News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


News Release: The United States has filed a complaint under the National Housing Act of 1934 (NHA) against Bob Dean Jr. and several affiliated corporate entities for misappropriating and misusing the assets and income of four nursing homes in Louisiana before and after Hurricane Ida’s landfall in August 2021. The ...


Transportation Department discusses Notice of Establishment of Emergency Relief Docket for Calendar Year 2023 on Jan. 12

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


News Release: POCATELLO, Idaho - The BLM Pocatello Field Office is seeking public feedback on two grant applications from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation. This funding is expected to total almost $15,000, which will be used for upgrading trails, replacing markers and kiosks, purchasing materials, and hiring a park ranger. The public’s input is essential to determine which upgrades are most urgent and which should be prioritized for grant funding.


Former Executive Director of Long Island Charity Sentenced to Over Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement

News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Senior United States District Judge Edward R. Korman sentenced Wafa Abboud to a term of imprisonment of 33 months. As part of the sentence, Judge Korman also ordered Abboud to forfeit $836,000 and pay $1,415,000 in restitution to Human First, Inc.


“ENROLLED BILLS AND A JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT“ was published in the House section on page H9320 on Dec. 27, 2006


U.S. Attorney Announces Sextortion Indictment And Seeks To Identify Additional Victims

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Today U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced charges against Brandon Huu Le, 21, of Maitland, Florida for coercion and enticement of a minor, sexual exploitation of a minor, and receipt of child pornography in connection with an alleged sextortion scheme using the popular social...


News Release: DETROIT - A Jackson, Michigan man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing child pornography after sexually assaulting at least six children in the process, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 70-year-old San Antonio woman has pleaded guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute more than 90 kilograms of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


Chairwoman Foxx Renews Oversight Inquiries

News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after she sent letters renewing congressional inquiries she began in the 117th Congress to federal agency heads under the Committee’s jurisdiction...


Justice Department Secures Over $31 Million from City National Bank to Address Lending Discrimination Allegations

News Release: The Justice Department announced today an agreement to resolve allegations that City National Bank (City National) engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by “redlining" in Los Angeles County. City National is the largest bank headquartered in Los Angeles and among the 50largest banks ...


Minneapolis Man Sentenced to 12 and One Half Years in Prison for Child Sex Trafficking

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minneapolis man was sentenced to 150 months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for sex trafficking a minor, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


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


CISA Releases 2022 Year in Review

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released its 2022 Year in Review highlighting the extensive work of CISA and its partners over the past year to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure.


2023 Indo-Pacific Business Forum Promotes Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in the Indo-Pacific

News Release: The Governments of the United States and Japan co-hosted the fifth Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF) in a hybrid format on Jan. 12, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan. The IPBF advances the United States’ vision for a free and open, connected, prosperous, secure, and resilient Indo-Pacific region.


News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Jose Manuel Rosario-Mella, a/k/a Luis Cortes, 55, of Warwick, arrested in August 2020 by Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force agents following a month-long investigation into his drug trafficking activities, pleaded guilty in federal court today to possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


The Congressional Record published “SENATE BILLS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT PRIOR TO SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT” in the House section on Dec. 27, 2006.


News Release: Following his appointment by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today, Special Counsel Robert K. Hur made the following statement


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


News Release: Senior representatives from the United States and the United Kingdom governments met in Washington, D.C., for the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-UK Comprehensive Dialogue on Technology and Data. The Dialogue was jointly launched by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and UK Secretary of State for ...


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.4 Million to Make Roadway Infrastructure Improvement in Support of Commerce in Eastern Ohio

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $986,157 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Larimer County, Colorado, to update and expand workforce development strategies and sector partnerships in the region. This EDA grant, to be matched with $246,539 in local investment, is expected to create 495 jobs.