News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Warren, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $25.7 million in grant funding for organizations to provide technical assistance and training to support small drinking water and wastewater systems that are often located in rural communities. EPA’s funding will help ensure that drinking water in these communities is safe and that wastewater is treated before it is responsibly returned to the environment.



Release: MR PATEL: Hey, everybody, I’m going to jump in real quick and just lay out some ground rules. This is Vedant Patel. Thanks so much for joining us today on this preview call to preview Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources Monica Medina’s travel to COP15, where she will head the U.S. delegation. We will do this call on the record,.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Maryland Man Admits to Role in Drug Trafficking Enterprise

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Keyontray Daniel Johnson, of Worton, Maryland, has admitted to his role in a multi-state organized drug trafficking enterprise dubbed the “19th Street Enterprise," United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Bruce Alexander, 19, and Naseem Williams, 21, both of Philadelphia, PA, were charged by Indictment for their roles in three different carjacking incidents which occurred this past summer. Specifically, the defendants are charged with conspiracy to commit carjacking, carjacking, and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.


Nine East Alabama Residents Sentenced for Running a Drug Trafficking Operation in Macon County

News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - The ninth and final defendant was sentenced this week for his role in a Macon County-based drug trafficking operation. This concludes a series of sentencings involving nine members of a violent, neighborhood-based organization called the “31 Boys," named for County Road 31 in Notasulga, Alabama.


Serial Bank Robber Sentenced to 24 Years in Federal Prison for Bank Robbery and for Violating Supervised Release for Two Previous Federal Robbery Convictions

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte today sentenced Christopher Michael Cline, a/k/a “Carisa Cline," age 46, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, to 24 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after the defendant pleaded guilty to bank robbery. The defendant also admitted violating two terms of supervised release for previous federal bank robbery convictions.


Kenya National Day

Release: I join President Ruto and all Kenyans in celebrating 59 years of Kenyan independence. The close cooperation between Kenya and the United States on a wide range of shared priorities is a testament to the depth of our friendship and shared values. We greatly appreciate Kenya’s leadership in promoting peace...


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Florida man was charged for his role in conspiracies to pay illegal kickbacks and to commit health care fraud that caused at least $64 million in losses to federal health care benefit programs, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Removal of Obsolete Procedures and Requirements Related to F, J, and M Nonimmigrants discussed on Dec. 12 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: One Defendant Was a Proud Boys Leader, Other Wrote “Murder the Media" on a Capitol Building Door.


Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Issues Statement on 2021 FBI Hate Crimes in the United States Statistics

News Release: Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta issued the following statement on the FBI’s announcement of the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) 2021 Hate Crimes Statistics


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOI-USGS1 grant application closes on Jan. 13

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on Dec. 13.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced approval of a waiver submitted by Washington state that would allow federal taxpayer dollars to subsidize health insurance for undocumented immigrants...


DOI-BLM offers new grant application process starting Dec. 13

ORWA IIJA Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington Threatened and Endangered Species grant opened on Dec. 13.