News from June 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republicans at tomorrow’s 10:00 a.m. Natural Resources Committee hearing on Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler’s H.R. 2083 will argue that the best way to rescue the Pacific Northwest’s ailing salmon runs is to kill approximately 1,000 area sea lions rather than breach, bypass, or remove a series of four outdated dams along the Snake River, as a federal judge and the vast majority of stakeholders and scientists have called for.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today passed eleven #SubEnergy bills aimed at advancing the nation’s energy infrastructure and improving energy efficiency. The bills now move to the full House of Representatives for consideration.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that on June 6, 2017, United States District Court Judge Matthew Brann sentenced Lisa Belawske, age 53, of Canton, Pennsylvania, to a prison term of four months for misappropriation of postal funds by a postal employee. Belawske pleaded guilty to a criminal information on Feb. 15, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: DAYTON - As the result of a national FBI investigation, Andrew Demma, 38, of Dayton, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to possession of child pornography involving prepubescent minors.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “States’ Perspectives on Energy Security Planning, Emergency Preparedness, and State Energy Programs."
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: BISMARCK - United States Attorney Chris Myers announced today, that the U.S. Marshals Service, working with Jamaican law enforcement, has located and apprehended another man charged with participating in an international organized crime advance fee “lottery scam" which defrauded at least 90 mostly elderly U.S. residents out of more than $5.8 million.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: Glen Jean, WV - Summer is here and it’s a good time to explore your parks! Join a ranger or park partner for free hikes, talks, and other programs this June and July in New River Gorge National River and Bluestone National Scenic River. These guided activities provide a good opportunity to learn more...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: A Jamaican man was sentenced yesterday, in federal court in Cedar Rapids, to 41 months’ imprisonment for participating in a mail fraud scheme that defrauded an elderly and sick Illinois couple. Ricardo Fredrick Smith a/k/a “Rickey Ricardo Smith" a/k/a “Ricky" a/k/a “Stinger", 39, from St. James Parish...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Michael Eugene Williams (60, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to attempted commercial sex trafficking of a child. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: This morning the Finance Committee will consider four nominations...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a markup on four bipartisan public bills, including H.R. 2430, the FDA Reauthorization Act (FDARA) of 2017. The #FullCmte also passed 11 bills originating from #SubEnergy to advance the nation’s energy infrastructure and improve energy efficiency.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX, AZ-On May 30, 2017, David Palacios, 57, aka the “TC Bandit", was sentenced to 18 years and 8 months in federal prison, to be followed by five years of federal probation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The United States has intervened in a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles and the CRA/LA (formerly the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles) alleging that they falsely certified compliance with federal accessibility laws in connection with housing grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Michael Jones, age 58, formerly of Irmo, South Carolina has entered a guilty plea in federal court in Columbia, to being a felon in possession of a firearm, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). United States District Judge...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Guatemalan national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegal reentry after deportation.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the Extension of Safety Net Health Programs."
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rebecca Cramer, age 57, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania pled guilty today before United States District Judge John E. Jones, III, to social security fraud and theft of public funds.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: At 5:24 am this morning, Wednesday, June 7, 2017, the body of a teenage male was found by National Park Service staff on the beach just east of off-road vehicle ramp 48 in Frisco, North Carolina. The body has been identified as a 17-year-old* from Thailand who was reported missing yesterday, June 6, 2017, after his boogie board was found washed up on shore near off-road vehicle ramp 49 in Frisco.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
Following a two-day trial, a federal jury in the Western District of Kentucky has convicted Portier Q. Govan, 38, from Memphis, Tennessee.
By State Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement on reports of South Korea’s decision to suspend rollout of The Terminal High-Altitude Defense System (THAAD)...
