News from September 2022

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Thursday sentenced the owner of a company who withheld taxes from employee paychecks but didn’t turn them over to the IRS to five years of probation and ordered him to pay more than $700,000 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA - Twenty-five defendants, including three of the seven founders of the Ghostface Gangsters Gang (“GFG"), have pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO) conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, attempted murder, maiming...

By USDA Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Circle C Land, Cattle & Equine, LLC, doing business as Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange (Circle C), and Jeremy Cox (Cox) of Independence, Ark., on June 27, 2022, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Circle C and Cox waived their rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $3,250.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Manderson, South Dakota, man convicted of two counts of Involuntary Manslaughter was sentenced on Aug. 23, 2022, by Judge Karen E. Schreier, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice today published an article about NIJ-supported research examining the workflow of drug evidence analysis in forensic laboratories. With the arrival of synthetic opioids like fentanyl and other emerging drugs, current screening...

By EPA Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
There are three releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 6.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Forensic Technology Center of Excellence grant opened on Sept. 2.

By USDA Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for September 2022, which are effective Sept. 1, 2022. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 6.

By EPA Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to remove 12 chemicals identified as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the current list of inert ingredients approved for use in pesticide products to better protect human health and the environment.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
The US Interior Department published a seven page notice on Sept. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Bob Pepalis | Sep 2, 2022
The U.S. Department of Commerce will communicate with the public about CHIPS and Science Act initiatives in a transparent and fair process.

By Lucas Nava | Sep 2, 2022
Acting Federal Highway Administrator Stephanie Pollack announced the awarding of a $11.3 million grant by the Biden-Harris administration to the city of Pittsburgh.

By Timothy Stuckey | Sep 2, 2022
Two Killeen, Texas, residents have been sentenced for their involvement in armed robberies.

By John Kelly | Sep 2, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency confirmed cleanup activities are complete at another portion of the Libby, Mont., Superfund site.

By Karen Kidd | Sep 2, 2022
The Indian Affairs Office of Indian Economic Development is accepting donations for its Tribal Tourism Grant Program for the current fiscal year.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
News Release: Ashford, Wash. - This advisory is in response to recent posts created and shared through social and other media, of the inside of an ice cave taken at Mount Rainier National Park. This information has been aired on a few networks along with a video by the photographer sharing information that now is a good time to “check out Mount Rainier’s ice caves.".

By Commerce Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced today her determination and the allocation of $17.4 million to address fishery disasters that occurred in multiple tribal salmon fisheries on the West Coast from 2014 to 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2022
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Dawniel Santangelo, 44, of Stockton, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to 17 years and seven months in prison for conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of a child, three counts of sex trafficking a child, and transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.