News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A new federal prosecutor has been added to the team at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Martinsburg.


News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a Georgia woman with a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a federal stimulus program authorized as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.


Former IT Director Charged with Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: PROVIDENCE - The former IT Director at a Warwick supplier of precision tubing and fabricated metal components has been charged in federal court in Providence with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for allegedly embezzling more than $1M from the company, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


DOL cites Louisiana salt mine for alleged safety, health failures

A Louisiana salt mine operated by Morton Salt Inc. has been issued a U.S. Department of Labor pattern of violations notice for allegedly failing to comply with mandatory federal health and safety standards.


Florida Company Sentenced to $2.5 Million Fine for Unlawful Distribution of Anabolic Steroids

News Release: FRANFORT, Ky. - A Florida company, Modern Therapy, LLC, was sentenced on Friday to pay a $2.5 million fine by U.S. District Judge Gregory VanTatenhove for the unlawful distribution of anabolic steroids.


US Department of Labor investigation finds Denver IT services provider retaliated against executive who raised concerns about IRS violations

News Release: DENVER - A federal whistleblower investigation has found a Denver-based information technology services provider retaliated against an employee who raised concerns about the company’s failure to pay trust fund taxes to the IRS.


FBI Oklahoma City 2022 Operational Successes

News Release: FBI Oklahoma City 2022 Operational Successes.


Homeland Security's Mayorkas: 'I am deeply proud to appoint the inaugural members of the Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council'

The first-ever Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council has 15 members who will give advice on homeland security policies and practices affecting Indian Country.


News Release: A former Sapulpa police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court for lying to law enforcement about a theft he committed while on-duty, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Rule published on Dec. 7 by State Department

The US State Department published a two page rule on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Two men were sentenced yesterday for their roles in the submission of fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $1.7 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.


Notice of Establishment: High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) Consortium discussed on Dec. 7 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: Today in Washington, D.C., U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez and Croatian Minister of Finance Marko Primorac signed a comprehensive treaty for the avoidance of double taxation between the United States and Croatia.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden man is scheduled to appear in court today on multiple charges of sex trafficking minors, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Graves, Meeks: 'U.S.-Africa partnership can be a quintessential 21st-century partnership'

U.S. Deputy Sec. of Commerce Don Graves and U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) share the belief that the U.S. has a role to play in the rapid economic transformation occurring in sub-Saharan countries in Africa.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Joshua A. Schohn, 32, of Akron, NY, who was convicted by a federal jury of two counts of production of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 30 years in prison and 20 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


Former ambassador: Face-to-face diplomacy crucial between U.S., China as countries 'have to kind of reintroduce each other'

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman was pleased to see President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet Nov. 14. He says this needs to occur more than every few years, during a China Town Hall sponsored by the National Committee on U.S. China Relations.


News Release: Defendant was Convicted of Illegal Possession of a Loaded Semi-Automatic Pistol By a Felon.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Reuben Jahmell Dauntez Donald, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced today to 151 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Elects New Chair, Vice Chair

News Release: The U.S. Department of State announced yesterday that the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) held its annual leadership elections today and elected Donna Brazile as the Board Chair and Michael Trager as Vice Chair.