News from December 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Erla Maribel Ambrocio Ixlaj, age 30, and a citizen of Guatemala, was sentenced today to time served (114 days in jail), for illegal re-entry into the United States.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the final stretch of the 2018 Farm Bill, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced the Farm Bill conference report passed the Senate on a strong bipartisan 87-13 vote.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communication and Technology Subcommittee Hearing on “RAY BAUM’s Act: A Bipartisan Foundation for Bridging the Digital Divide:"
By EPA Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 7217, the Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries (IMPROVE) Act. In addition, the House also passed several healthcare bills and one bill to address key challenges facing America’s nuclear energy industry.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders’ statements in response to today’s announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers of a proposed rulemaking to define and clarify “Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to 84 months in prison and three years’ supervised release on her conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks today at a legislative hearing entitled “Discussion Draft: The 21st Century Transportation Fuels Act:"
By EPA Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing today examining the implementation of the RAY BAUM’S Act. #SubCommTech members heard from expert witnesses about how this historic, bipartisan legislation has impacted the telecommunications sector, and how the committee can continue...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Alicia Morin, 31, of Northfield, New Hampshire, was sentenced on Monday to serve 37 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute, fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), held a hearing today examining the 21st Century Transportation Fuels Act, a discussion draft led by Chairman Shimkus and Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) to reshape federal transportation fuel policies. WHY: “Rather than looking at...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing today examining the implementation of the RAY BAUM’S Act. #SubCommTech members heard from expert witnesses about how this historic, bipartisan legislation has impacted the telecommunications sector, and how the committee can continue...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that a Juneau couple has been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy to distribute drugs in Juneau, Alaska.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A former pharmacy technician was sentenced Monday to 3 years of probation for stealing fentanyl from a Kansas hospital where he worked, U.S. Attorney Steve McAllister said. In addition, he was ordered to pay more than $4,300 in restitution.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), held a hearing reviewing the implementation of the Interoperability title of the 21st Century Cures Act. WHY: “In 2018, we have held two Cures implementation hearings, including one focusing on biomedical research and...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas pain management doctor pleaded guilty Monday in federal court for unlawfully prescribing opioids, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson of the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Detroit man caught with fentanyl earlier this year in Huntington pled guilty yesterday to a federal drug charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Maurice D. Eaddy, Jr., 20, entered a guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl in federal court in Huntington. Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the Huntington Police Department.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: Documents Contained Confidential Information of World’s Largest Banks.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Charles William Masters, of Burnsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 101 months incarceration for firearms and drug charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that Dylan J. Nobles, age 20, of Sikeston, Missouri, pled guilty to one felony count of Carjacking, and one felony count of Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence. He appeared before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Dontae Robey, 36, of Landover, Md., was sentenced today to eight years in prison for trafficking in heroin, crack, and powder cocaine in the Shaw area of Northwest Washington and Maryland, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu, Nancy McNamara, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Peter Newsham, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
