News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


Federal Agent Arrested for Receiving Gratuity and Making False Statement

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment on Friday Jan. 13, 2023, charging Javier Delgado-Padín, a special agent of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security-Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations, with receiving and accepting something of value in exchange for him performing his official duties and making a false statement.


Man Charged with the First-Degree Murder of a Washington County Couple

News Release: A Bartlesville man was charged Monday in federal court for killing a Washington County couple, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


FBI Announces $10,000 Reward for Information About Ebenezer Baptist Church Vandalism

News Release: CLEVELAND, OH and ATLANTA, GA-FBI Cleveland and FBI Atlanta seek the public’s help about the recent vandalism at Ebenezer Baptist Church Heritage Sanctuary and seeking information about a group of 10 people captured on video vandalizing the outside of the Sanctuary. It is believed that one or more of the subjects in the pictures may have ties to Central or Northern Ohio.



Lakeland Woman Pleads Guilty to Education Loan Fraud

News Release: Memphis, TN - Kelli L. Pollard, 50, of Lakeland, Tennessee pled guilty to a criminal information, charging her with education loan fraud. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the guilty plea today.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - The State of Maryland Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism (“GOSV"), a division within the Governor’s Office on Community Initiatives (“GOCI"), has agreed to pay the United States $639,916 and enter into a compliance agreement to resolve a civil False Claims Act investigation relating to the operation of its AmeriCorps program.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Today a federal grand jury indicted Nalah T. Jackson, 24, of Columbus, on two counts of kidnapping of a minor.



The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Lawrence Man Convicted of Threatening U.S. Congressman

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A federal jury convicted a Kansas man today for making death threats against a United States congressman.


Justice Department discusses Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-MLCommons Association on Jan. 24

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



New Orleans Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of More Than $86,000 in Social Security Funds

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DANIELLE COLEMAN, age 39, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty on Jan. 19, 2023 before United States District Judge Carl J. Barbier to Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Three Midlothian individuals were sentenced yesterday for conspiracy to commit forced labor for compelling the domestic labor of a Pakistani woman for 12 years.


Chair Rodgers Responds to Granholm’s Baseless Claims About H.R. 21

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding misleading statements made by Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm at yesterday's White House briefing on H.R. 21, the Strategic Production Response Act.


News Release: HOUSTON, TX-As we launch into 2023 full throttle, a brief examination of FBI Houston’s successes demonstrates our efforts to remain good stewards of taxpayer dollars and our commitment to the FBI’s mission of protecting the American people and upholding the Constitution of the United States. The men...


Barrasso, Collins Introduce Bill to Prohibit SPR Sales to China

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Secure Auction for Energy Reserves (SAFER) Act. The SAFER Act prohibits Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) sales to China and other countries of particular concern.


News Release: A Colorado man pleaded guilty today to attempting to evade the payment of more than $700,000 in employment taxes owed to the IRS.


New Jersey Tax Preparer and Arizona Man Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud and Identity Theft

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey tax preparer and an Arizona man were charged for their roles in conspiracies to commit wire fraud and defraud the IRS, and for aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.