News published on Federal Newswire in November 2014

News from November 2014


News Release: PHOENIX, - Having previously pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury, Jesus Fernando Navarro-Delgado, 20, of Peach Springs, Ariz. was sentenced on Nov. 3, 2014, by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbellto 96 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.


Harkin, Alexander Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help with Development of Ebola Treatments

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-TN), along with several other HELP Committee cosponsors introduced a bill to incentivize the development of treatments and vaccines...


St. Johns County Man Sentenced To 105 Years In Federal Prison

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Lucas Michael Chansler (31, St. Johns) to 105 years in federal prison for engaging in an extortion scheme to produce child pornography. On Aug. 13, 2014, Chansler pleaded guilty to nine counts of producing child pornography.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued today the following statement on the P5+1 nuclear negotiations with Iran:


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Ranking Member John Thune (R-SD) today led Republicans on their respective committees in writing to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler regarding...


News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On Nov. 10, 2014, Reda Overton, 60, of Powell, Tenn., was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, Chief U.S. District Judge. Upon her release from prison, she will be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for three years. Overton was also ordered to pay $206,056.71 in restitution.


Steelton Man Sentenced For Federal Firearm Violations

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that the Honorable William W. Caldwell sentenced Donnell Thomas, 27, of Steelton, Pennsylvania, to serve 87 months in prison. Thomas had previously pleaded guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.


DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT PLANS FOR LAKE MOHAVE MARINAS COMPLETE

News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - Lake Mead National Recreation Area’s Cottonwood Cove and Katherine Landing Development Concept Plan/Environmental Impact Statement was finalized and the notice of availability was published in the Federal Register Nov. 7.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Washington County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address.


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Upton, Whitfield Respond to President’s Unfair Emissions Deal with China

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today responded to President Obama’s announcement that he had struck a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping to reduce carbon emissions.


Committee Announces FCC Oversight Hearing Focused on Net Neutrality

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a hearing on FCC oversight, and specifically the commission’s consideration of Net Neutrality rules, on Wednesday, December 10.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a hearing on FCC oversight, and specifically the commission’s consideration of Net Neutrality rules, on Wednesday, December 10.


House to Vote Tomorrow on Cassidy Keystone Solution that Says #Yes2Energy

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -The House will vote tomorrow on a bill, H.R. 5682, authored by Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) that would immediately authorize construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.


House to Vote Tomorrow on Cassidy Keystone Solution that Says #Yes2Energy

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -The House will vote tomorrow on a bill, H.R. 5682, authored by Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) that would immediately authorize construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.


Vitter: The Obama-China Climate “Deal” Gives China Free Pass on Carbon Emissions

News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today made the following statement regarding President Obama's announcement of a climate deal with China.


News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding pending legislation that would authorize and build the Keystone XL Pipeline.


Upton, Whitfield Respond to President’s Unfair Emissions Deal with China

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today responded to President Obama’s announcement that he had struck a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping to reduce carbon emissions.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LARRY MATHEWS, 34, of Pawcatuck, Conn., waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before...