News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Clearfield Woman Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison and 3 Years of Supervised Release for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Clearfield, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 57 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release on her conviction of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: AUSTIN - Last week, U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel sentenced Eri Gutberto Parra-Lopez, 25, of Phoenix, AZ, to 72 months in prison for distributing fentanyl.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and resulted in significant fentanyl seizures across the United States.


Ocean Beach Drug Dealer Sentenced to 12.5 Years for His Role in Fatal Overdose

News Release: SAN DIEGO - Anthony Souza of Ocean Beach was sentenced in federal court today to 12.5 years for conspiracy to distribute 400 grams and more of fentanyl. Souza’s distribution of fentanyl resulted in the fatal overdose of 28-year-old Chad Stevens, also of Ocean Beach. According to his plea agreement, Souza...


DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and resulted in significant fentanyl seizures across the United States.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SHANNON DAVIS, 29, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to approximately 34 months of imprisonment, time already served, and three years of supervised release, for drug distribution and firearm possession offenses.



El Departamento de Trabajo de EEUU y el Consulado de México en Little Rock renuevan el acuerdo para ayudar a los trabajadores migrantes de la región a conocer sus derechos legales.

Release: Lisa Kelly, de la División de Horas y Salarios de la oficina de Nashville y Carlos I. Giralt Cabrales del Consulado de México en Little Rock se unen a Michael Speer y Hanz Grünauer de la división para renovar una alianza para proteger a los trabajadores mexicanos.


News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 27, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered a New Strawn, Kansas, man and his excavating company to cease dumping materials into wetlands adjacent to a tributary to the Neosho River.


US Department of Labor, Consulate of Mexico in Little Rock renew agreement to help region’s migrant workers to know their legal rights

Release: Lisa Kelly, of the Wage and Hour Division’s Nashville office and Carlos I. Giralt Cabrales of Mexican Consulate in Little Rock join the division’s Michael Speer and Hanz Grünauer to renew an alliance to protect native Mexican workers.


US Department of Labor recovers $77K in back wages for 25 workers from North Carolina home healthcare provider that denied required overtime pay

Release: Employer: Stat Etc. Inc. Operating as Queen City Home and Medical Staffing Investigation site: 530 E. Innes St. Salisbury, NC 28144 Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found the employer paid straight-time rates for all hours worked. By doing so, ...


News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 27 , 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a report Sept. 21 celebrating the Green


EPA and The International Motorsports Association to host Green Racing Science Technology, Engineering and Math Event at Tucker High School

News Release: ATLANTA (Sept. 27, 2022) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is partnering with the International Motorsports Association (IMSA) to host the Green Racing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) event at Tucker High School in Tucker, Georgia.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Tajikistan Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin Before Their Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to be here with Minister Muhriddin. We were just in New York together, but very glad to have you in Washington and to continue to strengthen the partnership between the United States and Tajikistan. We’ve been working together for – as ...


US Department of Labor obtains judgment to recover $9.3M in back wages, damages for 1,756 workers misclassified by Philadelphia staffing company

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment that will recover $9.3 million in back wages and liquidated damages for 1,756 employees of a Philadelphia healthcare staffing company that misclassified them and willfully denied their hard-earned overtime pay.



Acting Assistant Secretary for Global Public Affairs Trudeau Travels to Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan

News Release: Acting Assistant Secretary for Global Public Affairs Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau will travel to Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and the Kyrgyz Republic from September 28-October 9, 2022. Her 12-day trip will prioritize working with U.S. diplomatic missions on policy and messaging priorities, ...


EPA’s Clean Air Act Enforcement Action Will Result in $1.3 Million of Fixes at Puerto Rico Petroleum Storage Facility

News Release: PUERTO RICO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Total


EPA Announces $315 Million WIFIA Loan to Increase Water Treatment Capacity and Reduce Emerging Contaminants in Nashville, Tennessee

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $315 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to Metro Water Services in Nashville, Tennessee. With EPA’s WIFIA loan, Metro Water Services will modernize its infrastructure to provide safe, reliable drinking water to its growing service area.


News Release: The President today signed the Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2023, setting the refugee admissions target at 125,000 for this upcoming fiscal year. This ambitious target demonstrates that the United States is committed to rebuilding and strengthening the U.S. Refugee ...