News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


Chicago Man Arrested on Felony Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Accused of Assaulting Officer and Throwing Object at Police.


News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken: In August 2022, I wrote to you to underscore concern over ongoing disputes between the Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the negative implications for Iraq’s stability and economic development. In the face of persistent threats posed by...


U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments

News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MORRIS SUMMERS, age 31, a resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on Jan. 31, 2023 before United States District Judge Susie Morgan to a one count indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.



Release: By Marcie Foster, Senior Technical Advisor, SNAP Office of Employment and Training.



Mills County Man Sentenced for Firearm Offense

News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - Garret Allen Horgdal, age 39, of Henderson, was sentenced on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, to 84 months in prison following his plea of guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. After he is released from prison, Horgdal will serve three years of supervised release.


BLM issues decision for Calf Creek Recreation Site

News Release: KANAB, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management has issued a decision record for the Calf Creek Recreation Site Deferred Maintenance and Improvements Project within Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. The decision record authorizes much-needed maintenance and site improvements...


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ONEKEY, LLC, a New Jersey construction company, and its principal, FINBAR O’NEILL, pled guilty to willfully violating Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA") regulations, resulting in...


Chair Rodgers: Next-gen Satellite Technologies Must be Developed in America, not China

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communication and Technology subcommittee hearing titled “Launching Into the State of the Satellite Marketplace."


Release: The United States strongly opposes the Burma military regime’s decision to extend the state of emergency, prolonging the military’s illegitimate rule and the suffering it inflicts upon the country. As we enter the third year since the regime’s unjust and destabilizing coup, we restate our commitment...


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JULIO MARQUEZ ALEJANDRO, a/k/a “Chino," was sentenced to life in prison, and LUIS BLONDET was sentenced to 50 years in prison, each for their leading roles in a brutal drug cartel that is responsible...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered opening remarks at today’s subcommittee hearing titled “Launching Into the State of the Satellite Marketplace."


News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


News Release: CHICAGO - Representatives from FEMA will host an in-person flood map information open house on Feb. 15, 2023, from 6 - 8 p.m. ET and a virtual flood map information open house on Feb. 21, 2023, from 6 - 8 p.m. ET for communities in Carroll County, Indiana. The open houses will give residents...


Georgia Methamphetamine Trafficker is Sentenced to 10 Years

News Release: ASHEVILLE, NC - Brandon Todd O’Dell, 34, of Hiawassee, Georgia, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for trafficking methamphetamine, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Bruce Holder, age 57, of Grand Junction, was sentenced to life in federal prison. Holder was convicted of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and counterfeit substances, distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, distribution of fentanyl, and distribution of a counterfeit substance, after an 11 day trial in April 2021.


U.S. Marshals Apprehend Local Fugitive and Recover Firearms

News Release: Flint, MI - U.S. Marshals arrested a man today who is wanted on felony firearms charges in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. James Ashley was tracked down and located in the 2000 block of Borderline Drive in Flint, MI and taken into custody.


Commerce Department publishes notice on Feb. 2

The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.