News published on Federal Newswire in July 2014

News Release: WAYCROSS, GA - Angela Diane Griffis, 46, of Hoboken, Georgia, was sentenced last week to 57 months in prison by United States District Court Chief Judge Lisa Godbey Wood after earlier pleading guilty to embezzling over $400,000 from her employer.

Hearing Notice: Subcommittee on Energy and Power

News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, July 24, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Laboratories of Democracy: The Economic Impacts of State Energy Policies."

Kentucky Man Indicted On Multiple Counts Related To Sexual Exploitation Of A Child

News Release: A Kentucky man was indicted on multiple counts for activity related to taking a 13-year-old across state lines to engage in illicit sexual activity, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Cleveland office.

Blackburn Underscores Continued Concern Over ONC Authority to Regulate Health IT

By EPA Newswire | Jul 17, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today commented on a letter the committee recently received from the Office of the National Coordinator regarding its proposal to expand its regulatory jurisdiction around health information technology. At a hearing...

Communications and Technology Subcommittee to Hold Legislative Hearing on 3 Bills

News Release: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a legislative hearing for Thursday, July 24, 2014, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Witnesses to be announced.

Newark Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Three Armed Carjackings

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for his role in three armed carjackings that occurred in one day in Newark and Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Levin Floor Statement on Select Tax Provisions

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following floor statement in opposition to H.R. 4719, “America Gives More Act"...

Blackburn Underscores Continued Concern Over ONC Authority to Regulate Health IT

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today commented on a letter the committee recently received from the Office of the National Coordinator regarding its proposal to expand its regulatory jurisdiction around health information technology. At a hearing...

Thug Relations Gang Member Convicted Of Racketeering Conspiracy And Multiple Murders

News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Antonio J. Fuller, 23, of Newport News, Va., was convicted yesterday by a federal jury of participating in a racketeering conspiracy, murder and attempted murder in aid of racketeering, firearm charges and a drug conspiracy involving crack cocaine.

Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty To Producing Child Pornography

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Charles Franklin Hudson, Jr. (38, Jacksonville) yesterday pleaded guilty to two counts of using a minor to produce videos depicting child pornography. Hudson faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years, up to 30 years in federal prison and a potential life term of supervised release on each count. Hudson was arrested in Jacksonville on January 8, 2014, and has been in custody since that time.

Upton Applauds FERC Proposal to Approve Physical Reliability Standard

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today issued the following statement in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) proposed rulemaking to approve the Physical Reliability Standard submitted by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC):

Willoughby Hills Man Faces Tax Charges

News Release: A three-count criminal information was filed charging a Willoughby Hills man with filing false tax returns, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

Harrisburg Man Charged With Drug Trafficking Offenses

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Nicholas Rivera, 40, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The indictment charges Rivera with five counts of Distribution or Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.

Subcommittees Team Up To Learn How 21st Century Technology Can Improve 21st Century Cures

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittees on Communications and Technology and Health today held a joint hearing to discuss how the intersection of technology and health care in the 21st century can accelerate the #Path2Cures. Members heard from experts in both the health and technology fields regarding opportunities...

Keymar Man Exiled To 10 Years In Prison For Possession Of Stolen Firearms

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Christopher Stevens, age 23, of Keymar, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of stolen firearms. Judge Russell ordered that six years of the federal sentence will be served consecutive to state sentences that Stevens is currently serving.

Blackburn Underscores Continued Concern Over ONC Authority to Regulate Health IT

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today commented on a letter the committee recently received from the Office of the National Coordinator regarding its proposal to expand its regulatory jurisdiction around health information technology. At a hearing...

Energy Department Awards $3.5 Million to Develop Cost-Competitive Algal Biofuels

News Release: The Energy Department announced today $3.5 million for an algae project aimed at accelerating the development of sustainable, affordable algal biofuels. This research project supports the Department’s goal of producing 2,500 gallons of algal biofuel feedstock per acre per year by 2018, an important milestone toward reducing the cost of algal biofuels to cost-competitive levels of 5,000 gallons per acre per year by 2022.

Upton Applauds FERC Proposal to Approve Physical Reliability Standard

By EPA Newswire | Jul 17, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today issued the following statement in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) proposed rulemaking to approve the Physical Reliability Standard submitted by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC):

Three New York Men Charged Federally With Fraudulent Possession Of Credit Cards

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the United States Secret Service, announced today that three New York men have been charged with Possession of Fifteen or More Counterfeit or Unauthorized Access Devices today by a federal grand jury in Harrisburg.

Hearing Notice: Subcommittee on Energy and Power