News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022



News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Rodney Kent a/k/a “Hott Rodd," a/k/a “Hott," 51, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release by United States District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe after being convicted of sex trafficking earlier this year.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bhutto Zardari

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new report on the birth tourism industry in the United States including how foreign nationals are paying for U.S. citizenship for their children. Birth...


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - David Frazier, 42, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Portman Introduces Bill to Guard Against Artificial Intelligence Bias

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Artificial Intelligence (AI) Caucus, introduced the Stopping Unlawful Negative Machine Impacts through National Evaluation Act to clarify...


Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To Prison For Threatening To Kill United States Congressman And Perpetrating Online Fraud Scheme

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOSHUA HALL was sentenced today by United Stated District Judge Gregory H. Woods to 20 months in prison for making threats to kill a member of the United States Congress and impersonating family members...


News Release: About this article: This article was originally published in the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail 2022 Annual Report.


OJP Announces the Inaugural Class of Reaching Rural Fellows

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance announced the 67 fellows selected to participate in the inaugural class of the Reaching Rural: Advancing Collaborative Solutions initiative. Co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Justice Institute, the initiative will support the fellows' work to address the overdose crisis that has disproportionately affected rural communities across America.


Man from Acoma pleads guilty to sexual abuse in Indian Country

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Karl Shroulote, Sr., pleaded guilty to sexual abuse in Indian Country. Shroulote, 46, of Acoma, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Acoma, will remain on conditions of release pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.


U.S. Attorney highlights Environmental Justice

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, is promoting information and resources to highlight environmental justice and assist the public in reporting criminal environmental violations.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that William Watts, Sr., 56, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to five years and ten months in prison, five years of supervised release and ordered to pay $12,000 in special assessments by United States District Court Judge Joel H. Slomsky after being convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography.



Independence Hall and the American Civil War

News Release: Independence Hall, and the square on which it sits, played a part in the American Civil War - hosting Abraham Lincoln and serving as a vital recruitment center for Union Army enlistees.


News Release: A New York man was sentenced today to 12 years and nine months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support or resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist organization.


New York Attorney And Doctor Convicted Of Defrauding New York City-Area Businesses And Their Insurance Companies Of More Than $31 Million Through Massive Trip-And-Fall Fraud Scheme

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the convictions today in Manhattan federal court of GEORGE CONSTANTINE, a New York lawyer, and ANDREW DOWD, a New York orthopedic surgeon, for their participation in a massive trip-and-fall fraud scheme between...


Texas Man Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Watched Members of Congress Evacuate, then Participated in Breaking the Windows of the Speaker’s Lobby Door.


Peters and Portman Bipartisan Legislation to Help At-Risk Communities Invest in Disaster Mitigation Projects Signed into Law

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to make permanent the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Risk Index (NRI) - an online...


News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of a six-count indictment charging Evan Edwards (64, New Smyrna Beach) and Joshua Edwards (30, New Smyrna Beach) with federal offenses related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES") Act and visa...


Pekoske: ‘We are prepared for the increased volume' of holiday travelers

United States airport security checkpoints are expected to be busier this holiday travel season compared to last year.