News published on Federal Newswire in September 2017

News from September 2017


#SubOversight Examines Unimplemented GAO Recommendations at EPA

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing examining the unimplemented Inspector General and Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Farmingdale, New Jersey, man was arrested and charged today with defrauding investment clients out of more than $1.8 million, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.


Former National Institutes Of Health Employee Sentenced To 12 Months For Stealing Government Property

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - On September 5, 2017, U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Christopher Dame, age 51, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, to six months in federal prison, six months home confinement, and three years of supervised release for theft of government property. Dame, a former Visual Information...


House Passes Bipartisan Legislation Paving the Way for Self-Driving Cars on America’s Roads

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today unanimously passed H.R. 3388, the SELF DRIVE Act of 2017, by voice vote.



News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today unanimously passed H.R. 3388, the SELF DRIVE Act of 2017, by voice vote.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Mexico

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 253,300 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2017/2018 marketing year.


House Passes Bipartisan Legislation Paving the Way for Self-Driving Cars on America’s Roads

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today unanimously passed H.R. 3388, the SELF DRIVE Act of 2017, by voice vote.


#SubEnergy Continues ‘Powering America’ Series with Review of PURPA

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today held its third hearing in the committee’s recently announced ‘Powering America ’ series. The ‘Powering America’ series provides members the opportunity to explore the challenges of electricity markets and potentially consider reforms related to the generation, distribution, consumption, and resiliency of electricity.


News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DARYL ALEX, age 51, of LaPlace, pled guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.


Manhattan U.S. Attorney And FBI Assistant Director Announce Securities And Wire Fraud Charges Against Craig Carton And Michael Wright

News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today that CRAIG CARTON and MICHAEL WRIGHT were arrested this morning and charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit those offenses.


Subcommittee Begins Comprehensive Onshore Federal Lands Energy Policy Overhaul with Review of Targeted Reform Measures

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources began a comprehensive legislative overhaul of federal onshore energy development with a legislative hearing to review targeted bills that reform the existing federal regulatory framework.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing titled, “EPA Oversight: Unimplemented Inspector General and GAO Recommendations:"


News Release: Cape Cod National Seashore’s Atlantic Research and Learning Center will host the seventh annual Science in the Seashore Symposium at the Salt Pond Visitor Center on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 1 to 4:30 pm. This popular program features a diverse group of scientists and scholars sharing with the public the natural and cultural research projects they are conducting within the seashore.


Pallone’s Remarks at Energy Subcommittee Hearing on PURPA

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing on, “Powering America: Reevaluating PURPA’s Objectives and its Effects on Today’s Consumers:"


Boston Man Sentenced for Federal Firearm Offense

News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for a federal firearm offense.


Tonto National Monument asks for public input regarding proposed Park entrance fee increase

News Release: Roosevelt, AZ- Tonto National Monument will ask for public input on Sept. 15, 2017 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm to discuss a proposed increase of the daily entrance fee. The meeting will be held at the Tonto National Monument Visitor Center located at 26260 N. AZ Hwy 188 in Roosevelt, Arizona. The current...


Bronx Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To Illegally Selling Millions Of Prescription Pills On The Internet And Agrees To Forfeit $9 Million

News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Carl J. Kotowski, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA"), announced that MAURICE MALIN pled guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck...


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for conspiring to defraud 76 victims of more than $4 million and evaded paying more than $273,000 in taxes, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.


Former Federal Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty To Bribery Charge

News Release: Defendant Accepted Thousands of Dollars to Smuggle Contraband iPhone into Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn for Inmate Use.