News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Democratic Leaders File Amicus Brief in Case that Could Curtail the Ability of Individuals to Enforce Their Rights to Federal Programs in Court

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House and Senate leaders submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Health and Hospital Corp. of Marion County v. Talevski. The Democrats wrote in support of the ability of individuals to use federal courts to enforce the requirements of certain federal programs,...


Two Pennsylvania Men Sentenced to 41-Month Prison Terms for Assaulting Officers During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - Two Pennsylvania man were sentenced today to 41 months each in prison for assaulting law enforcement officers and conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - On Sept. 24 at the request of Governor Pedro Pierluisi, four additional municipalities were approved in a new amendment to the Major Disaster Declaration for Hurricane Fiona and San Germán was added on Sept. 25.


Federal Indictment Charges Man With Murdering Chicago Teenager During Robbery

News Release: CHICAGO - A man has been charged in federal court with murdering a Chicago teenager during a robbery last fall.


Man Admits to Participating in an Elder Fraud Grandparent Scam and a COVID-19 Cares Act Fraud Scheme Resulting in a Combined Loss of More Than $3 Million

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Medard Ulysse, age 38, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud in relation to multiple fraud schemes, including an elder “grandparent" scheme and a COVID-19 CARES Act Fraud scheme.


News Release: GREENSBORO - A Mecklenburg County man was sentenced today in Greensboro to 228 months for drug trafficking and firearm offenses that occurred in Cabarrus County, within the Middle District of North Carolina.


Bloomfield Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Federal Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PHILLIP GARCIA, also known as “Flip," 50, last residing in Bloomfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 87 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), along with Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican...


La Crosse Man Sentenced to 24 Months for Illegal Firearm Possession

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Shoua Lee, 41, La Crosse, Wisconsin, was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 22, by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 24 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a felon. The prison term will be followed by 36 months of supervised release. Lee pleaded guilty to this charge on July 5, 2022.


“DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BLUE CAMPAIGN AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2017” published by the Congressional Record  on Dec. 21, 2017

“DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BLUE CAMPAIGN AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2017“ was published in the House section on pages H10394-H10403 on Dec. 21, 2017


News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - The Justice Department announced that Axel C. Cox, 23, has been charged with hate crime and arson violations for burning a cross in his front yard to threaten, interfere with and intimidate a Black family in Gulfport, Mississippi.


New Funding Opportunities Aim to Strengthen Cyber Infrastructure

News Release: Guest post from Melissa Oh, Managing Director of S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) in the Office of Industry Partnerships.


“REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1370, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BLUE CAMPAIGN AUTHORIZATION ACT OF ” was published on page H10348 of the Congressional Record on Dec. 21, 2017.


News Release: Defendants Accused of Operating Bribery Scheme to Smuggle Drugs to Inmates.


Construction Firm Owner Admits Failing to Report $4.8 Million to IRS

News Release: LOS ANGELES - The owner of an Inland Empire business pleaded guilty today to filing false tax returns that failed to report more than $4.8 million over a five-year period, resulting in his failure to pay $1.6 million in taxes due to the IRS.


News Release: HOUSTON - A 43 year-old Houston rapper has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to distribute and distributing meth, cocaine and opioids, announced U.S. Attorney B. Lowery.


Foxx, Keller on Proposed OSHA Rule: “Height of Foolishness”

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) sent a letter to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Assistant Secretary Douglas L. Parker to condemn OSHA’s forthcoming COVID-19 rule-which...


Commerce Department discusses Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Amendment 50 on Sept. 26

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


Three Business Owners Charged with Wiring Drug Trafficking Money to Mexico

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The owners of three money wiring businesses in the Kansas City metropolitan area are among five new defendants charged for their roles in a $4.7 million conspiracy to distribute more than 335 kilograms of methamphetamine and 22 kilograms of heroin, and to utilize wire transfers to send the drug-trafficking proceeds to Mexico.


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes on Sept. 26

The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.