News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


Kantishna Roadhouse History

News Release: The Kantishna Roadhouse, located in what was once the downtown area of the gold mining town of Kantishna near the end of the Park Road, is the oldest standing building in Denali National Park and Preserve. The Kantishna Roadhouse represents the social history of Kantishna’s 1920s revival as a mining...


Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for the Murder of a Woman and Her 7-Year-Old Child in Relation to Federal Drug Trafficking Crimes

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett today sentenced Andre Ricardo Briscoe, a/k/a “Poo", age 39, of Baltimore and Cambridge, Maryland, to life in federal prison for federal drug distribution charges, use of a firearm to commit murder in relation to drug trafficking crimes, killing...


News Release: DETROIT - A registered sex offender living in Dearborn who sought and obtained a sexually explicit image from a minor was sentenced to fifteen years in Federal prison for sexual exploitation of children, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


Former Portsmouth, New Hampshire Man Sentenced to 84 Months for Drug Trafficking

News Release: CONCORD - Robert Corson, 34, formerly of Portsmouth, New Hampshire was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for drug trafficking, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.



News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


News Release: FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management welcomes public comment to aid in resource management planning for the Birch Creek Wild and Scenic River that flows through BLM-managed public lands in central Alaska. The virtual public meeting will be held Jan. 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. via Zoom. The BLM...


Coffee with a Cop, FBI Edition, Coming to Newport News

News Release: Coffee with a Cop, FBI Edition, Coming to Newport News.



News Release: FBI Washington Field Office Marks Second Anniversary of January 6 Violence at the U.S. Capitol.


Biden-Harris Administration Invests in Projects to Promote Competition and Strengthen the Nation’s Meat Supply Chain

News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 2023 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $9.6 million across the country and taking several other steps to help farmers, ranchers, processors and rural businesses diversify the nation’s meat supply.


Former Chief Financial Officer of Two SPACs Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that COOPER MORGENTHAU, the former chief financial officer of two special purpose acquisition companies (“SPAC-1" and “SPAC-2"), pled guilty to one count of wire fraud in connection with a scheme to embezzle more than $5 million from the two companies. The defendant pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer.


New York Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Transporting Child Pornography Into New Jersey

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A New York man was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for transporting multiple items of child sexual abuse into New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


2022 Fort Dupont Summer Event Series

News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


Attorney Derek Acree Sentenced to Prison for $1.6 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud

News Release: MIAMI - Derek James Acree, 47, of Palm Beach County, Fla., was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for submitting fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $1.6 million in forgivable Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. These loans are guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.


2022 Fort Dupont Summer Event Series

News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


EPA Reaches Settlement with San Diego-based Pacific Ship Repair & Fabrication Inc.

News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it has reached an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) with Pacific Ship Repair & Fabrication Inc. over claims of Clean Water Act (CWA) violations at its facility in San Diego, California. Under the terms of the AOC, the company will undertake several steps to prevent stormwater pollutants—particularly metals—from discharging into Chollas Creek, a tributary to San Diego Bay.


Biden-Harris Administration Invests in Projects to Promote Competition and Strengthen the Nation’s Meat Supply Chain

News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $9.6 million across the country and taking several other steps to help farmers, ranchers, processors and rural businesses diversify the nation’s meat supply.


Settlement with Univar Solutions USA Inc. improves safety at Denver chemical distribution facility

News Release: DENVER – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Univar Solutions USA Inc. (Univar) to resolve alleged violations of industrial accident-prevention requirements at one of Univar’s chemical distribution facilities in North Denver as well as four other Univar facilities ...


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.