News from December 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Two McAllen men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in the trafficking of firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing to examine the economic potential and issues at play within the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) industry. The hearing provided an opportunity to learn more about this...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today praised U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy for issuing a new report on electronic cigarettes.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Erik Palmer, age 29, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted on December 7, 2016, by a federal grand jury in Harrisburg, for distributing heroin that led to the death of another person, heroin distribution and criminal conspiracy.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House passed the “" (WIIN) by a vote of 360-61. Provisions from the House Committee on Natural Resources included in the bill will bring drought relief for California and the West, by expanding water storage and delivery, and bring forth long-term water resolutions to Indian reservations. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act, a comprehensive water resources infrastructure bill, in a bipartisan vote of 360-61. The bill is the culmination of work between multiple committees and authorizes port, waterway, and flood protection, and other water resources’ infrastructure across the country. A number of Energy and Commerce Committee priorities are part of the comprehensive bill.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Kent Jay Trembly, 61, of Wahoo, Nebraska., was sentenced today in Lincoln, Nebraska, to 2 years of probation, including 6 months of house arrest by United States Senior District Judge Richard G. Kopf, for filing a false tax return with the Internal Revenue Service. In addition to his probation sentence, Trembly was required to pay $110,374.58 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Following the Senate’s passage of the 21st Century Cures Act on Wednesday by a vote of 94 to 5, the bill was sent today to Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) before moving to the White House for the president’s signature. The House passed the game-changing medical innovation bill on Nov. 30, by a vote of 392 to 26. Both Speaker Ryan and Senate Pro Tempore Orrin Hatch (R-UT) officially signed the bill at this morning’s Enrollment Ceremony.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that ENRIQUE GONZALEZ, a/k/a Henry Gonzalez, age 44, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 5 years probation, to be supervised by the United States Probation Office, and ordered to pay restitution to the Department of Veterans Affairs in the amount of $39,606.76 for THEFT OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that the father of a man convicted of leading a large-scale drug-trafficking conspiracy in Columbia, Mo., was found guilty by a federal trial jury of threatening the attorney who represented one of his son’s co-defendants.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr.’s (D-NJ) remarks as prepared for delivery on the House Floor during today’s consideration of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act are enclosed below...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) released the first policy proposal to come out of the Committee’s review of U.S. Copyright law. This first proposal identifies important reforms to help ensure the Copyright Office keeps pace ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: .PHILADELPHIA - Following a three-month jury trial, Jeffrey Bado, formerly a physician with two practices in the Philadelphia area, was convicted today in federal court of 308 felony counts, including two counts of maintaining a drug-involved premises, one count of drug distribution resulting in death...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) released the first policy proposal to come out of the Committee’s review of U.S. Copyright law. This first proposal identifies important reforms to help ensure the Copyright Office keeps pace ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - A former sergeant in the Chicago Police Department was sentenced today to six months in federal prison for taking cash payments from a liquor store clerk in exchange for disclosing government information.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing to examine the economic potential and issues at play within the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) industry. The hearing provided an opportunity to learn more about this...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and members of the House and Senate will hold an enrollment ceremony for the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act at 11:15 a.m. ET in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and members of the House and Senate will hold an enrollment ceremony for the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act at 11:15 a.m. ET in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today introduced the “Preventing Preventable Earthquakes Act, " which directs federal or state officials to prevent manmade earthquakes of the kind that has plagued Oklahoma in recent years. The bill would ensure that Oklahoma Attorney General...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A 45-year-old man who resides in Conroe has been taken into custody following the return of an indictment alleging he stole more than $484,000 from his former employer, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
