News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News from January 2022


The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on Jan. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the energy consumption of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A South Korean national was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for attempting to illegally export to Asia live Dudleya succulent plants worth at least $150,000 that he and his co-schemers had pulled out of the ground at remote state parks in Northern California.


Notice published by Energy Department on Jan. 18

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Hudson County Man Charged with Online Enticement of a Minor and Production of Child Pornography

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was charged today with enticing a minor victim online to produce images and videos of sexually explicit conduct, and producing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Rule published on Jan. 18 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page rule on Jan. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Leader Of Complex International Fraud And Money Laundering Ring Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge James Moody has sentenced Mary Kathryn Marr (42, Miami) to 14 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering. The Court also ordered Marr to forfeit various assets, which are traceable to proceeds of the offense and, as part of her sentence, entered...


News Release: BOSTON - A Princeton man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in connection with the burning of a Leominster restaurant in in October 2021.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Jan. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in Cut Off and Montegut will close permanently next week. The DRC in Cut Off will close Tuesday, Jan. 25. The Montegut DRC will close the following day, Wednesday, Jan. 26.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


High-Speed Motorcycle Chase on I-75 that Resulted in Two Injured Deputies Leads to Pair Pleading Guilty to Distributing Meth

News Release: MACON, Ga. - Co-defendants who led law enforcement on a motorcycle chase on I-75 at speeds of up to 150 mph, resulting in two deputies being struck and injured by a passing car during the pair’s arrest, have pleaded guilty to distributing nearly three kilograms of methamphetamine.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in today’s Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the many crises of President Biden’s first year in office.


Notice published on Jan. 18 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Nadler & Cicilline Applaud FTC, DOJ Review of Merger Guidelines

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Chairman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) issued the following joint statement on the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Antitrust Division's review of corporate merger guidelines...