News published on Federal Newswire in November 2017

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charge of false writing or document to the government, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.

Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Alex “Lex" Hernandez, 27, previously of Manchester, New Hampshire and Lowell, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in federal court to three counts of distributing fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.

Democrats to NIH: Was Gun Violence Research Discontinued?

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Congressman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) sent a letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. today raising questions over reports that NIH has quietly discontinued dedicated funding for gun violence...

Madison Man Convicted of Gun Crime

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Blair Cook, 23, Madison, Wis., was found guilty today of possessing a firearm as an unlawful user of marijuana. The jury reached its verdict after approximately five hours of deliberation, following one day of testimony in U.S. District Court in Madison.

Former Bank Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzling Nearly $300,000

News Release: A woman who embezzled bank funds was sentenced Nov. 14, 2017, to six months of incarceration.

Collaborating for Aviation's Future

By US DOT Newswire | Nov 14, 2017

News Release: WASHINGTON - As his term at the Federal Aviation Administration comes to an end early next year, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta spoke today at the Aero Club in Washington, D.C. With a perspective spanning more than seven years at the agency, his remarks focused on the importance of building partnerships with stakeholders to continue advancing America’s global leadership on aviation.

Pallone on Environmental Impacts of Hurricane Season

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Environment hearing on “Response and Recovery to Environmental Concerns from the 2017 Hurricane Season:"

ICYMI: Senate Tax Reform Markup, Day 1: Middle-Class Benefits All Around

By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2017

News Release: Yesterday the Senate Finance Committee kicked-off its markup of a once-in-a-generation opportunity to overhaul our nation’s tax code. In their opening statements, Republicans up and down the dais highlighted a key feature of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - tax relief and increased take-home pay for the middle class.

Hatch Remarks at Finance Committee Markup of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2017

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following remarks at the committee markup of the Senate tax overhaul package, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...

Pallone Statement on Individual Mandate Repeal

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the individual mandate repeal being added to the GOP tax bill...

Pallone on Environmental Impacts of Hurricane Season

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Environment hearing on “Response and Recovery to Environmental Concerns from the 2017 Hurricane Season:"

Intermediary Who Facilitated Corrupt Payments to a Russian Nuclear Energy Official Sentenced for Money Laundering Conspiracy

News Release: A New Jersey businessman was sentenced to a year and one day in prison for Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering in connection with his role in arranging corrupt payments to influence the awarding of contracts with the Russian state-owned nuclear energy corporation.

Walden Continues to Press NIH for Answers to Committee Questions on Emergency Research

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today sent a letter to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding NIH-sponsored emergency medical research that is conducted without informed consent. The letter follows up on a June 2017 letter to the NIH.

Ninth Police Officer Indicted In Expanding Federal Corruption Investigation

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Former Baltimore City Police Officer and current Philadelphia Police Officer Eric Troy Snell, age 33, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was arrested today for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Heroin and Cocaine. The charges relate to the illegal activities of former members of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF).

Pallone Statement on Individual Mandate Repeal

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the individual mandate repeal being added to the GOP tax bill...

Walden Continues to Press NIH for Answers to Committee Questions on Emergency Research

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today sent a letter to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding NIH-sponsored emergency medical research that is conducted without informed consent. The letter follows up on a June 2017 letter to the NIH.

Saranac Lake Man Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Mark Gillis, age 47, of Saranac Lake, New York, pled guilty today to securities fraud in connection with a scheme to steal nearly $400,000 from his customers.

Former Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Admits Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic County, New Jersey, woman today admitted her role in a more than $200,000 mortgage fraud conspiracy involving a property she purchased in Mays Landing, New Jersey, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.

Cummings Asks Gowdy to Enforce Subpoena Issued to TSA Eight Months Ago for Documents After Repeated Warnings About Airport Security

By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2017

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman Trey Gowdy requesting that the Committee enforce its subpoena for documents from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)-which TSA has been defying since March-in light of “extremely grave classified and unclassified warnings" about TSA’s challenges in securing our nation’s airports.

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