News from October 2017
By USDA Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today issued a call to action to members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to join him in setting the record straight about the benefits the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) provides to American agriculture and rural jobs.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) and Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) sent a letter to the leaders of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee opposing the nomination of Ms. Dana Baiocco...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Michael Dwain Samples, 25, of Monahans, Tex., pled guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to violating federal drug trafficking and firearms laws under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), House Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03), House Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (MA-01), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), and Senate Finance Ranking...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man was charged in federal court today with the armed robbery of U.S. Bank.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph M. Tripi, who handled the prosecution of the case, stated that the defendant was a member of the 10th Street Gang which was responsible for multiple acts of violence and the trafficking of various controlled substances on Buffalo’s West Side. Specifically, Smith, directly or by helping his fellow gang members, participated in the murders of Brandon McDonald and Darinell Young and the attempted murders of six others.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Hyannis woman was arraigned today in federal court in Springfield for her role in a scheme to traffic cocaine into the United States.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today scheduled a legislative hearing for Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Discussion Draft, Energy Star Reform Act of 2017 and H.R. 3477, Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act."
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: RENO, Nev. - Three individuals were sentenced Monday for their roles in a multi-state conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: Alleged to have stolen millions from clients.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) and Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) sent a letter to the leaders of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee opposing the nomination of Ms. Dana Baiocco...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today scheduled a legislative hearing for Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Discussion Draft, Energy Star Reform Act of 2017 and H.R. 3477, Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act."
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: POCATELLO, ID - The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District is pleased to announce the selection of Melissa Warren as the Pocatello Field Office's new manager. “We are thrilled to have Melissa on board in Pocatello," said Lance Brady, acting district manager. “She has a strong background in lands...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of EM (OREM) recently previewed the K-25 History Center and launched a project to share the site’s history at an event with cleanup contractor URS | CH2M Oak Ridge and the City of Oak Ridge.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2017
News Release: PROVIDENCE - Taquala Wigginton, 21, of Providence, was sentenced on Friday to 48 months in federal prison for leading a check fraud scheme that defrauded several local banks, and for violating the terms of supervised release in relation to a previous federal conviction and court-imposed sentence for conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2017
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 84 months in jail, 10 years supervised release, and ordered to make restitution in the amount of $1,000 on his conviction of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2017
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A former employee of Old Dominion University’s computer science department pleaded guilty today to receiving images of child sexual abuse.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 30, 2017
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - A new Boise River system feasibility study has been launched to investigate the possibility of increasing surface water storage in the Boise River watershed by raising the height of up to three dams on the Boise River.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2017
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 55-year-old resident of Pettus has admitted he attempted to meet two underage boys for the purpose of sex, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2017
News Release: FBI Denver Seeks Sneaky Cyclist Bandit.
