News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022



DOS-JPN grant application closes on Feb. 19

FY2023 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: Youth Engagement Programs in Bilateral and Multilateral Issues for "Young Specialists; grant opened on Dec. 21.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) today delivered the Mississippi Civil Rights Sites Special Resource Study to Congress. The study considers a variety of opportunities for the preservation, protection and interpretation of civil rights sites in Mississippi, including technical assistance...



Georgia Man Sentenced to 244 Months in Prison for His Role in Ponzi and COVID-19 Fraud Schemes

News Release: Christopher A. Parris, 42, formerly of Rochester, New York, and currently of Lawrenceville, Georgia, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud related to a Ponzi scheme, as well as to wire fraud involving the fraudulent sale of purported N95 masks during the pandemic, was sentenced to serve 244 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr.




The Bureau of Land Management seeks feedback on proposed oil and gas lease sales in Michigan, Mississippi and Louisiana

News Release: FALLS CHURCH, Va. - In accordance with congressional direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Office is initiating a 30-day scoping period to receive public input on potential oil and gas lease sales on one parcel in Michigan totaling 40 acres, three parcels in Mississippi totaling 90.86 acres, and three parcels in Louisiana totaling 88.81 acres.


Grand Jury Indicts Two in ‘Swatting’ Scheme That Took Over Ring Doorbells Across U.S. to Livestream Police Response to Fake Calls

News Release: LOS ANGELES - Two men - one from Wisconsin, the other from North Carolina - have been charged with participating in a “swatting" spree that, over a one-week span, gained access to a dozen Ring home security door cameras nationwide, placed bogus emergency phone calls designed to elicit an armed police response, then livestreamed the events on social media, sometimes while taunting responding police officers, the Justice Department announced today.


NAMA Notebook December: Bill of Rights

News Release: by Ranger Jen. Just last month, I was talking to a local teacher who suggested a professional development session on lesser-known memorials around the National Mall. It is always a treat when we can share stories with visitors that they may not be very familiar with. NAMA Notebook seems like a good place...


Tech Company CEO Pleads Guilty to Defrauding His Former Employer

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SUNI MUNSHANI, the former Chief Executive Officer of a Connecticut-based technology company (the “Victim Company"), pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court in connection with a scheme to defraud...


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Export Trade Certificate of Review discussed on Dec. 20 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page proposed rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Sextortion Crimes on the Increase: Talk to Your Kids Now

News Release: PITTSBURGH - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations - Philadelphia (HSI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Pittsburgh (FBI), and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), is issuing a public safety alert regarding an alarming increase in the online exploitation of children and teens.


News Release: Austin, TX - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul sent a letter to Amanda Bennett, Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Agency for Global Media, to conduct oversight over the USAGM’s rehiring of a senior official who was fired after repeated reports of mismanagement, abuse of public funds and falsification of credentials.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: ST. CLAIR COUNTY, IL - Two months after the federal disaster declaration for the July 25 - 28 flooding, more than $25.2 million in federal funds has been provided directly to disaster survivors to aid in their recovery.