News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court on charges of violating federal narcotics trafficking laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba at a Joint Press Availability

Release: FOREIGN MINISTER KULEBA: (Via interpreter) Good afternoon. I will wait for Secretary Blinken to turn on.

U.S. Relations With South Africa

Release: More information about South Africa is available on the South Africa page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.

Hartford Man Indicted on Gun and Drug Charges

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging MICHAEL DAVIS, 33, of Hartford, with narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses.

U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Travel to Gulf Capitals and London

Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking will travel to Gulf capitals and London starting January 19 to reinvigorate peace efforts in coordination with the UN, senior regional government officials, and other international partners. The Special Envoy and his team will press the parties to de-escalate militarily and seize the new year to participate fully in an inclusive UN-led peace process.

Lynn Man Indicted for Drug and Firearms Conspiracy Involving Over 400 Grams of Fentanyl and Multiple Machine Guns

News Release: BOSTON - A Lynn man was indicted by a federal grand jury today in connection with operating a drug trafficking organization in which he allegedly used pill presses to produce thousands of counterfeit pills per hour and distributed the counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl to suppliers on the North Shore.

Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison For Sending Threatening Emails to Police Commissioner

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Peter Fratus, 40, of West Dennis, MA, was sentenced to four years in prison, and three years of supervised release by United States District Judge Gerald J. Pappert for sending racist, misogynistic threats via email to Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw.

Work continues at the Port of Long Beach as it 'supports nearly 2.6 million jobs'

By Art Benavidez | Jan 19, 2022

Work continues at the Port of Long Beach in efforts to enhance the port that is critical to the country’s supply chain.

Op-Ed: Biden’s Washington-Controlled Child Care Means Higher Costs, Fewer Choices

By Commerce Newswire | Jan 19, 2022

News Release: Op-Ed: Biden’s Washington-Controlled Child Care Means Higher Costs, Fewer Choices.

U.S. Marshals Add DC Murder Suspect to 15 Most Wanted List Rewards of up to $50K for information leading to arrest

News Release: Washington, DC - The U.S. Marshals Service has added a District of Columbia murder suspect to its 15 Most Wanted list, offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to his arrest. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is also offering up to $25,000 in reward money for any information...

Video: Comer Encourages U.S. Law Enforcement Officers Battling America’s Opioid Crisis to Share Information

Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released a video calling on U.S. law enforcement officers on the frontlines of America’s ongoing fentanyl crisis to share their stories with the House Committees on Oversight and Reform and Energy and Commerce.

Comer Statement on the Supreme Court’s Vaccine Mandate Decisions

Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decisions halting President Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees and allowing his mandate for certain federally-funded healthcare facilities to take effect.

Comer, Cloud, Oversight Republicans: Biden Administration Abolishing ICE’s Mission by Memorandum

Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Ranking Member Michael Cloud (R-Texas), and Oversight Republicans sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Tae Johnson requesting documents and information on the Biden Administration’s guidance restricting interior immigration enforcement, which has resulted in plummeting arrests and removals of illegal aliens from the United States.

ICYMI: Comer Joins Fox News, Highlights Emails Showing Dr. Fauci Concealed Lab Leak Theory

House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “The Ingraham Angle” on Fox News yesterday to discuss new information revealing Dr. Fauci may have concealed information from government officials about COVID-19 originating from the Wuhan lab and the virus possibly being genetically manipulated.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Myroslava Gongadze of Voice of America’s Ukrainian Service

Release: QUESTION: Today we have a chance to talk about the crisis with Secretary of State, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Thank you. Thank you for this opportunity and for your time -.

Comer & Jordan: Fauci’s Emails Raise Questions of Lab Leak Cover Up

House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today called for a transcribed interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci after new information reveals he may have concealed information from government officials about COVID-19 originating from the Wuhan lab and the virus possibly being genetically manipulated.

Operation False Haven: Convicted Child Molester Found Guilty of Naturalization Fraud

News Release: Greensboro, N.C. - Today in federal court, Vyacheslav Fyodorovitch Rizkhov, age 44, a naturalized citizen of the United States, born in Azerbaijan and residing in Union County, was found guilty of unlawful procurement of naturalization in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section1425(a). The verdict was announced by Senior United States District Judge N. Carlton Tilley, Jr., following a bench trial.

Top House Republicans Sound Alarm Over Skyrocketing U.S. Drug-Overdose Deaths

Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) sent letters to top officials at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) expressing concerns about America’s fentanyl crisis.

Comer: FISMA Needs a Modern Update to Better Deter & Defeat Cyber Threats

House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on “Cybersecurity for the New Frontier: Reforming the Federal Information Security Modernization Act” by calling for a modern update to ensure federal agencies, in coordination with the private sector and government contractors, can better protect against, quickly fix, and deter future damaging digital intrusions.

Top House Republicans Aim to Hear from U.S. Law Enforcement Officers Battling America’s Opioid Crisis