News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023



Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Flight Attendant and Interfering with Flight Crew

A Miami, Florida, man pleaded guilty today to interfering with a flight crew and assaulting a flight attendant while onboard a United Airlines flight from Miami to Washington, D.C.


Mercer County Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Interfering with Law Enforcement Officers During Civil Disorder

A Mercer County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for attempting to interfere with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder when he attempted to set fire to a police vehicle during a riot in Trenton, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Smith Sets Sights on Aggressive IRS Oversight, Announces Direct Line of Communication for Agency Whistleblowers

Smith Sets Sights on Aggressive IRS Oversight, Announces Direct Line of Communication for Agency Whistleblowers


Federal Prosecutors Aggressively Pursuing Those Who Lie in Connection With Firearm Transactions

The Western District of Oklahoma is aggressively seeking to keep firearms out of the wrong hands by pursuing those who lie in connection with gun purchases.


Defendant Sentenced In Groundbreaking Cryptocurrency Insider Trading Case

Nikhil Wahi Was Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison for Trading Using Misappropriated Information About Crypto Asset Listings on an Exchange


Chairman Smith Calls for Long Overdue Investigation into COVID Unemployment Fraud

Chairman Smith Calls for Long Overdue Investigation into COVID Unemployment Fraud


Watchdog: IRS Still Reluctant to Admit Who Gets Audited with $80 Billion in New Funding

Watchdog: IRS Still Reluctant to Admit Who Gets Audited with $80 Billion in New Funding


Shiprock woman sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison for assault in Indian Country

Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Faith Nicholle Sullivan was sentenced on Jan. 9 to five years and ten months in prison.


Town of Greenwich Agrees to Increase Accessibility at Marina to Comply with Americans with Disabilities Act

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement agreement with the Town of Greenwich to resolve allegations that a Greenwich marina was not operating in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”).


Smith: Democrats Need to Come to the Table to Address Reckless Spending and Debt Limit

Smith: Democrats Need to Come to the Table to Address Reckless Spending and Debt Limit


Wyden Statement on Chevron’s $75 Billion Stock Buyback

Wyden Statement on Chevron’s $75 Billion Stock Buyback


Bipartisan Senate Finance Committee Leaders Call for Full Enforcement of USMCA to Ensure Americans Benefit from Trade Deal

Bipartisan Senate Finance Committee Leaders Call for Full Enforcement of USMCA to Ensure Americans Benefit from Trade Deal


 Biden Administration Blocks Development of World-Class Mineral Deposit

Biden Administration Blocks Development of World-Class Mineral Deposit



Chair Rodgers Applauds Passage of H.R. 21 to Protect the SPR

Chair Rodgers Applauds Passage of H.R. 21 to Protect the SPR


Chair Rodgers: HHS’s OIG Report Confirms our Concerns with NIH’s Funding of EcoHealth Alliance

Chair Rodgers: HHS’s OIG Report Confirms our Concerns with NIH’s Funding of EcoHealth Alliance


Sens Cruz, Cantwell and Reps Curtis, Moulton Introduces Consumer Protection Bill on Recording Smart Devices

Sens Cruz, Cantwell and Reps Curtis, Moulton Introduces Consumer Protection Bill on Recording Smart Devices


Sen. Cruz Demands Answers on Biden Administration’s Efforts to Ban Gas Stoves

Sen. Cruz Demands Answers on Biden Administration’s Efforts to Ban Gas Stoves


Comer Slams Mayorkas for Preventing Chief Border Patrol Agents from Testifying on Biden’s Border Crisis

Comer Slams Mayorkas for Preventing Chief Border Patrol Agents from Testifying on Biden’s Border Crisis