News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A Georgia prison inmate who led an Augusta-area methamphetamine-trafficking ring has been sentenced to more than two decades in federal prison.


Laredo man sent to prison after shooting

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 29-year-old Laradoan has been ordered to federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


Red Lake Man Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison for the Murder of a Red Lake Tribal Police Officer

News Release: BEMIDJI, Minn. - A Red Lake man has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for fatally shooting a Red Lake Tribal Police Officer, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal

News Release: Yesterday, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal in Washington, DC. The Secretary noted that she looked forward to co-leading the upcoming U.S.-India CEO Forum and Commercial Dialogue meetings with him in New Delhi this March. She also expressed her gratitude for India’s hosting of the engagements.


Interior Department publishes notice on Jan. 12

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that TOBY MURCHISON was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for conspiring to commit sex trafficking of a 16-year-old girl. MURCHISON was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti. MURCHISON previously pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes on Jan. 12

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MADISON, Wis. - John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Wisconsin, and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Daniel Gibbs, 37, of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 6, by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 121 months in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Gibbs pleaded guilty to this charge on Sept. 14, 2022.


News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - A federal jury in Asheville has convicted Tarrell Leshaun Williams, 42, of Cherokee, N.C., of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


Former Biddeford Middle School Ed Tech Sentenced to 3+ Years for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Biddeford man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for possessing child sexual abuse materials.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, a seven-count indictment was unsealed charging David Mccann, Tajhai Jones, Raymond Minaya, and Calvin Tabron with allegedly conspiring to illegally traffic more than 50 firearms. Mccann and Minaya are also charged with conspiracy to distribute and...


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Benjamin Bolton, 38, of Getzville, NY, who was convicted of using social media to threaten to kill Amherst Police officers, was sentenced to serve 33 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.


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Notice published by Interior Department on Jan. 12

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor finds contractor continues to expose workers  to potentially deadly falls, this time at Upper Saddle River worksite

News Release: TRENTON, NJ - Less than four months after citing a Trenton roofing contractor for exposing unprotected workers to deadly fall hazards, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is once again holding the employer responsible for putting its workers’ safety at risk.


News Release: Memphis, TN - After a two-day trial, Gary Crawford, 32, has been found guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. United States Attorney Kevin Ritz announced the guilty verdict today.


Man Indicted for Smuggling in Aliens unlawfully into the United States in a Crime that Resulted in the Death of a Three-Year-Old Haitian Boy

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment on January 4, 2023, charging Alcibades De Paz, a Dominican national, with smuggling aliens into the United States in a crime resulting in the death of a minor child; aiding and abetting; and improper entry of an alien.


News Release: Today, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands signed a Memorandum of Understanding affirming our close and continuing partnership and reflecting our shared understanding reached on levels and types of future U.S. assistance to be requested for the Republic of the Marshall Islands.


News Release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced today the appointment of a former career Justice Department prosecutor and former U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur to serve as special counsel to conduct the investigation of matters that were the subject of the initial investigation ...