News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


District Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Schemes to Defraud Small Business Pandemic Relief Programs Relief Programs  and the Archdiocese of Washington

News Release: Defendant Stole More Than $2 Million from Paycheck Protection Program for Spending Spree That Included Purchases of House, Car, and Yacht.





Former Deputy Warden at Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Inmate

News Release: Melvin Hilson, 50, a former deputy warden at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, was sentenced to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release for violating an inmate’s civil rights in 2016. On May 26, Hilson pleaded guilty in federal court to willfully depriving an inmate of ...


Trailhead improvement project to begin at Cheeseboro Canyon Sept. 19


Acadia National Park visitors should come prepared for a busy Labor Day weekend


EDVA Observes Overdose Awareness Week

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - This week the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) recognized Overdose Awareness Week and renewed its commitment to addressing the nation’s overdose epidemic.




Reclamation announces public meeting regarding the 2021 Reinitiation of Consultation on the Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project

News Release: PUBLIC NOTICE. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - On Sept. 13, 2022, from 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Reclamation will hold a quarterly meeting to provide an update on the development of the Biological Assessment for the 2021 Reinitiation of Consultation on the Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water...


News Release: Richard G. Frohling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Sept. 1, 2022, a Hartford woman pled guilty to executing a multi-million-dollar wire fraud and money laundering scheme. Vicki Berka, (age: 61) pled guilty to one count of wire fraud in violation of...


Nashville man issued multiple citations for graffiti vandalism


Reclamation provides $1.2 million in grants to improve water modeling and forecasting to support water management

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation is investing $1.2 million in eight external applied science projects that will develop tools and information to support water management. The projects selected include the development of modeling and forecasting tools, hydrologic data platforms and new data sets to inform decision-making.


Golden Gate NRA receives $35 million for Alcatraz infrastructure project


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Paul Emerson, 38, of Groton, Vermont, was sentenced yesterday in Rutland, Vermont by Chief Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont to time served to be followed by 10 years of supervised release for his possession of three items of child sexual abuse materials (formerly called “child pornography").




News Release: MISSOULA - A Clinton man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in Missoula and Flathead counties was sentenced today to six years and four months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - TorVon Davis, 31, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.