News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today in Paris with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna. They discussed President Macron’s recent State Visit to Washington, DC, as well as ongoing joint efforts by the United States, France, G7 members, ...


Chair Meeks Celebrates Passage of HFAC Provisions in NDAA, Including BURMA Act, State Department Reauthorization

News Release: Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement celebrating the House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY23.


Designating a Network of Iranian Oil Sanctions Evaders

Release: Today, the United States is designating an international oil smuggling and money laundering network led by businessman Sitki Ayan for providing support to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and Lebanese Hizballah, under counterterrorism sanctions authorities.




System Safety Assessments discussed on Dec. 8 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Wetzel County man sentenced for firearms charge

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Joseph Allen Sams, of Jacksonsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 18 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Russian Intelligence Agent Charged with Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with Purchase and Use of Luxury Beverly Hills Real Estate

News Release: A seven-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Andrii Derkach with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Acts (IEEPA), bank fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and four counts of money laundering in connection with the purchase...


U.S. Marshals, ATF Offer up to $20K Reward Each for 2 Louisville Fugitives

News Release: Scranton, PA - Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Jorge Aguilar, a 34-year old Scranton man.


Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to London, United Kingdom, on December 9 to engage in discussions on implementing the outcomes of COP27, which was held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 6-18, 2022. He will also speak about COP27 and the future of global climate action ...



News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Joseph Willard, 59, of Cole Camp, Missouri, was convicted at trial with 12 counts of child exploitation offenses arising from his abuse of seven minor children, ranging in age from eight to 17, while pretending to own an international modeling agency.


E&C Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Encourage Investment & Innovation in Satellite Communications

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today on forward-looking, bipartisan legislation seeking to promote competition, innovation, and American leadership in the thriving commercial satellite communications industry...


Commerce Department publishes notice on Dec. 8

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOE Announces $8 Million to Integrate Solar Energy Production with Farming

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $8 million for six solar energy research projects across six states and the District of Columbia that will provide new economic opportunities for farmers, rural communities, and the solar industry. The funding supports agrivoltaics-the...


South Florida Woman Sentenced to Three Years for Her Role in a Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington has sentenced Ruth Bianca Fernandez (39, Pompano Beach) to three years in federal prison for her role in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud and for making a false statement in a matter involving a federal health care benefit program.


Aurora Police, U.S. Marshals 2-Week Operation Leads to Recovery, Location of 11 Missing Children

News Release: Philadelphia, PA - Members of the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force arrested Khadir Blue, 27, for murder and Pennsylvania State Parole Violations, at approximately 1:30 p.m. in Chester Pennsylvania on December 3rd. The arrest was made in relation to an incident which occurred January 4th, 2017, in the...



News Release: EM has selected a director from the Office of Naval Reactors (NR) with over 26 years of experience in program management, policy and technical experience to serve as the cleanup program’s new principal deputy assistant secretary, effective this January.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Alice Rufo, Director General for Foreign Relations and Strategy at France’s Ministry of the Armed Forces

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today in Paris with Alice Rufo, Director General for Foreign Relations and Strategy at the Ministry of the Armed Forces. They discussed President Macron’s recent state visit to Washington, DC, as well as ...