News from January 2023
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai, Sweden’s Permanent Representative to the European Union (EU), Ambassador Mikael Lindvall, and European Commission Deputy Director General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Michael Scannell signed the U.S.-EU Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) Agreement.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The United States and Taiwan, under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), held an in-person negotiating round for the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade in Taipei, Taiwan from January 14-17, 2023
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Today we celebrate not only a man, but a vision.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Ambassador Katherine Tai will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and participate in a blanket and toiletry drive service event held by the Thursday Network.
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jan 23, 2023
A Texas man who was found guilty of narcotics trafficking and money laundering violations received a 55-month prison term following an investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations Richmond.
By EPA Newswire Report | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15, which describes how the EPA will safeguard U.S. waterways by adhering to both scientific principles and the Clean Water Act when developing technology-based pollution limits and researching industry-based wastewater discharges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Desmond Breaziel, 33, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced to 75 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2023
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Trevor Dean Williams, 36, of Ashland, Kentucky, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2023
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced that Jerreil LaMounta Martin, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, was sentenced to serve 37 months in prison for illegally purchasing and trafficking more than 40 firearms, several of which were used in multiple crimes throughout Michigan. U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Jonker also imposed 3 years of supervised release following his term of incarceration.
By DOL Newswire Report | Jan 23, 2023
The owner-operator of a pizza restaurant in a small Colorado town has been accused in federal court of retaliating against workers who participated in a federal investigation.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 23, 2023
News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico -The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) obligated over $60.2 million distributed among 12 subprojects for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) that include generation, transmission and distribution units in Bayamón, Caguas, Mayagüez, Ponce, San Juan and Toa Baja.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 23, 2023
Release: OMAHA, Nebraska - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in Nebraska detected 17 firearms in travelers carry-on luggage in 2022, with the majority of the firearms discovered at Omahas Eppley Airfield (OMA) security checkpoints. Every one of these firearms was discovered during the routine X-ray screening of carry-on property. Nationwide last year, TSA officers found 6,542 firearms at 262 different airports.
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jan 23, 2023
John Ray III, who has taken over as CEO and chief restructuring officer of FTX, said that FTX leaders and advisors have met with the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (UCC) as part of FTX's ongoing bankruptcy proceedings and determined that FTX has approximately $5.5 billion in liquid assets, meaning there is a "substantial shortfall" of assets at both FTX U.S. and FTX International.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Jan 23, 2023
Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves traveled to Chicago Jan. 13, with the aim of bringing attention to the newly announced Minority Business Development Agency’s Capital Readiness Program.
By Karen Kidd | Jan 23, 2023
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack commented on the new under secretary for food safety.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2023
News Release: Washington, DC - The U.S. Marshals Service has added a District of Columbia murder suspect to its 15 Most Wanted list, offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to his arrest. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is also offering up to $25,000 in reward money for any information...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Rene Guadalupe Quintero Meza, 38, of Strathmore, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced.
By State Newswire | Jan 23, 2023
Release: Segment As Aired. ANCHOR ONE: Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Chicago today and says he came to the neighborhood that is Ukraine’s beating heart. ANCHOR TWO: His visit coinciding with the two-year anniversary of President Biden taking office. Our political reporter Marie Ann Ahern, joining us now ...
By State Newswire Report | Jan 23, 2023
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI 7th Dist.) said that banning TikTok from government devices is a good start, but he believes there is more work to do to protect Americans' data and privacy from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
By State Newswire | Jan 23, 2023
News Release: Segment As Aired. ANCHOR ONE: Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Chicago today and says he came to the neighborhood that is Ukraine’s beating heart. ANCHOR TWO: His visit coinciding with the two-year anniversary of President Biden taking office. Our political reporter Marie Ann Ahern, joining us now, ...
