News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 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.


Crips Gang Member Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Yesterday, U.S. District Judge George L. Russell sentenced Terrell Walton, age 36, of Delaware, to 13 years in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine. Walton and co-defendant...


GREGORY J. HAANSTAD SWORN IN AS UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office has announced that Gregory J. Haanstad has taken the oath of office to become the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Mr. Haanstad was nominated by President Biden on June 6, 2022, and was confirmed by the United States Senate on Sept. 13, 2022. He took the oath of office before Chief United States District Judge Pamela Pepper on Sept. 19, 2022.


US Department of Labor recovers $352K in back pay for 653 workers after Detroit area staffing agency misclassifies them as independent contractors

News Release: DEARBORN, MI - Federal wage investigators have recovered $352,347, in back overtime wages for 653 workers of a Dearborn staffing agency that assigned them to manufacturing facilities and illegally classified them as independent contractors.


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: Ulysse and His co-Conspirators Submitted at least 143 Fraudulent Unemployment Applications in the Names of Identity Theft Victims and Scammed at least 83 Elderly Victims Across the United States.


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


News Release: FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA - A federal grand jury in Florence returned a five-count indictment against Troy Benjamin Bittner, 53, of Myrtle Beach, for defrauding a local resort out of nearly $1 million during the pandemic.


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


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Quincee Zohnnie was sentenced on Sept. 20 to eight years in prison. Zohnnie, 26, of Shiprock, New Mexico, pleaded guilty on Oct. 26, 2021, to using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and possessing a firearm in furtherance of such crime, assault with a dangerous weapon, and retaliating against a victim in Indian Country.


Homeland Security Department publishes notice on Sept. 23

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



Lincoln Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Leonard C. Woodrum, Jr., 57, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced on Sept. 21, 2022, in federal court in Lincoln. United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Woodrum, Jr. to 240 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute...


“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” published by the Congressional Record  on Sept. 20

“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House section on pages H8008-H8009 on Sept. 20


Transportation Department discusses Unique Electronic Identification of Commercial Motor Vehicles on Sept. 23

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


USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Wisconsin


United States and Paraguay Convene First Trade and Investment Council




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


News Release: A Massachusetts man and a Florida man pleaded guilty today for their roles in perpetrating a foreign exchange trading scheme to steal $30 million from their investor victims.