News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with German Foreign Minister Baerbock

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price


Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Kosovo as you celebrate your fifteenth anniversary as a sovereign, independent state.


Prince George’s County Man Pleads Guilty To A Federal Wire Fraud Conspiracy To Obtain Over $1 Million In Covid-19 Cares Act Loans And Unemployment Insurance Benefits

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Jerry Phillips, a/k/a “Tian Juzo," age 25, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal wire fraud conspiracy, aggravated identity theft, and illegal possession of a machine gun, related to a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $1 million in COVID-19 CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program loan applications (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster loan applications (EIDL), and unemployment insurance claims.



Interior Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Alaska Native Vietnam-Era Veterans Allotments on Feb. 17

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - The final member of a Northwest Arkansas drug trafficking organization was sentenced yesterday to federal prison for crimes related to the Distribution of Fentanyl. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearings for the United States District Court in Fayetteville.


Release: EVENT: Please join us on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, for a digital press briefing with Ambassador Johnnie Carson, Special Presidential Representative for U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Implementation. Ambassador Carson will discuss his recent high-level engagements with African leaders on the margins of...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) sent a letter today to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting information about the federal government’s response to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.


News Release: MIAMI - Senior United States District Judge James I. Cohn has sentenced Jonathan Cruz, 36, Eric Ortiz Melendez, 28, and Jorge Aponte Figueroa, 25, to life in federal prison for their participation in violent robberies and murders.



The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Political Consultant Sentenced for Scheme Involving Illegal Foreign Campaign Contribution to 2016 Presidential Campaign

News Release: A Texas man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in funneling illegal foreign campaign contributions from a Russian national to a 2016 presidential campaign.


Combined Notice of Filings discussed on Feb. 17 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Joint Statement of the United States of America and U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council Counterterrorism Working Group

Release: The text of the following joint statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and the U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council Counterterrorism Working Group.


Philadelphia Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Distributing Narcotics

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A former resident of Philadelphia, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 60 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release on his conviction of distributing cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Jury Convicts KC Man of Meth Trafficking

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Braymer, Mo., man has been convicted by a federal trial jury of his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) sent a letter today to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting information about the federal government’s response to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.