News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


Peace: MS-13 member's 'sentence is a fitting punishment for a brutal murder'

A Long Island, New York, man who was a member of the transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, has been sentenced to more than 26 years in prison for murdering a teen and an attempted killing.


Weekend Interview: Congresswoman Mary Miller

Congresswoman Mary Miller was first elected in 2020 to represent the 15th Congressional District of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is a sitting member of the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Education and Labor. She talks about the state of politics in America today, the issue of illegal immigration, and farming.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Today, Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), announced the completion of the first of a series of events designed to help community members and leaders have a better understanding of hate crimes and how to report them to law enforcement.


Justice Department Secures Settlement with State of Iowa Addressing Unconstitutional Conditions at Glenwood Resource Center

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a complaint and a proposed consent decree with the State of Iowa to resolve allegations that conditions at Glenwood Resource Center (Glenwood), an institution for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD), violated the Constitution.


New Source Performance Standards Review for Secondary Lead Smelters discussed on Dec. 1 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Jose Gonzalez-Valencia, aka Chepa, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today to international cocaine trafficking.


Census Bureau to Embargo 2017-2021 American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau will offer a two-day embargo period for subscribers to view 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS) statistics before their public release.


Second former U.S. soldier admits guilt in attack that killed Fort Stewart servicemember

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A former U.S. Army service member has admitted his involvement in a plot that led to the stabbing death of a former fellow soldier whose body was found in his Fort Stewart barracks room in June 2020.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ga. - A Columbus resident with a lengthy criminal history who admitted to distributing nearly 500 grams of fentanyl and 265 grams of a fentanyl analogue-which amounts to approximately 380,000 doses-was sentenced to federal prison today.


Third U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Ministerial Meeting

Release: On Monday, December 5, the United States will host the European Union for the third Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Ministerial Meeting at the University of Maryland, College Park.


Reminder: Dems’ American Rescue Plan Defunded Medicare

News Release: Reminder: Dems’ American Rescue Plan Defunded Medicare.



New Interpretive Sign Shares the History of Pre-Schooner II

News Release: Tucked into the rolling hills and grasslands about 40 miles southwest of Bruneau, Idaho, is the Pre-Schooner II Site. It was the location of a non-nuclear cratering experiment conducted by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), a predecessor agency to DOE, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in 1965. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) recently installed an interpretive sign at the site to share the history of the project.


Labor Department discusses Notice of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) Credit Reductions Applicable for 2022 on Nov. 30

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, New York, New York Flood insurance violations, civil money penalty, dated Nov. 23, 2022 Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.


News Release: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began a 30-day public comment period on its proposed cleanup plan for the Hegeler Zinc Superfund site in Vermilion County, Illinois. EPA will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, December 7, from 5:30 – 8 p.m. to discuss the proposal and accept comments.


Brady: Court Decision Opens Dangerous New Political Battleground Where No Citizen Is Safe From Majority Political Party in Congress

News Release: Brady: Court Decision Opens Dangerous New Political Battleground Where No Citizen Is Safe From Majority Political Party in Congress.


News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Jeffrey Chartier, a former registered broker who participated in a criminal conspiracy to promote and manipulate the price of shares in publicly traded companies, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joanna Seybert to 10 years’ imprisonment for...


News Release: CINCINNATI - A federal jury has convicted two individuals of crimes related to their participation in a foreclosure rescue scheme that defrauded at least 780 financially distressed homeowners throughout the United States. The defendants preyed on homeowners who had defaulted on their mortgages and convinced the victims to pay to take part in fraudulent programs on the promise it would save their homes.