News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


Associate of Sanctioned Oligarch Indicted for Sanctions Evasion and Money Laundering

News Release: A federal court in New York unsealed an indictment today charging a citizen of the Russian Federation and legal permanent resident of the United States with participating in a scheme to make over $4 million in U.S. dollar payments to maintain four real properties in the United States that were owned by Viktor Vekselberg, a sanctioned oligarch, as well as to attempt to sell two of those properties.


DRL Inclusive Approaches to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Northern Central America

Release: This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009396.


President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Amends Federal Cost Share for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced today that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Typhoon Mangkhut from Sept. 10-11, 2018.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Alfonso Randall, 40, Janesville, Wisconsin was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to three years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Randall pleaded guilty to this charge on Oct. 20, 2022.


USDA Develops Simplified Direct Loan Application to Improve Customer Service

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed a simplified direct loan application to provide improved customer experience for producers applying for loans from the Farm Service Agency (FSA). The simplified direct loan application enables producers to complete a more streamlined...


American Heart Month

News Release: February is American Heart Month, a time when all people can focus on their cardiovascular health. Did you know heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States? About 697,000 people die of heart disease in the U.S. every year - that’s one in every five deaths. Furthermore, every year, about 805,000 Americans have a heart attack.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page rule on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


As winter surges, OSHA reminds employers of carbon monoxide risks when using portable generators, other equipment indoors

News Release: WASHINGTON - As frigid temperatures and sleet, ice and snow blanket states from the south to the northeast, millions of Americans are facing power outages. As many turn to portable generators and other fuel-burning equipment for electricity and warmth, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges employers to take appropriate precautions to protect workers from carbon monoxide exposures in enclosed spaces.



USDAs TEFAP Reach and Resiliency Grant Expands Distribution in Rural Nebraska

Release: By Emily C. Kelley, Public Affairs Specialist, Food and Nutrition Service with guest author Alynn Sampson, Vice President, Operations & Impact, Food Bank of Lincoln.


Associate Of Sanctioned Oligarch Indicted For Sanctions Evasion And Money Laundering

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Andrew C. Adams, the Director of Task Force KleptoCapture, Ivan J. Arvelo, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI"), and Maged Behnam, Acting Special Agent in...


Long Island Man Convicted of Distributing Heroin that Caused Overdose Death

News Release: A federal jury in Central Islip today returned a guilty verdict against James Tunstall for distributing heroin, which resulted in the fatal overdose of 24-year-old Sergio Niko Alvarez on Oct. 29, 2018 in Jericho, New York. The verdict followed a five-day trial before United States District Judge Joan M. Azrack.


US Department of Labor, Missouri Association of Manufacturers renew alliance to target workplace hazards, keep workers safe

News Release: Who: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration


Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 7

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Upper TH on Rim Rock Drive, Lower TH at Wildwood outside Monument. Amenities. 2 listed. Parking - Auto, Trailhead. * Location: Three access points: ** (1) from the Saddlehorn Visitor Center, turn left onto Rim Rock Drive and travel 9.3 miles (15.0 km) to the trailhead on the left...


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Ramon Otero Jr., 39, of Tucson, was sentenced on Jan. 27, 2023, by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 60 months in prison. Otero Jr. pleaded guilty to Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Offense.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A North Carolina man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge of assaulting police for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. 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.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ISHAN WAHI, a former product manager at Coinbase Global, Inc. (“Coinbase"), pled guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a scheme to commit insider trading in cryptocurrency...