News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


Jacksonville trampoline park pays $43K in civil penalties for violating child labor laws after US Department of Labor investigation

Release: Employer: Urban Air Jacksonville LLC, operating as Urban Air Trampoline Park at Southside


Department of Justice Announces Joint Efforts for the Inspection of Animals at the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the coordination of efforts between the United States Department of Justice and the Puerto Rico Department of Environment and Natural Resources with respect to the health and welfare of the animals housed at the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo and the holding facility known as the Centro de Detención en Cambalache (collectively the “Zoo").



Pensacola Violent Felon Convicted Of Drug Trafficking Charges

News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - A federal jury convicted Michael Joe Green, II, 49, of Pensacola, of conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and the distribution of 500 grams or more of cocaine. The guilty verdict, returned today at the conclusion of a four-day trial, was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


Two More Defendants Sentenced to Prison for Multimillion Dollar Schemes Involving Preparation of False Tax Returns for Professional Athletes and PPP Loan Fraud

News Release: Two California men have been sentenced to prison in a conspiracy to defraud the IRS and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a federal loans initiative designed to help businesses pay their employees and meet expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanh Ngoc Rudin of Rosemead, 58, was sentenced to ...


Individual Sentenced to 293 Months in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Minors Via the Internet and Social Media Applications

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Today, United States District Court Senior Judge Francisco A. Besosa sentenced Wilberto Ramos-Candelaria to 24 years and 5 months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for production of child pornography and for soliciting and receiving the child exploitation material via the internet and social media applications. Ramos-Candelaria was charged in a federal Superseding Indictment on Aug. 14, 2020 and plead guilty on Sept. 30, 2022.


Homeland Security Department discusses Safety Zone: Tall Ships America; Tampa Bay, St Petersburg, FL on Feb. 17

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


Proposed rule published on Feb. 17 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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



News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Three Hudson County, New Jersey, men were charged by complaint with narcotics and firearms related violations, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced today.


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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.


Submission of U.S. Nomination to the World Heritage List discussed on Feb. 17 by Interior Department

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


Woman Sentenced for Federal Witness Tampering in Relation to Trial for Gang-Related Murder and Multistate Drug Trafficking Ring

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Springfield woman was sentenced yesterday to 15 months in prison for witness tampering that occurred at the onset of a multi-week federal trial against four individuals relating to a murder, violent gang enterprise, and a drug trafficking conspiracy operating in Virginia, California, and several other states.



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


Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Scott Announce Subcommittee Rosters for 118th Congress

News Release: Today, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) and Ranking Member David Scott (GA-13) finalized subcommittee rosters for the 118th Congress.


McCaul, Salazar Condemn Venezuelan Regime Draft NGO Law

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Chairwoman Maria Salazar (R-FL) released the following statement in response to Venezuela’s draft law furthering the restrictions to non-governmental organizations and calling on the Biden administration to push back on the plan.