News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led debate on the House Floor today to promote H.R. 21, the Strategic Production Response Act.


U.S. Department of Justice Disrupts Hive Ransomware Variant

News Release: The Justice Department announced today its months-long disruption campaign against the Hive ransomware group that has targeted more than 1,500 victims in over 80 countries around the world, including hospitals, school districts, financial firms, and critical infrastructure.


Butts County Disaster Recovery Center to Open

News Release: ATLANTA - A FEMA disaster recovery center will open Friday, Jan.27 in Butts County to provide one-on-one assistance to people directly affected by the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight line winds and tornadoes.


Area Maritime Security Advisory Committee Duluth Vacancies discussed on Jan. 26 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: A 31-year-old Tulsa man pleaded guilty in federal court to striking two victims with a metal pry bar in a violent assault, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


The US Federal Reserve System published a four page rule on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Pasadena Man Who Allegedly Adheres to Extremist Anti-Government Ideology Charged in Federal Complaint With Possessing Machine Gun

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Pasadena man who allegedly sympathizes with the anti-government extremist “Boogaloo" movement has been charged in a federal criminal complaint alleging he brandished a loaded “ghost gun" near a South Los Angeles high school late last year, the Justice Department announced today.


Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Texas Tax Return Preparer

News Release: The United States filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas yesterday seeking to bar a North Texas-area tax return preparer from preparing federal income tax returns for others.


Arrest Of Richard D. Hines, Jr. For Bank Robbery And Brandishing Of A Firearm

News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Richard D. Hines, Jr. (“Hines"), was arrested today in Knoxville, Tennessee by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI") on federal criminal charges of bank robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.


Justice Department discusses Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Medical CBRN Defense Consortium on Jan. 25

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agency Information Collection Activities; 1028-0096 60-Day Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) discussed on Jan. 25 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and upcoming Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced the first hearing of the 118th Congress in the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. It will focus on...


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Liban Yasin Alishire has pleaded guilty to his role in the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Meth Trafficking

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 Charlie Goodwin, 34, of Madison, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 132 months in prison for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Goodwin pleaded guilty to this charge on Oct. 21, 2022.


Second Bank Employee Admits Role in Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: PROVIDENCE - Another former bank employee today admitted to a federal judge that she stole the banking information of unsuspecting individuals and businesses and provided that information to co-conspirators, who used it to create fraudulent personal and business checks, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and incoming Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) today announced a hearing on enhancing American global technology leadership to counter competition from China and prevent the Chinese Communist Party from deciding our economic future.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - On Jan. 19, 2023, Chief United States District Court Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown sentenced JAMES VAN CLEAVE, 36, of New Orleans, Louisiana, to thirteen (13) months imprisonment for violating the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


News Release: On Jan. 19, 2023, the United States filed a civil complaint in federal court in Brooklyn against two firearm companies, and two individuals associated with these companies (collectively, “Defendants"), alleging that Defendants have conspired to defraud the United States and consumers, and have engaged ...


Three More Indicted in Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Three more defendants have been indicted as part of an investigation into an armed and violent drug-trafficking organization operating in the Kansas City, Mo., metropolitan area.


Environmental Protection Agency publishes notice on Jan. 25

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.