News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


Now That Summer Has Ended: An Exhibit about Winter Activities During the Fur Trade Era

News Release: Now That Summer Has Ended. is an exhibit on the second floor balcony at the Heritage Center running March 15 - Oct. 31, 2023. The following are selections from the exhibit, which includes historical artifacts used during the winter.


Man Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter on the Umatilla Indian Reservation

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-On Dec. 14, 2022, a resident of the Umatilla Indian Reservation pleaded guilty after he repeatedly struck a fellow resident of the reservation with his fists, causing the person’s death.


Lockwood House - Room 1-15: Formal Parlor

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Agencies release annual asset-size thresholds under Community Reinvestment Act regulations

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation today announced the 2023 updated asset-size thresholds used to define "small bank" and "intermediate small bank" under their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations.



Tunisian Parliamentary Elections

Release: The parliamentary elections that took place in Tunisia on December 17 represent an essential initial step toward restoring the country’s democratic trajectory. However, the low voter turnout reinforces the need to further expand political participation over the coming months. As the electoral process...


Lee Man Charged with Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Materials

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Joshua Olsen, 30, of Lee, New Hampshire, was charged in federal court with distribution of child sexual abuse materials, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


Mauritanian Terrorist Indicted for the Death of U.S. National in Deadly Mali Hotel Attack and with Providing Material Support to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Al-Murabitoun

News Release: Fawaz Ould Ahmed Ould Ahemeid, a Mauritanian national also known as “Ibrahim Idress" and “Ibrahim Dix," was arraigned today in federal court in Brooklyn on a six-count indictment charging him with multiple terrorism offenses, including his roles in the March 7, 2015 attack on the La Terrasse restaurant...


Two Philadelphia Men Found Guilty of Armed Robberies of Two City Pharmacies

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Jon Suggs, 31, and Nickolas Passineau 31, both of Philadelphia, PA were both convicted at trial of two counts of Hobbs Act Robbery, and one count of using a firearm in relation to a crime of violence arising from the armed robberies of two pharmacies in Philadelphia.


Illinois Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - Matthew Capsel, 28, of Ottawa, Illinois, was sentenced to 18 months in prison today for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His 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: In honor of the National Park Service’s 65-year partnership with the Student Conservation Association (SCA), the National Park Service Youth Programs Division and the SCA co-organized a virtual event, "Cheers to 65 Years: Celebrating the NPS Partnership With SCA " on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. The event was also a time to celebrate the SCA’s milestone of placing more than 100,000 members into the field since 1957.


Why Not Panorama?

News Release: By Carrie Janney-Lucas.


Two Men Plead Guilty to Lying About a Murder as Jury Selection in Their Trial Was About to Get Underway

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Dartwon Brooks, 29, and Jaemer Smith a/k/a Glizz a/k/a Jack Glizz, 20, both of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. as jury selection was set to begin in their federal trial. Brooks pleaded guilty...


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Las Vegas Man Sentenced to Prison for Attempted Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material Via Instant Messaging App

News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon to 84 months in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for attempted receipt and possession of hundreds of child sexual abuse material.


Florida man arrested with loaded gun at Trenton-Mercer Airport checkpoint

Release: TRENTON N.J. A Florida man was arrested by police on Sunday, Dec. 18, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped him with a loaded.380 caliber handgun in his carry-on bag at the Trenton-Mercer Airport security checkpoint. The man also was in possession of two loaded gun magazines and a pellet gun. Like firearms, pellet guns and other realistic replica guns are not permitted through a TSA security checkpoint.


Walt Whitman at Chatham Manor

News Release: "The house is quite crowded, everything impromptu, no system, all bad enough, but I have no doubt the best that can be done; all the wounds pretty bad, some frightful, the men in their old clothes, unclean and bloody.".


Jonathan Letterman

News Release: Jonathan Letterman was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania in 1824. The son of a surgeon, Letterman graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1849. He became an assistant surgeon in the Army Medical Department. Prior to the Civil War, he served on military campaigns against Native Americans. When the Civil War began, he was assigned to the Army of the Potomac. In June 1862, Letterman was promoted to major and appointed Medical Director of the Army.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces $45 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Support Resilient and Efficient Building Energy Codes

Release: Funding Will Support State and Local Adoption and Implementation of Building Energy Codes to Dramatically Cut Carbon Emissions, Generate Up To $138 Billion in Savings for Homes and Businesses, and Improve Health and Safety


FBI Identifies the Body of a Woman Found Floating Off the Coast of Pinellas County

News Release: FBI Identifies the Body of a Woman Found Floating Off the Coast of Pinellas County.