News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Documenting Russia’s Destructive Impact on Food Storage in Ukraine


Update on USDA’s Cattle Contracts Library Pilot Program


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Pierre, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm.


Release: AMBASSADOR THOMAS-GREENFIELD: Good afternoon and welcome, everyone, to today’s ministerial on the COVID-19 Global Action Plan. Sadly, as some of you may know, Secretary Blinken’s father just passed away, so he is not able to join us today. He very much wanted to be here, and he sends his best. And I know all of us are sending him our best and our condolences during his time of mourning. It is really my honor to represent the United States today in his stead.


News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Jasper E. Shook, of Petersburg, West Virginia, has admitted to child pornography charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Notice published by Transportation Department on Sept. 23

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a Mission, South Dakota man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm, and Failure to Appear was sentenced on Sept. 23, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


Three Georgia Men Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Meth at Macon State Prison

News Release: MACON, Ga. -Three co-conspirators guilty of attempting to distribute methamphetamine intended for Macon State Prison were sentenced to prison for their crimes today.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page proposed rule on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Federal Indictment Charges Man with Illegally Possessing Loaded Gun on CTA Train in Downtown Chicago

News Release: CHICAGO - A federal grand jury has charged a man with illegally possessing a loaded handgun, cocaine, and fentanyl on a Chicago Transit Authority train.


News Release: NASHVILLE - A Clarksville, Tennessee, man was convicted yesterday of attempting to persuade a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity; attempting to transfer obscene material to an individual under the age of sixteen; and destruction of evidence to prevent search or seizure; announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee.


Austin-Area Man Sentenced to 48 Years in Federal Prison for Fraud and Money Laundering Violations in the Eastern District of Texas

News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A Leander man has been sentenced to 48 years in federal prison for fraud and money laundering violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Colorado Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Fought Over Police Barricade, Pushed Metal Sign Into Defensive Line Formed by Law Enforcement.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Anthony Joe was charged with assault of a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner by strangling and assault...


Two New York Men Charged with Three Gunpoint Robberies and with Conspiracy to Commit Robberies in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Brooklyn, New York men are charged with three gunpoint robberies of check cashing locations in different parts of New Jersey in 2021 and 2022 and with conspiracy to commit robberies in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Chatham County man sentenced to federal prison for possession of child pornography

News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A Chatham County sex offender has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after admitting he possessed child pornography.


News Release: WASHINGTON - In response to the damaging coastal storms that hit Alaska’s western shores this week, the Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is distributing $2.6 million to support the needs of 45 Alaska Native villages. These funds will provide critical resources for Alaska Native communities prior to winter’s arrival, including immediate aid for food, water and other essential supplies.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas resident was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon to 15 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.


Granholm: 'We must slash carbon pollution from the industrial sector' for health of the planet

The U.S. Department of Energy launched the Industrial Heat Shot initiative, aimed at cutting industrial heat emissions by approximately 85% by 2035.