News published on Federal Newswire in March 2017

News from March 2017


Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl That Caused 20-Year-Old’s Death

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A Birmingham man pleaded guilty today in federal court to distributing fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid painkiller, that caused the death of a 20-year-old Pelham woman, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton and Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby Rush (D-IL), Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY), and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director John Michael Mulvaney...


News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.


House Republicans Announce Updates to Strengthen American Health Care Act

News Release: This week the House is expected to vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA)-legislation to repeal Obamacare and lay the foundation for a 21st century health care system based on what Americans want and need, not what Washington thinks is best.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced the sentencing of a Pineville man last week to 60 months in prison for possession of child pornography.


News Release: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Hosts Special Events For Asian Pacific American History Month.


Hialeah Police Department Officer Arrested on Corruption and Identity Fraud Charges

News Release: Hialeah Police Department Officer Raul Castellon was arrested on Friday, March 17, 2017, on corruption and identify fraud charges.


Minnesota Woman Faces Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Meth Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Marshall, Minnesota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Joseph Killian, 35, of Ranson, West Virginia, was convicted of heroin distribution, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.


News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Phoenix District is planning to conduct a 245-acre prescribed burn of hazardous fuels within the Agua Fria National Monument, for one to three days between March 22 - 29.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) introduced H.R. 1625, the Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking (TARGET) Act, allowing the U.S. Department of State to use cash rewards to help bring human traffickers to justice.


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Shawn Alonso, of New York, New York, and Tamara Moody of Queens, New York have both been charged by criminal complaint with possession of 100 grams or more of heroin, with intent to distribute the drug in Chittenden County, Vermont.


Three Men Arrested and Charged with Burglaries of Firearms Dealers

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Three local men who allegedly participated in several recent burglaries of local firearms dealers made their initial appearances here today in federal court.


Chairman Brady Opening Statement at Markup of Budget Reconciliation Recommendations to Repeal and Replace Obamacare

News Release: “Good morning and thank you all for being here. Today, our Committee is considering legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act through the budget reconciliation process.


E&C Democratic Leaders: Trump Administration Violating Rulemaking Process

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby Rush (D-IL), Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY), and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director John Michael Mulvaney...


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eden, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child.


E&C Democratic Leaders: Trump Administration Violating Rulemaking Process

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby Rush (D-IL), Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY), and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director John Michael Mulvaney...


Buchanan and Johnson Announce Second Joint Hearing on Social Security’s Representative Payee Program

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) announced today that the Subcommittees will hold the second of two joint hearings on the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) representative payee...