News from February 2023
By State Newswire Report | Feb 17, 2023
Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the release of 222 political prisoners by the Nicaraguan government with Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada.
By USDA Newswire Report | Feb 17, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced former Vice President Al Gore will be the opening keynote speaker at the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate Summit.
By DOE Newswire Report | Feb 17, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy unveiled a funding opportunity offering up to $74 million for pilot projects examining the efficiency and scalability of enhanced geothermal systems.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: Deputy Attorney General (Deputy AG) Lisa Monaco traveled to London this week to reaffirm and build upon the strong partnership between the United States and Great Britain in countering threats to our national security.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
The US Homeland Security Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that Jacqueline Anderson, 37, of Rushville, Indiana, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A federal jury convicted two Kansas men of kidnapping, drug, and gun charges in connection with the 2019 torture of a victim in Kansas City, Kansas.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: In partnership with EarthCam, the National Park Service is excited to offer this webcam view of our Roundhouse and Turntable complex!.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that, on February 9, 2023, Dennis Martin, 42, of Colchester, Vermont, was convicted for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, following a four-day jury trial before United States District Judge Christina Reiss.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - An Arkansas man pleaded guilty today to the felony charge of assaulting a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Officer during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol Breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
By Federal Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
Gordon Chang is an expert on China and a distinguished senior fellow with the Gatestone Institute. He is the author of “The Great US-China Tech War.”
By State Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Texas man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement resulting in bodily injury related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it is sharing approximately $954,807 with the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigeria) in accordance with an agreement between the governments to repatriate assets the United States forfeited that were traceable to the kleptocracy of former Governor of the State of Bayelsa in Nigeria, Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. -United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced that Heather Dubeau, 38, previously of Lebanon, was sentenced to 40 months of imprisonment today following her conviction for participating in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $175,000 civil penalty against Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) for failure to submit launch collision analysis trajectory data directly to the FAA prior to the Aug. 19, 2022, launch of the Starlink Group 4-27 mission.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging ISSACHAMIL TORRES, also known as “Chamil," 35, of Hartford; EFRAIN CHEVEREZ, 32, of Hartford; and ENRIQUE RODRIGUEZ RIVERA, 23, of East Hartford, with fentanyl trafficking offenses.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Chad Kidd, P.E., PMP is the Bureau of Reclamation's Engineer of the Year. Kidd is an electrical engineer in Reclamation's Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region, Upper Snake River Field Office in Heyburn, Idaho.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: BENTON, Ill. - A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a man from Fairfield to 33 months in prison after he admitted to importing more than 800 counterfeit designer phone cases from Hong Kong to resell in the U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Jails grant opened on Feb. 17.
