a vehicle earlier this year, was pregnant with four kittens. According to biologists from the National Park Service (NPS), all five animals tested positive for multiple anticoagulant rodenticides (rat poison). Watch a video of P-54 here.


Energy Department discusses Energy Conservation Program: Final Determination of Miscellaneous Gas Products as a Covered Consumer Product on Sept. 6

The US Energy Department published a one page rule on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Stevens County Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Seeking Sex with a Child

News Release: Spokane - Senior United States Senior District Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson sentenced James Drew Bradley, age 65, of Addy, Washington, to twelve years in prison this week for Attempted Online Enticement of a Minor. At the conclusion of his prison term, Bradley will spend the rest of his life on federal supervision. Judge Peterson also imposed a $55,000 fine. Bradley entered a guilty plea on May 26, 2022.


Former Stockbroker Sentenced to 6½ Years in Prison for $3.2 Million Investment Fraud, Cheating on Taxes and Grandparent Scam

News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A former licensed stockbroker was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison for committing several felonies, including running a securities fraud scheme in which he targeted low-income Hispanic victims to obtain more than $3.2 million via false promises of high returns from construction loans.


Rio Rancho bookkeeper pleads guilty to defrauding employer

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Christina Joyner, 47, of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, pleaded guilty to wire fraud.


Bureau of Ocean Energy Management seeks public comment on Rhode Island wind project

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced Aug. 29 the beginning of a public comment period for a Rhode Island wind project.


The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor awards nearly $20M in funding to support training, services, wage subsidies for workers hurt by foreign trade

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $19,796,000 in funding to provide training and employment services in 45 states and Puerto Rico to eligible workers affected adversely by foreign trade.


U.S. Attorney Hurwit Appoints Leadership Team

News Release: BOISE - United States Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the appointment of the following individuals to the U.S. Attorney’s Office leadership team today: First Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin D. Whatcott, Executive U.S. Attorney Kate Horwitz, Civil Chief Nick Woychick, Deputy Criminal Chief Chris Atwood...



Steel Propane Cylinders From Thailand: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2021 discussed on Sept. 6 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Defendant previously convicted of fentanyl trafficking in 2017.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.