News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


News Release: Harrisburg, PA - The U.S. Marshals Service is offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the capture of a man wanted by the Carlisle Police Department and the Middle District of Pennsylvania for assault, homicide and parole violation charges.


US Department of Labor finds lumber company failed to secure, service forklift that fatally struck 18-year-old worker at Arkansas yard

News Release: LITTLE ROCK, AR - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has determined a Carrollton, Texas, lumber supplier and retailer could have prevented the death of an 18-year-old worker who was struck by a forklift at a Rison, Arkansas, worksite in July 2022 by following federal safety requirements.



What did Transportation Department publish on Jan. 23?

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Understanding Your FEMA Letter

News Release: ATLANTA - Disaster survivors in Autauga, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore and Hale counties who applied for assistance from FEMA will receive an eligibility determination letter from FEMA in the mail or via email.


Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl and Fentanyl-Related Substance

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Oscar Arturo Salomon Perez, aka Jesus Ramos, aka Jesus Rodriguez-Ramos, 48, a native and citizen of Mexican, pleaded guilty today to distributing fentanyl and p‑fluorofentanyl, an analogue of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced.


Retired FBI Executive Charged with Concealing $225,000 in Cash Received from Former Intelligence Officer

News Release: Charles F. McGonigal, 54, a former FBI Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office, has been arrested on charges relating to his receipt of $225,000 in cash from an individual who had business interests in Europe and who had been an employee of a foreign intelligence service, while McGonigal was serving as Special Agent in Charge of FBI counterintelligence efforts in the New York Office. McGonigal retired from the FBI in September of 2018.


A Case for Cautious Optimism

News Release: Thank you, Ben, and thank you to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) for inviting me to be part of this discussion. It has been close to a year since the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) began tightening monetary policy. We began raising interest rates in March 2022 and shrinking our securities ...


DOS-DRL offers new grant application process starting Jan. 24

DRL FY2022: Empowering marginalized racial and ethnic communities in Europe, including people of African descent and Roma people. grant opened on Jan. 24.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man who was injured when his ATV flipped over while making a turn on an Independence, Mo., street was indicted by a federal grand jury today for illegally possessing firearms and methamphetamine.


US Department of Labor alleges Pigeon Forge, Tennessee hotel operator willfully denied workers full wages, endangered minor-aged employees

News Release: Allegations: The department alleges that Pigeon Forge Hospitality LLC and Nimesh Patel - operator of a Comfort Inn & Suites hotel in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee - willfully and repeatedly failed to pay employees at least the federal minimum wage rate and did not pay them at least one-and-on-half times their ...


New Florida congressman backs bill to block selling domestic oil to China

Newly-elected U.S. Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) is getting to work quickly after being elected in November 2022, voting in favor of a bill to stop the Biden administration from selling domestic oil to China.


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request discussed on Jan. 23 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.