News from June 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr., announced today that Timothy C. Fitzpatrick, 40, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession of heroin with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm and ammunition while being a previously convicted felon, was sentenced to 151 months in prison by U.S. District Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to enhance pipeline safety, clarify safety oversight efforts, and provide greater regulatory certainty in the transportation of energy commodities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Long Beach-based lobbyist, whose clients included illegal marijuana stores in Long Beach, has been charged with filing a false tax return and failing to report more than three-quarters of a million dollars in income over a six-year period.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, ID - High Country Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Area, Inc., has been working with residents in Johnny Creek to make their homes more defensible against wildfire. Work was completed on three homes last fall. So far, five more homes are scheduled for work this summer. The project has been made possible through funding and cost sharing between the Idaho Falls District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and High Country RC&D.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today gave the following statement during House Floor debate on H.R. 4775, the “Ozone Standards Implementation Act":
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today gave the following statement during House Floor debate on S. 2276, the “Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2016." Pallone was a key House Democratic negotiator of the bipartisan PIPES Act.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: PRINEVILLE, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Prineville District Office and Waibel Ranches, LLC, have worked cooperatively to find a solution to the 2015 closure of Teaters Road that will restore public access from Highway 380 (Paulina Highway) north to the North Fork Crooked River area and the Ochoco National Forest.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today introduced H.R. ____, the FDA Cross-Center Collaboration Act of 2016, legislation to encourage collaboration at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The bipartisan bill continues on the #Path2Cures by modernizing the agency to help streamline the review of drugs and devices for major disease areas across product centers.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement commending Senate passage of H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act for the 21st Century, which modernizes the Toxic Substances Control Act. Pallone was a lead House Democratic negotiator on the final legislation, which passed the House by a vote of 403-12.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JOHN GIBSON, age 31, of Slidell, was charged today in a one-count Bill of Information with mail fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: Victim Was Working from Home When Sexually Assaulted and Robbed.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today gave the following statement during House Floor debate on H.R. 4775, the “Ozone Standards Implementation Act":
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to enhance pipeline safety, clarify safety oversight efforts, and provide greater regulatory certainty in the transportation of energy commodities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - Today, a federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against two individuals for carjacking, announced United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is in charge of the investigation.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - Regional Director Lorri Lee has selected David Mabe as the new Deputy Regional Director for Natural Resources and External Affairs in Reclamation's Pacific Northwest Region. Mabe started his new position May 29, replacing Tim Personius who retired.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Sharma Sukdeo, age 21, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced today to serve 15 months in prison for dealing firearms without a license.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement commending Senate passage of H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act for the 21st Century, which modernizes the Toxic Substances Control Act. Pallone was a lead House Democratic negotiator on the final legislation, which passed the House by a vote of 403-12.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to enhance pipeline safety, clarify safety oversight efforts, and provide greater regulatory certainty in the transportation of energy commodities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: Fort Myers, FL - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the arrest and filing of criminal complaint charging Jorge Guerrero-Torres (28, Orlando) with possessing child pornography. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. Guerrero-Torres made his initial appearance...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A former Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) Assistant Superintendent has been sentenced for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
