News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Indictment Charges New Haven Teen with Carjacking, Firearm and Conspiracy Offenses

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that, on Sept. 22, a federal grand jury in Hartford returned a superseding indictment charging TIHAJA ORTIZ-TUCKER, also known as “TJ," 19, of New Haven, with carjacking, firearm and conspiracy offenses.


Bills addressed by Appropriations Committee on Sept. 26

There was activity on one bill related to the Appropriations Committee on Sept. 26.


BLM will burn piles near Tanacross for forest health and wildfire management

News Release: FAIRBANKS, Alaska -In early October, the Bureau of Land Management's Fairbanks District and Alaska Fire Service personnel will burn woody debris piles near Alaskan Highway MP 1326 along the Old Tanacross Road to reduce the risk of wildfire, to private property and the Tanacross community, and to provide a safe space for firefighters to suppress fires in the future.


US Department of Labor awards nearly $199M in Quality Jobs, Equity, Strategy, Training Disaster Recovery grants

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $199 million in dislocated worker grants to support projects that enable unemployed and underemployed people to enter, return to, or advance in high-quality jobs in infrastructure, environment and climate, the care economy ...



Former Washington County Jail Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Role in Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Washington, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court to violating federal law, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting discussed on Sept. 26 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Used more than 20,000 stolen American identities for a variety of cyber frauds.


News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Knoxville, Tennessee woman was sentenced to 54 months in prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft after pleading guilty to those offenses in April 2022.


News Release: BUFFALO, NY--U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jeffrey Richards, 32, of Niagara Falls, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute acetyl fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possession of a stolen firearm, was sentenced to serve 204 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.


Former Broker Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Stock Fraud Scheme

News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Craig Josephberg, a former registered broker who worked at multiple brokerage firms in New York, New York, was sentenced by United States District Judge Eric N. Vitaliano to 36 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years’ supervised release, for orchestrating...


Pallone Introduces the Buy Low and Sell High Act, New Legislation to Keep Gas Prices Falling

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) introduced the Buy Low and Sell High Act today, new legislation that creates an Economic Petroleum Reserve designed to continue the trend of falling gasoline prices and make money for American taxpayers by empowering the Department of Energy (DOE) to buy oil when prices are low and sell oil when prices are high.


News Release: MOBILE, AL - A federal jury convicted a Daphne man today for bank fraud, making false statements to federal agents, willfully refusing to pay court-ordered restitution, and aggravated identity theft.


Drug traffickers sent to prison for transporting narcotics in car batteries

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Five members of a drug trafficking organization have received significant sentences their convictions of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth and heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Environmental Protection Agency publishes notice on Sept. 26

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Six Men Indicted for Orleans Parish-Based Narcotics Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - Charles WADE, a/k/a “Poosie," age 41, David Hester, a/k/a “Goon," age 33, Brison Shelton, age 48, William Lang, age 44, Alfred Clay, age 58, and Saul Macedo-Rodriguez, age 36, were indicted Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, by a federal grand jury, for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act.


Operator of Dairy Queen franchises fined $42K after federal investigation finds child labor violations at 11 Indiana, Michigan, locations

News Release: FORT WAYNE, IN - Heading to a roadside ice cream stand is a popular outing for Americans of all ages. Working behind the counter at these outlets is a first-time job for many teens. When the hours they work exceed limits set by federal child labor laws, these experiences can serve up violations for employers.


News Release: A National Cleanup Workshop panel comprised of federal and contractor leaders and community stakeholders from across the DOE complex shared insights into succession planning to help develop EM ’s future workforce.


Congressional Record publishes “ENROLLED BILL SIGNED” in the House section on Dec. 22, 2017

The Congressional Record published “ENROLLED BILL SIGNED” in the House section on Dec. 22, 2017.


Sacramento Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Possessing Methamphetamine for Distribution

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A Vern Saeteurn, 34, of Sacramento, was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.