News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


2022 Weather in Review: Fort Necessity National Battlefield

News Release: Civil War to Civil Rights. Harpers Ferry National Historical Park has occupied a prominent place in American history from the very start. Home to an armory and arsenal starting in 1799, it is most famous for its role in John Brown’s raid. While John Brown’s raid was a significant moment, there is so...


Malic Acid; Tolerance Exemption discussed on Jan. 25 by Environmental Protection Agency

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


Florida Woman Arrested for Defrauding Holocaust Survivor of $2.8 Million in Connection with Romance Scam

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced the unsealing of an Indictment today charging PEACHES STERGO with engaging...


St. Louis Man Gets 235 Month Sentence for Involvement in Drug Ring

News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A St. Louis man was sentenced to 235 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons after admitting to his involvement in a methamphetamine operation in southern Illinois.


Manchin Legislation Halts EV Tax Credits Until Treasury Issues Guidance in Line with IRA

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the American Vehicle Security Act (AVSA) to direct the U.S. Department of the Treasury to implement the 30D new consumer vehicle tax credits for vehicles according to the law by requiring compliance with battery and battery material sourcing requirements as of Jan. 1, 2023.


Hampden Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials

News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Hampden man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for possessing child sexual abuse materials.


EPA Region 6 Releases 2022 Year in Review

News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS – (Jan. 25, 2023) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 released the 2022 Year in Review outlining major accomplishments and environmental progress over the past fiscal year.


Western Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Private Water Rights

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), along with Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) reintroduced legislation to protect privately owned waters from being seized by the federal government.


BE-29: Annual Survey of Foreign Ocean Carriers' Expenses in the United States discussed on Jan. 25 by Commerce Department

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



Agriculture secretary praises nominee for assistant secretary for civil rights

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has praised President Biden's nomination of Margo Schlanger as the department's assistant secretary for civil rights, according to a news release.


Comer: The American People Deserve Transparency About Hunter Biden’s Anonymous Art Transactions

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is calling on Georges Bergès, owner of the Georges Bergès Gallery, to provide information related to the anonymous art purchasers of Hunter Biden’s art and all communications between his New York gallery...


Jackson Man Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and Possession of Marijuana With Intent To Distribute

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man was sentenced to serve 63 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony offense and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


Chief Economists Outlook survey finds despite reasons for optimism, 'many aspects of the outlook remain gloomy'

Two-thirds of the participants in a survey taken late last year for the 53rd World Economic Forum’s Chief Economists Outlook briefing said a global recession was likely in 2023.


Agriculture Department nominee praised for 'unparalleled depth of knowledge, experience'

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has praised the nomination of Stacy Dean to serve as undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services.


Texas Woman Sentenced in Romance Fraud Scams that Defrauded Seniors of More than $2.6 Million

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Houston, TX, woman who admitted to a federal judge in Providence, RI, that she collected and banked more than $1.26 million of the more than $2.5 million she and co-conspirators bilked from the unsuspecting victims of internet-based “romance scams" that they executed, was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


Chair Rodgers Announces Energy and Commerce Committee Leadership, Subcommittee Membership for the 118th Congress

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced the committee’s leadership and subcommittee membership for the 118th Congress.


Mississippi/Missouri Confluence

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient; U.S. Senator. Place of Birth: Greenville, Del. Date of Birth: July 30, 1838. Place of Death: Winterthur, Del. Date of Death: Dec. 31, 1926. Place of Burial: Wilmington, Del. Cemetery Name: Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery. Henry Algernon du...


Former Leader of the Violent 'Clan del Golfo' Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Other Related Charges

News Release: Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, known by various aliases, including “Otoniel," pleaded guilty today to running a continuing criminal enterprise-the Colombian paramilitary and multibillion dollar drug organization known as the “Clan del Golfo" (CDG). Úsuga David also pleaded guilty to related drug distribution...


Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Mailing Ricin to President of the United States in 2020

News Release: Defendant Also Mailed Threatening Ricin Letters to Texas Law Enforcement Officials.