News published on Federal Newswire in June 2017

News from June 2017


Historian Charged In Federal Court With Theft Of Government Records From The National Archives

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Antonin DeHays, age 32, of College Park, Maryland, a historian, was charged by federal criminal complaint today with theft of government records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).


Liquid Methamphetamine Importer Ordered To Prison

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 46-year-old woman has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction for importing methamphetamine into the United States, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Sherie Lyn De Sylvia, a U.S. citizen who resided in Tijuana, Mexico, pleaded guilty Feb. 22, 2017.


Pallone Statement at Hearing on Internet of Things Devices

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee hearing on “Disrupter Series: Update on IoT Opportunities and Challenges"


Corker Credits Secretary Tillerson for Unprecedented Outreach

News Release: WASHINGTON - At a hearing to consider the State Department’s fiscal year 2018 budget request, U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, credited Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for unprecedented outreach to the committee. He also thanked Tillerson for setting ...


Bureau of Prisons Employees Indicted by Federal Grand Jury

News Release: Joseph Collins and Michael Barnette Charged with Making False Statements.


What They Are Saying… Broad Support for EPA and NRC Nominees

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) will hold a hearing on the nominations of...


Liquid Methamphetamine Smuggler Sentenced

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 46-year-old woman has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction for importing methamphetamine into the United States, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Sherie Lyn De Sylvia, a U.S. citizen who resided in Tijuana, Mexico, pled guilty Feb. 22, 2017.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Richard J. Hall, 31, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to a bank robbery charge.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a markup for Thursday, June 15, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Public's Help Needed Finding the "Sporty Spice" Bandit - Update Suspect Identified

News Release: Public's Help Needed Finding the "Sporty Spice" Bandit - Update Suspect Identified.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Granby, Mo., postal carrier was indicted by a federal grand jury today for stealing mail.


Bank Teller Convicted of Embezzlement

News Release: BOSTON - A Dorchester woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to embezzling $172,551 from a customer of the Mattapan bank at which she was a teller.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced witnesses for the Committee’s upcoming hearing on agriculture research.


Pallone on FDA’s Decision to Delay New Nutrition Facts Labeling

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement that FDA intends to delay implementation for the updated Nutrition Facts Label...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on “Promoting Security in Wireless Technology:"


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug charge, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Larry Gaynor, 24, entered his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute heroin.


News Release: SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. June 13, 2017 - As of this afternoon, ignitions are complete on the Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn in Sequoia National Park. 26 acres have been treated with prescribed fire, with approximately 14 acres of the project area treated by mechanical methods.


Barrasso Opening Statement at Nomination Hearing for EPA and NRC Nominees

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), delivered the following remarks at a committee hearing for the confirmation of nominees to serve at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today held a hearing examining cybersecurity risks to wireless technologies with a particular focus on wireless networks and mobile devices.


Pallone Statement at Hearing on Internet of Things Devices

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee hearing on “Disrupter Series: Update on IoT Opportunities and Challenges"