News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: So I can make this very simple and easy and quick: What he said. Thank you. (Laughter.).



Disaster Recovery Centers to Close but FEMA Help Still Available

News Release: COLUMBIA, S.C. - Disaster Recovery Centers in Charleston, Georgetown and Horry counties are closing next week but that does not mean that FEMA is leaving the state.


Insider At Major Financial Services Organization And Retired Financial Professional Charged With Multimillion Dollar Front-Running Scheme

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today that LAWRENCE BILLIMEK, a trader at a major financial services organization...


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Christopher J. Schragl, of Follansbee, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 18 months of incarceration for failing to update his sex offender registry, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Grand jury indicts former deportation officer with federal crimes related to sexually assaulting immigrant victims

News Release: CINCINNATI - Federal agents arrested a former ICE deportation officer Wednesday evening on federal charges claiming he abused his position to coerce sex from victims under his supervision in the Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program.


DOC offers new grant application process starting Dec. 15

2023 Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program grant opened on Dec. 15.


Texas Man Indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FERMIN RODRIGUEZ-ORTEGA, age 24, a resident of Dallas, Texas, was charged December 8, 2022, in a two-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States...


The US Homeland Security Department published a one page rule on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON-The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that the process by which the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) was updated was marred by egregious executive overreach, lacked an economic peer-review process, and included flawed-even legally questionable-decision-making that resulted in a cost to American taxpayers of more than a quarter-trillion dollars according to the Congressional Budget Office.


Statement from Secretary Raimondo on the European Commission’s Release of Draft Adequacy Decision Regarding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo released the following statement following the European Commission’s release of its draft adequacy decision regarding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: “The United States welcomes the European Commission’s release of its draft adequacy decision regarding ...


News Release: HOUSTON - Three locals associated with Jesus Survives Ministries have admitted to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, PA pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken  With Beninese President Patrice Talon and Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum  At the Regional Compact Signing

Release: MS ALBRIGHT: Good morning. It’s wonderful to be with you all. Thank you all so much for joining us. I’m here - and you’ll see shortly - joined by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and also President Bazoum and President Talon, our dear partners from Niger and Benin. And thank you all so much for joining us today.


Man Indicted for Assault on a Federal Officer

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DEANDRE CROSS, age 22, a resident of Slidell, was indicted on Aug. 18, 2022, in a previously sealed indictment, for assaulting a federal officer in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 111(a)(1) and (b), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. The indictment was unsealed on December 7, 2022.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Tunisian President Kais Saied Before Their Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s a great pleasure to be able to see the president of Tunisia, President Saied. Mr. President, welcome. Very good to have you here. We have a longstanding partnership between the United States and Tunisia, the Tunisian people. And it’s one to which the United States attaches great importance.


News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - One is very visible, and one you can’t really see. But both capital projects at EM ’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) are making remarkable progress due to a determined, creative workforce that is overcoming the challenges of the multimillion-dollar work so the facility can operate safely and compliantly for decades to come.


News Release: Memphis, TN - Tony Jackson, 35, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, being a prohibited person in possession of ammunition and a firearm, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the sentencing today.


Transportation Department discusses Notice of Rights and Protections Available Under the Federal Antidiscrimination and Whistleblower Protection Laws on Dec. 14

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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...