News published on Federal Newswire in April 2015

News from April 2015


Midland Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Advertising to Produce, Buy, Sell or Trade Child Pornography

News Release: In Midland this morning, Senior United States District Judge Robert A. Junell sentenced 47-year-old Kyle Unterbrink to 15 years in federal prison for advertising online to produce, buy, sell or trade child pornography announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Waldemar Rodriguez, El Paso Division.


Workers exposed to amputation hazards at Vista Window Company

News Release: Employer name: Vista Window Company LLC.


Committee Continues to Build the Architecture of Abundance with Work on SPR and Energy Efficiency

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today continued its work to build the Architecture of Abundance with a review of discussion drafts to modernize the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and to improve energy efficiency. The legislative concepts discussed today will be included in the committee’s bipartisan comprehensive energy bill.


Rosebud Woman Sentenced For Concealing Person From Arrest

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, woman convicted of Concealing Person from Arrest was sentenced on April 28, 2015, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.


News Release: A 12-count federal indictment was filed charging a former Youngstown man with fraud related to the purchase of a dozen homes in Mahoning County, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Steven D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland office.


Energy and Commerce Democrats Unveil Plan to Keep the FCC Fast, Efficient, And Transparent

News Release: “The FCC must remain as agile as the industries it oversees," said Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ). “The Democratic members of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee have come together and put together a smart, commonsense plan to keep the FCC fast, efficient, and transparent. Our plan makes certain that the FCC stays a model of effective government."


Sumter Man Sentenced in Federal Court on Drug Charges

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated that Kevin Lamont Loney, age 38, of Sumter County, South Carolina was sentenced today in federal court in Columbia, South Carolina, for possession with the intent to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, 500 grams or more...


Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park’s Draft General Management Plan / Wilderness Study / Environmental Impact Statement Available for Review and Comment

News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is pleased to announce the availability of its draft general management plan, wilderness study, and environmental impact statement (GMP/WS/EIS).


Upton Welcomes New Energy Efficiency Law

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today welcomed the president’s signature on S. 535, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act.


Energy and Commerce Democrats Unveil Plan to Keep the FCC Fast, Efficient, And Transparent

News Release: “The FCC must remain as agile as the industries it oversees," said Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ). “The Democratic members of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee have come together and put together a smart, commonsense plan to keep the FCC fast, efficient, and transparent. Our plan makes certain that the FCC stays a model of effective government."


MINIMUM WAGE: Murray, Scott Introduce the Raise the Wage Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Congressman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA) introduced the Raise the Wage Act, legislation that would increase the minimum wage to $12 by 2020. The Raise the Wage Act would also index the federal minimum wage to the median wage, and gradually eliminate the subminimum tipped wage. The legislation would raise wages for nearly 38 million American workers.


Energy and Commerce Democrats Unveil Plan to Keep the FCC Fast, Efficient, And Transparent

News Release: “The FCC must remain as agile as the industries it oversees," said Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ). “The Democratic members of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee have come together and put together a smart, commonsense plan to keep the FCC fast, efficient, and transparent. Our plan makes certain that the FCC stays a model of effective government."


Bipartisan Chorus Grows Louder for FCC Reform

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today discussed a number of ways to increase transparency at the Federal Communications Commission and make their work more accessible to the American people. Subcommittee members from both sides...


Murkowski Starts with Energy Efficiency in Development of Broad Bill

News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today began consideration of legislation to improve how Americans use energy as part of her work to get the first broad energy bill signed into law in nearly a decade. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee received testimony on 22 energy efficiency proposals that address a wide range of issues, including building retrofits, federal energy management, appliance efficiency, workforce development, and efficiency grants.


Lack of proper safety controls leads to loss of worker's 3 fingers in metal press at stamping company, inspectors find

News Release: WELLINGTON, Ohio - The life of a 23-year-old man working at a metal stamping company was changed forever when three fingers on his right hand were crushed in a power press in January 2015.


Elk Grove Man Sentenced To More Than 4 Years For $2.5 Million Embezzlement Scheme

News Release: Sacramento, Calif. - Vincent J. Doyle, 56, formerly of Elk Grove, California, was sentenced on Wednesday by United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to 51 months in prison for mail fraud arising out of his embezzlement from his former employer of more than $2.5 million. Doyle was also ordered to pay over $2.5 million in restitution.


Federal Inmate at Talladega Indicted for Assaulting Correctional Officer

News Release: BIRMINGHAM -- A federal grand jury today indicted an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Talladega for assaulting a correctional officer at the prison in May 2014, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton.


Albert Portusuch Mendiola, Jr. Sentenced to 46 Months Prison

News Release: ALICIA A.G. LIMTIACO, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that ALBERT PORTUSACH MENDIOLA, JR., age 32, of Tamuning, was sentenced on April 28, 2015, before Senior Judge Alex R. Munson, in the District Court of Guam, to 46 months imprisonment, three years supervised release and 50 hours community service.


Committee Leaders Concerned with Potential Conflict of Interest Regarding FCC Contract with Investment Bank and Ties to Temporary High Profile Volunteer

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders yesterday wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler regarding former Greenhill & Company employee Lawrence S. Chu’s ongoing stint as a volunteer at the commission. Greenhill & Company, an investment banking firm, was awarded...


Former Officer Of Rockford Group Pleads Guilty For Role In Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme

News Release: 200 Investors Lost $11 Million In The Rockford Group Investment Scheme.