News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


U.S. Department of Energy Announces $2.5 Billion Loan to Ultium Cells for Three Domestic Battery Cell Manufacturing Facilities

Release: New Factories in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan Will Create More than 11,000 Good-Paying Jobs and Reduce the Nation’s Reliance on Other Countries to Meet Increased Demand for Electric Vehicle Technologies


Interior Department discusses Notice of Segregation of Public Land for the Bonanza Solar Project, Clark County, NV on Dec. 12

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


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening, everyone. So I am here to tell you that we have another 10 speakers, and so we can - (laughter).


Nigerian National Charged with $8 Million Computer Hacking, Wire Fraud, and Money Laundering Activities

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Nigerian man has been indicted for his role in computer hacking, wire fraud, and money laundering acts that defrauded companies of nearly $8 million after compromising companies’ business e-mail accounts, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page rule on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Nearly $98 Million in Loans for Safety Improvements on Virginia’s I-81

News Release: USDOT’s financing arm provides extra help for rural areas, with financing at half the Treasury rate


The U.S. Marshals and local law enforcement in Puerto Rico on Monday arrested two Georgia residents and recovered a child missing since September.


A woman wanted in connection with a 2016 Berkeley County murder has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in New Orleans.


The U.S. Marshals Service – NH Joint Fugitive Task Force is very pleased to announce that Dec. 7 “Fugitive of the Week,” Joseph Galen Barlow was arrested this morning by Concord Police Department Officers at 136 North Main Street. Numerous tips were fielded by the public which helped lead to Barlow’s swift apprehension.


This morning, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) located and arrested Steven A. Carpenter and Johnny L. Brooks Jr. Both individuals were wanted for escaping the Lorain/Medina Community Based Correctional Facility.


FBI Springfield in coordination with the United States Attorney’s Office–Central District of Illinois is seeking to identify potential victims in a child pornography investigation.


Today, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program released 2021 statistics about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation.


The FBI released its annual Uniform Crime Reporting Program Hate Crimes Report for 2021 today, which showed a slight decrease in reported overall incidents, compared to 2020.


Tiffani Meeks, 38, of Barboursville, pleaded guilty today to three counts of wire fraud, after defrauding a Cabell County business while its bookkeeper.


Twenty law enforcement officers and public servants from across the Northern District of West Virginia were recognized today for their outstanding work by United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld.


FBI Dallas is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the unknown bank robber responsible for a November 10, 2022, bank robbery in Denton, Texas.


Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi (Mas’ud), 71, of Tunisia and Libya, made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on federal charges, unsealed today, stemming from the Dec. 21, 1988, civilian aircraft bombing that killed 270 people.


Racehorse Trainer Jason Servis Acquired, Distributed, and Directed Others to Administer Prohibited Performance Enhancing Drugs to Racehorses


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.


Defendant Admitted Advance Planning To Interfere With Peaceful Transition of Power, Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers