News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


Press Briefing on Crimes Against Humanity Designation by Dr. Beth Van Schaack, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice

Press Briefing on Crimes Against Humanity Designation by Dr. Beth Van Schaack, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice



Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with UN Secretary-General Guterres

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with UN Secretary-General Guterres


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign Minister Browne

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign Minister Browne


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Trinidadian and Tobagonian Foreign Minister Amery Browne Before Their Meeting

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Trinidadian and Tobagonian Foreign Minister Amery Browne Before Their Meeting


Assistant Secretary Noyes Travel to Colombia and Florida

Assistant Secretary Noyes Travel to Colombia and Florida


U.S Delegation Announced $6 billion USD in Commitments to Address Threats to Our Ocean, Doubling Last Year’s Pledge

U.S Delegation Announced $6 billion USD in Commitments to Address Threats to Our Ocean, Doubling Last Year’s Pledge



Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister Vieira

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister Vieira


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira Before Their Meeting

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira Before Their Meeting


Supporting Green Shipping and Coastal Ecosystems in the Americas

Supporting Green Shipping and Coastal Ecosystems in the Americas


U.S.-Caribbean Cooperation to Stop Firearms Trafficking

U.S.-Caribbean Cooperation to Stop Firearms Trafficking


Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Schemes and Money Laundering

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Joseph Modile, a Nigerian national, pleaded guilty to an indictment in the Eastern District of New York charging him with conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, and an information filed in the Southern District of Texas and transferred to the Eastern District of New York, charging him with money laundering and wire fraud.


Wake County Man Convicted of 1995 Bombing at BTI Building Resentenced to More Than 37 Years in Prison

Stephan Bullis, the man convicted in the July 1995 bombing at the then Business Telecom, Inc. (BTI) building located in North Raleigh, was resentenced on Friday to 450 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release


Man Sentenced for Shooting Farmville Auto Dealership Owner during Armed Robbery

A New York man was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for committing an armed robbery in Farmville, during which he shot the victim in the leg.


FBI Efforts Since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Since Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine one year ago today, the FBI has successfully disrupted criminal, cyber, and hostile intelligence activities from Russia that endanger Ukraine, our partners, and American citizens.


West Warwick Man Sentenced in Unemployment Fraud Scheme

A West Warwick man who admitted to a federal judge that he participated in a conspiracy to use the stolen identities of others to gain COVID related unemployment insurance benefits was sentenced today to three years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha.


West Des Moines Man Sentenced to 60 Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Crimes

A West Des Moines man was sentenced today to 60 years in prison for multiple child exploitation offenses.


Federal Witness Sentenced to Federal Prison for Soliciting a Bribe From a Defendant

Federal Witness Sent Messages Through Social Media Seeking a $5,000 Payment to Testify Falsely or Refuse to Testify at Federal Trial


Montana Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Crimes

Gary Lee Hodges, 72, of Bigfork, Montana was sentenced today to 27 years in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for two counts of attempted enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. Hodges must also register as a sex offender.