News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


The United States and Türkiye: A Key NATO Ally and Critical Regional Partner

Release: Türkiye and the United States are North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Allies and longstanding partners. We have a proud history of working together in times of crisis and on regional security and prosperity. The United States will remain committed to providing necessary assistance to those affected ...


“THE ENVIRONMENT” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Feb. 15

“THE ENVIRONMENT“ was published in the Senate section on pages S406-S407 on Feb. 15


News Release: QUESTION: We go now to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is in Germany attending the Munich Security Conference. Mr. Secretary, I know you just met with your Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, who has publicly said the U.S. response to the spy balloon was absurd, hysterical, and an effort to divert attention away from domestic problems. Was he that dismissive to you in private?


DOT-NHTSA offers new grant application process starting Feb. 20

Developing Best Practices and Training for Driver Education grant opened on Feb. 20.


“SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 118TH CONGRESS” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Feb. 15

The Congressional Record published “SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 118TH CONGRESS” in the Senate section on Feb. 15.


Release: Today the United States is announcing an additional $100 million in assistance in response to the devastating earthquake in Türkiye and Syria. President Biden intends to authorize $50 million in Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Funds (ERMA). In addition to the ERMA funds, the United States ...




Bangladesh: Biweekly Price and Policy Update - Week of January 29,2023

Bangladesh: Biweekly Price and Policy Update - Week of January 29,2023



Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Child for Sex

A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 25 years’ incarceration and lifetime supervised release on his conviction for four counts related to the sexual exploitation of minors, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Inola Man and Tulsa Man Plead Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

Two men pleaded guilty this week in federal court to child pornography charges, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Convicted Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Crime

Dana Michael Russell, also known as “Anthony Roberts,” 36, of Giffithsville, Lincoln County, pleaded guilty today to possession of prepubescent child pornography.


Hocking County man sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting children as young as 3 years old

A Logan, Ohio, man was sentenced in federal court here today to 540 months for producing child pornography of a three-year-old child and possessing thousands of images of child sexual abuse, some of which depicted other minor children to whom the defendant had access


Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Transportation of Child Pornography

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Transportation of Child Pornography. The sentencing took place on February 13, 2023.


Jacksonville Man Arrested And Charged With Attempting To Entice And Meet A 12-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity

United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Zachary Ray Ellis (45, Jacksonville) has been arrested and charged with using the internet to attempt to entice a 12-year-old child to engage in sexual activity.


Ogle County Man Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Federal Prison for Transporting Child Pornography

A Byron, Ill. man was sentenced today to fourteen years in federal prison for transportation of child pornography.


East Lansing Man Indicted For Kidnapping And Raping Italian Teen, Attempting To Rape Another Teen, And Sexually Exploiting Two Minors

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced that yesterday a federal grand jury returned an indictment containing five charges against Arisknight Arkin-Everett Winfree of East Lansing, Michigan


Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Attempting to Entice a Minor, Traveling to Engage in Illicit Sex, Attempting to Transfer Obscene Material to a Minor

A Massachusetts man who engaged in a series of online communications, often of a sexual nature, with someone whom he believed to be a 12-year-old girl, and then traveled to Rhode Island with the intent of having sex with the girl and sexual contact with her younger sister, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


HSI Arrest Teacher for Transferring Obscene Material to a Minor and Attempted Receipt of Child Exploitation Material

On Friday, February 10, 2023, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested an Arecibo man for violation to Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252 (a)(2), which criminalizes the attempted receipt of any visual depiction that involves a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and Title 18, United States Code, Section 1470, which criminalizes the transfer of obscene material to a minor.