News from January 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: A Mahoning County judge was charged in federal court with stealing at least $96,200 from a former client, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today held its first hearing as part of the committee’s ‘DOE Modernization ’ series in which members will explore what is necessary to ensure effective execution of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) core national, economic, and energy security missions.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to a news report from E&E News regarding EPA’s decision to cut funding to the Bay Journal, a newspaper focused on the Chesapeake Bay...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: On January 9, 2018, Acting United States Attorney Robert C. Stuart announced that Timothy John Kuker, 43, of Humboldt, Nebraska, was sentenced to five years (60 months) in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Kuker was ordered to serve five years on supervised release following the prison term.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS - On Feb. 20, 2018, amenity fees for the 13-mile scenic drive and the campground at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area will increase to support a growing number of visitors to the area, and to improve service to the public. A large section of the National Conservation Area will still be accessible for hiking, and other recreational activities, free of charge.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two senior career executives in EM - a headquarters official and field site manager each with 27 years of federal service - received 2017 meritorious service Presidential Rank Awards, a top U.S. civilian career leadership recognition.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Maurice Mervin (41, Jacksonville) to five years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute “crack" cocaine and for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The Court also ordered him to forfeit a Dodge Challenger that he had used in his drug business.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio indicted 202 people on firearms charges last year.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: A key player in a prescription forgery ring that distributed hundreds of thousands of pills of oxycodone was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 84 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. STOSH SATKOWSKI, 24, of Tacoma, pleaded guilty ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), chairman of the EPW Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt asking him to withdraw a punishing policy known as “once-in-always-in."
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) today recommending that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) take a series of steps to improve network resiliency. The report was prepared at Pallone’s...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
Release: BOZEMAN, Mont. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reminded Gallatin Valley residents they can enroll in the popular TSA Pre✓® expedited screening program for one week starting Monday at Bozeman-Yellowstone International Airport (BZN).
By EPA Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) today recommending that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) take a series of steps to improve network resiliency. The report was prepared at Pallone’s...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement after attending a long-awaited briefing from Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and White House officials about infrastructure issues ...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at an Energy Subcommittee hearing on “DOE Modernization: Advancing DOE’s Mission for National, Economic, and Energy Security of the United States:"
By USDA Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., sent a letter of support to U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo for his commitment to honor mutually recognized equivalency agreements regarding cross-border clearinghouses.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: The same Donald Trump who said almost exactly one year ago that price-hiking drug companies were “getting away with murder" has nominated a drug company executive with a documented history of raising prescription drug prices to captain the administration’s health care team. Mr. Alex Azar is here with the Finance Committee today, nominated to serve as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at an Energy Subcommittee hearing on “DOE Modernization: Advancing DOE’s Mission for National, Economic, and Energy Security of the United States:"
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Michael B. Stuart took the oath of office today to become the United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia. President Donald Trump announced Stuart’s nomination on September 8, 2017, and the United States Senate confirmed him on Dec. 20, 2017. Stuart was sworn in by Chief United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston in a private ceremony. There will be a public event at a future date.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: Washington -Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of six individuals to serve on the National Honey Board.
