News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


News Release: WASHINGTON – On Aug. 29, 2022, the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Michigan awarded a default judgment, granting the proposed $10 million civil penalty against Diesel


Retired NYPD Officer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison For Actions Related to Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Assaulted Law Enforcement Officer With Flagpole, Tackled Him, and Tried to Remove Officer’s Helmet and Gas Mask.


Kentucky; Amendment No. 4 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration discussed on Sept. 2 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Sept. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


$3.5 Million in Fake Jewelry Seized by CBP Officers in Louisville


Logan Man Convicted of Securities Fraud

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY- On Aug. 30, 2022, after a three-day trial, a federal jury in the District of Utah found Thomas Fairbanks, 69, of Logan, guilty of securities fraud as a result of his fraudulent activities as the CEO and founder of SupplyLine Partners, located in Logan.


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; Honda Aircraft Company LLC Airplanes on Sept. 2

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Sept. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ADAIR, Iowa - On Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, federal search warrants were executed at the following locations in West Central Iowa.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KHATIJA KHAN, 41, of South Windsor, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and fraud offenses related to a scheme through which individuals seeking immigration services were defrauded.


Mobile Passport Control Available for Use at Canadian Preclearance Locations


Montpelier Woman Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison

News Release: FORT WAYNE - Katina Miller, 50 years old, of Montpelier, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady on her plea of guilty to wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


Release: The August 31st report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights outlines in alarming details the human rights violations and abuses occurring in Xinjiang. It concludes that “the extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of members of the Uyghur and predominantly Muslim groups… may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity," and that “serious human rights violations have been committed" in Xinjiang.


Seattle City Light; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments discussed on Sept. 2 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: The August 31st report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights outlines in alarming details the human rights violations and abuses occurring in Xinjiang. It concludes that “the extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of members of the Uyghur and predominantly Muslim groups… may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity," and that “serious human rights violations have been committed" in Xinjiang.


Laredo Sector Border Patrol rescued an individual from the Rio Grande


Law enforcement partners working together yielded large amount of cash



News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Lancaster man was sentenced yesterday to nearly 10 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.


FBI Holds Academies in Durango

News Release: FBI Holds Academies in Durango. The FBI Denver Field Office is holding a Teen Academy and a Collegiate Academy in Durango at Fort Lewis College on Saturday, September 17. Members of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office are part of the events, as well. Teen Academies are free one-day events where attendees...


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a nine page rule on Sept. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, Sept. 3, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a digital program about the Civil War “service" of Clark Lee, a locally enslaved man who was taken to war by his enslaver, and his subsequent struggle to receive a Tennessee State Pension...