News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


Mission San Miguel Arcàngel: Home of Indigenous Salinan Art

News Release: What we know about Private John Collins is very limited - he’s not mentioned very often in the journals and his life after the Corps is largely unknown.


Montana Safety Services Council joins OSHA Alliance Program to enhance safety, health, improve communication

Release: Who: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Montana Safety Services Council


Vidal: 'Now, more than ever, we need to incentivize and protect' innovations in tech

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Officeis seeking nominations for "the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement," the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.


News Release: DETROIT - A Garden City, Michigan man was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in federal prison for attempted sexual exploitation of children based on his request to an undercover federal agent to create child pornography, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


White Joins NNSA Deputy Administrator On South Carolina Listening Tour

News Release: The head of the EM program and the second-ranking official from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) came together late last week for a two-day visit to Savannah River Site (SRS) and the surrounding communities.


ERO Miami extradites murder suspect to Boston to face trial

Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Tallahassee’s Criminal Alien Program team officers arrested a citizen of the Dominican Republic in Tallahassee after he served a five-year sentence for lewd and lascivious battery in Osceola County.


Guatemalan drug kingpin sentenced to over 17 years for drug trafficking following HSI investigation

A federal judge sentenced a high-level Guatemalan cartel boss to 210 months in federal prison on Jan. 27.


ERO Boston arrests foreign fugitive in Vermont wanted for financial crimes

Deportation officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested Myrat Mahadev, a 35-year-old citizen of Turkmenistan, in Vermont on Jan. 30. Muhadov, a noncitizen fugitive, had an active arrest warrant in Turkmenistan for charges related to financial crimes.


Nebraska man sentenced for possessing methamphetamine and a firearm following HSI, law enforcement partner investigation

Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Kansas City Taekuk Cho and United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Brandon Goodsell, 36, of Kearney to 210 months’ imprisonment on Feb. 1.


West Texas teacher sentenced to 20 years for child exploitation as result of HSI El Paso investigation

A federal judge in Alpine sentenced a Valentine man on Jan. 24 to 20 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for distributing child sexual abuse material.


Twenty-Three Individuals Charged in $61.5 Million Medicare Fraud Schemes

News Release: Court documents were unsealed this week charging 23 Michigan residents for their alleged involvement in two illegal schemes to defraud Medicare of more than $61.5 million by paying kickbacks and bribes and billing Medicare for unnecessary medical services that were never provided.


C&T Subcommittee Chair Latta Opening Statement at Legislative Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s legislative hearing titled “Liftoff: Unleashing Innovation In Satellite Communications Technologies."


U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Apprehends New Orleans Suspect Sought for Murder

News Release: Austin, TX - Members of the U.S. Marshals-led Lone Star Fugitive Task Force last Thursday arrested a man sought for Murder from the New Orleans Police Department that was issued on Nov. 15, 2023, in Louisiana.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Jefferson City Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Illegal Firearm

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Jefferson City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm.


Royal Presidio Chapel: The Oldest Stone Building in CA

News Release: This article is one in a series, French Language and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, by Lewis and Clark Trail Digital Interns.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces $74 Million to Advance Enhanced Geothermal Systems

Release: Pilot Projects Will Work to Scale EGS, And Help Provide Renewable Geothermal Energy to over 65 Million American Homes


Update to Filing Location for Form I-360 and Form I-485 for Self-Petitioning Abused Spouses, Children, and Parents

Starting February 10, 2023, self-petitioning abused spouses, children, and parents must file Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, and Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, at the Nebraska Service Center instead of the Vermont Service Center.


USCIS Clarifies Physical Presence Guidance for Asylees and Refugees Applying for Adjustment of Status

Effective immediately, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that both asylees and refugees must have been physically present in the United States for one year when we adjudicate their Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, rather than at the time they file their adjustment of status application.


Federal Reserve System discusses Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies on Feb. 8

The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.