News from January 2023
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Disaster survivors should be aware that con artists and criminals may try to obtain money or steal personal information through fraud or identity theft after a disaster. In some cases, thieves try to apply for FEMA assistance using names, addresses and Social Security numbers they have stolen from survivors.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indianapolis announced that Eugene Theard, 45, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and possessing five firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: CARBONDALE, IL - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal court order requiring a Carbondale café to pay 31 workers $98,400 in back wages and damages for operating an illegal tip pool, almost six months after a jury awarded the workers $4,900 - just 10 percent of their back wages - in what the department alleged was an error based on the jury’s instructions and how they interpreted the evidence at trial.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: DENTON, Texas - Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps are available for review in Lonoke County, Arkansas. Residents and business owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements.
By Buckley Carlson | Jan 19, 2023
Rep. Jim Banks announced he is cosponsoring legislation introduced last week by Reps. Mike Waltz and Dan Crenshaw creating the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to target Mexican drug cartels facilitating the fentanyl crisis at America’s southern border.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Amazon for failing to keep workers safe, and has issued hazard alert letters after inspections at three warehouse facilities - in Deltona, Florida; Waukegan, Illinois; and New Windsor, New York - after finding workers exposed to ergonomic hazards.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
“IN RECOGNITION OF THE DISTINGUISHED CAREER OF MR. ARTHUR LIBERTUCCI“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on page E2210 on Dec. 20, 2004
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: EL PASO, Texas - An El Paso man pleaded guilty in federal court here last week to five counts of wire fraud.
By State Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement calling on United Nations Secretary General Guterres to quickly name the new Executive Director of the World Food Program (WFP). The WFP works in over 120 countries and territories to bring life-saving...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Co-Chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, applauded the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve’s announcement that 45 acres of preserve land has been added to America’s newest National Park.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
Release: MINNEAPOLIS Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 58 handguns at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) security checkpoints in 2022.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
“HONORING MATTHEW DAVID ANDERSEN“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on page E11 on Jan. 10
By State Newswire Report | Jan 19, 2023
Helen Hai, the head of Binance Charity, the philanthropic arm of crypto exchange Binance, recently said that the charity has partnered with international NGOs to launch a crypto-to-cash assistance program, enabling refugees that have been displaced because of the war in Ukraine to be able to spend money received through donations without having to pay bank transfer fees or navigate bank shutdowns. The program has enabled thousands of refugees to access emergency financial aid by using the first-of-its-kind Binance Refugee Card.
By State Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
Release: I was deeply saddened to hear this morning’s terrible news from Brovary, Ukraine. On behalf of the United States, I offer my sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of all of those killed in the helicopter crash, including our friends Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrskyy, First Deputy Minister Yevhen Yenin, and State Secretary Yuri Lubkovych. We mourn these heartbreaking deaths, a tragic loss beyond words.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: The owner of several companies in the construction industry was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay a $1.75 million fine for his role in a long-running scheme to defraud the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, R., called out the "double standard" in the Justice Department's treatment of Democrats and Republicans, sharing his intentions to lead a select committee investigation into President Biden's mishandling of classified documents on Sunday.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: BOSTON (Jan. 18, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of completed cleanup work at two National Priority List (NPL) Superfund sites in Maine this year.
By State Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement after being chosen as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the 118th Congress.
By State Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined leading national security professionals in sending a letter to the editors of prominent scientific journals and news organizations to investigate their failures of stifling debate on the origins of COVID-19.
By State Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
“U.S. SLOWS BID TO ADVANCE DEMOCRACY“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E2206-E2207 on Dec. 20, 2004
