News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rocky Flats Site Upgrades SPPTS Solar Technology and Supports Community Nonprofit

News Release: The Rocky Flats Site in Colorado received a solar technology upgrade at the Solar Ponds Plume Treatment System (SPPTS), which also benefitted the community.


Des Moines Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Enticement of Minor to Engage in Illicit Sexual Activities

News Release: Des Moines, IA - An Iowa man was sentenced on Nov. 22, 2022, to 20 years in prison for attempting to entice a minor to engage in illicit sexual activities.


Prices Outpace Wages Under Biden-Flation, Creating Hidden Tax

News Release: Prices Outpace Wages Under Biden-Flation, Creating Hidden Tax.


News Release: TERRE HAUTE - Elvis Medrano, 43, of Pharr, TX, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and MDMA, and being a felon in possession of ammunition following a 4-day jury trial in May of 2022.


The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Two Marshallese nationals pleaded guilty today to conspiring to pay bribes to elected officials of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) in exchange for passing certain legislation.


LeClaire Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Receiving Child Pornography

News Release: Davenport, IA - Paul John McNicol, age 30, of LeClaire, was sentenced on Nov. 30, 2022, to 216 months in prison for receiving child pornography. McNicol was also ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution and a $5,000 special assessment under the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. Following his imprisonment, McNicol was ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


South Street Jeweler Convicted of Selling Counterfeit Rolexes and Financial Fraud Crimes

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Dimitre Hadjiev, 41, of Upper Darby, PA, was convicted at trial of charges including trafficking in counterfeit goods and financial fraud offenses related to his sale of counterfeit luxury wristwatches.


FBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs Sign Agreement to Improve Law Enforcement in Indian Country

News Release: During remarks at the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit today, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced that the FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) signed an agreement to establish guidelines to provide for the effective and efficient administration of criminal investigations in Indian Country. This is the first update since the early 1990s to a memorandum of understanding between the agencies.


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


Sen. Murray Statement on Rail Bargaining Resolution

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on the 80-15 vote in the Senate to pass a resolution adopting the tentative agreements reached earlier this year between unions and railroads, and avert a national rail shutdown.


Energy Department discusses Wyoming Interstate Company, LLC; Notice of Application and Establishing Intervention Deadline on Nov. 30

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


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a business meeting to consider the nominations of:


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


San Antonio Fraudster Sentenced to Prison

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio man was sentenced Wednesday to 44 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud.


News Release: A Nevada man was sentenced Nov. 30 to 13 years and three months in prison for filing false tax returns, aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, money laundering and impersonating an FBI agent.


News Release: Two New York diagnostic testing facility owners were sentenced today to three years in prison for their roles in a more than $18 million health care fraud scheme.


Fourteen Gang Members and Associates from Newburgh and Poughkeepsie Charged with Racketeering, Narcotics, and Firearms Offenses

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced the unsealing of a 10-Count Indictment charging 14 members of the Young Gunnaz...