News published on Federal Newswire in September 2017

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced that the previously scheduled hearing entitled, “Powering America: Defining Reliability in a Transforming Electricity Industry," has been rescheduled into TWO parts.

Violent Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled

News Release: RALEIGH -The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, John Stuart Bruce, announced that Monday a federal jury found SANDY DARNELL LEDBETTER, a/k/a B Stacks, 26, of Durham, guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Possession of a Firearm...

Dallas County Community Action Committee, Inc. Vice President Admits to Scheming Homeowners Seeking Mortgage Loan and Foreclosure Prevention Assistance

News Release: DALLAS - Francisco Javier Gonzalez, a/k/a “Javier Gonzalez," 45, of Duncanville, Texas, appeared today before U.S. District Sam A. Lindsay and pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.

E&C Dems Question Equifax on Massive Data Breach

By Commerce Newswire | Sep 12, 2017

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Democrats today sent a letter to Equifax Chairman and CEO Richard Smith seeking more information about the massive data breach that has compromised the sensitive personal information of approximately 143 million Americans. The members asked what Equifax is doing...

Energy Department Announces Achievement of SunShot Goal, New Focus for Solar Energy Office

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In conjunction with the annual Solar Power International conference, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released new research today that shows the solar industry has achieved the 2020 utility-scale solar cost target set by the SunShot Initiative. Largely due to rapid cost declines in solar photovoltaic (PV) hardware, the average price of utility-scale solar is now 6 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh).

Pallone & Schakowsky: New DOT Automated Vehicle Guidance is a Step Backwards

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement today on new federal guidance for Automated Driving Systems released by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA):

MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 45 Years’ Imprisonment for Murder Conspiracies and Attempted Murders on Long Island

News Release: Earlier today at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York, Anibel Rondolpho Rodriguez, a member of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, an international criminal organization, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joseph F. Bianco to 45 years’ imprisonment following the defendant’s March 30, 2017 guilty plea to racketeering charges including two murder conspiracies, two attempted murders, and threatening to commit assault.

Walden and Latta on DOT’s Self-Driving Car Announcement

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Transportation on self-driving cars.

DOE Senior Advisor Roger Jarrell Discusses First Impressions of EM Program

News Release: EM Update recently spoke with Roger Jarrell, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy for EM, on his first impressions of the DOE cleanup program and what he hopes to achieve during his tenure in the Department.

Rosemount Couple Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Millions from Hmong American Federal Credit Union

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the sentencing of NKAJLO VANGH, 61, and his wife TRUE YANG VANGH, 52, for orchestrating a years-long, multi-million dollar fraud scheme. NKAJLO VANGH was sentenced to 90 months in prison and TRUE VANGH was sentenced to 72 months in prison. Both defendants entered guilty pleas and were sentenced yesterday before Senior Judge Michael J. Davis in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minn.

E&C Dems Question Equifax on Massive Data Breach

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Democrats today sent a letter to Equifax Chairman and CEO Richard Smith seeking more information about the massive data breach that has compromised the sensitive personal information of approximately 143 million Americans. The members asked what Equifax is doing...

Kansas Sex Offender Sentenced For Transporting Virginia Teen for Sex

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A registered sex offender from Kansas was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in federal prison for picking up a 16-year-old girl in Virginia and taking her across state lines to have sex with him, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.

Former Paramedic Pleads Guilty to Stealing Pain-killing Drugs, Replacing Vials with Water

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former paramedic with two northwest Missouri ambulance districts pleaded guilty in federal court today to stealing pain-killing drugs and replacing the vials with water.

Three Aliens Indicted on Illegal Reentry Charges

News Release: GREENVILLE - John Stuart Bruce, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Greenville has returned indictments charging JESUS URIEL CALLEJA-SANDOVAL, age 21, of Mexico, CARLOS FRANCISCO MONROY-ROSALES, age 37, of El Salvador, and CARLOS FREDDY NOLASCO-DEL ZID, age 26, of El Salvador, with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.

Greer Garson’s Mrs. Miniver on the Outdoor Big Screen at Pecos National Historical Park

By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2017

News Release: Pecos, NM:- Pecos National Historical Park invites you to an evening under the stars for a one-time showing of Mrs. Miniver featuring Oscar-award winning actress Greer Garson. Join us on Ms. Garson’s birthday, September 29th at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the release of this critically-acclaimed film.

Florida Woman Found Guilty in Gas Station Debit Card Skimming Operation that Involved Multiple States

News Release: Montgomery, Alabama- Eunises Llorca-Menses (30), of Naples, Florida, was found guilty by a federal jury Friday for her part in a scheme to use skimming devices on gas pumps to steal credit and debit card numbers, announced A. Clark Morris, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, and...

Cleveland Heights Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison for Carjackings in Cleveland

News Release: A Cleveland Heights man was sentenced to 32 years in prison for six carjackings in the city’s Tremont neighborhood, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman, FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony and Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams.

Remarks: Chairman Royce on North Korea

By State Newswire | Sep 12, 2017

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today at 10 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing entitled “Sanctions, Diplomacy, and Information: Pressuring North Korea." Live webcast and witness testimony will be available HERE.

Pallone & Schakowsky: New DOT Automated Vehicle Guidance is a Step Backwards

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement today on new federal guidance for Automated Driving Systems released by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA):

Energy Department Invests Up to $50 Million to Improve the Resilience and Security of the Nation’s Critical Energy Infrastructure