News published on Federal Newswire in June 2016

News from June 2016


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), has scheduled a full committee markup on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at 5 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider five bills. Members will convene for opening statements only on Wednesday and reconvene Thursday, June 23, 2016, at 10 a.m.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) today issued the following statement on the path forward for a House-Senate conference on energy legislation.


MARKUP: #FullCmte to Vote to Modernize FTC for the 21st Century and Put #InnovationFirst THIS WEEK

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), has scheduled a full committee markup on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at 5 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider five bills. Members will convene for opening statements only on Wednesday and reconvene Thursday, June 23, 2016, at 10 a.m.


News Release: Urbana, Ill. B Five Kankakee area men identified as local leaders and members of the Latin Kings and a girlfriend of one of the men are scheduled for trial in August 2016, on federal charges, after making their respective initial appearances in Urbana, Ill., before U.S. District Judge Colin S. Bruce. A federal grand jury returned three indictments earlier in June 2016, but the charges had remained sealed pending their arrests and court appearances.


Zion Condor Chick Confirmed, Male Parent Dies

News Release: Condor program personnel monitoring the pair at Zion have verified the presence of a chick, but recent events have everyone on high alert.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) today issued the following statement on the path forward for a House-Senate conference on energy legislation.


Albion Man Convicted Of Sexual Exploitation Of A Child And Possession Of Child Pornography

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Jeffrey Duane Cox, 44, of Albion, Michigan was convicted by a federal jury of seven counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child and two counts of Possession of Child Pornography, U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr. announced today. The jury returned a verdict after hearing testimony...


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury has returned a 16-count indictment against John Stuart Hill, 32, of Granite Bay, charging him with wire fraud and mail fraud, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Eugene Stallings, Jr., age 28, of Baltimore was sentenced today to 252 months (21 years) imprisonment by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner in Harrisburg. This sentence follows Stallings’ February 5, 2016 conviction for heroin trafficking that resulted in the death of 21 year old Kyle Golter that occurred in February 2014.


News Release: Sextortion Affecting Thousands of U.S. Children.


West Milford Township, New Jersey, Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Receiving Sexually Explicit Images Of Children

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for receiving sexually explicit images of children from his computer, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Former Employee of Contract Postal Unit Sentenced to Probation for Destroying U.S. Mail

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Monique N. Padilla, 29, of Rio Rancho, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to two years of probation for her conviction on an opening and destruction of mail charge.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) today issued the following statement on the path forward for a House-Senate conference on energy legislation.


News Release: On June 16, 2016, Conrad Valdez, Jr., 46, of Selma, California, was sentenced for a heroin offense, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, James L. Porter, announced today.


News Release: NYPD Deputy Chief Michael Harrington and Deputy Inspector James Grant Charged With Accepting Bribes In Exchange for Official Acts.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Debra M. Moses, 47, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for mail fraud, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


Celebrate the Centennial with Artist-In-Residence Heather Myers at Homestead National Monument of America

News Release: Heather Myers, a botanical artist, is the fifth artist of Homestead National Monument of America's Artist-in-Residence program. She will be at the Monument from June 27 -July 10, 2016. A special program given by Myers will take place at the Homestead Education Center onSunday, July 3, 2016, at2:00 p.m.Myers will show her drawings and talk about botanical art.


Former Bakersfield Police Detective Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Patrick Mara, 36, of Bakersfield, a former detective with the Bakersfield Police (BPD), pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Justice Department Closes Investigation Into The Death Of Kendrick Johnson

News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that the independent federal investigation into the 2013 death of 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson in Valdosta, Georgia, found insufficient evidence to support federal criminal charges.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Robert “Poobar" Daniels, age 43, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced on June 15 to serve 30 months of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.