News from July 2018
By DOE Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), announced today a hearing for Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 9:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Background on Renewable Identification Numbers under the Renewable Fuel Standard."
By EPA Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), held a hearing today with the commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). #SubDCCP members received an update on the FTC’s mission and current priorities including data privacy and consumer...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - An insurance salesman who was entrusted with managing his client’s inheritance was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for fraudulently using the funds for his own benefit, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Full Committee Markup of H.R. 6351, Advancing U.S. Civil Nuclear Competitiveness and Jobs Act; and H.R. 6378, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Full Committee Markup of H.R. 6351, Advancing U.S. Civil Nuclear Competitiveness and Jobs Act; and H.R. 6378, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Scott M. Kerin, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, was one of several prosecutors and investigators recognized today by Acting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Uttam Dhillon for their work investigating a transnational opiate trafficking organization.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at 9 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “21st Century Cures Implementation: Updates from FDA and NIH."
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent letters requesting information from location data aggregator LocationSmart and third-party services Securus Technologies and 3CInteractive regarding reports of misuse of personally identifiable consumer location information collected by wireless providers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Defendants Burst Into Apartment, Targeted Victim.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: SIOUX CITY, IA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division will host a roundtable for community organizations to discuss the problem of sexual harassment in housing. The roundtable is designed to build collaboration among...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), held a hearing today on the growth of large-scale energy storage in the United States, the unique reliability attributes energy storage provides for the electric grid, and the use and impacts of energy storage within wholesale electricity...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: The owner of a Canton company that manufactures American flags was indicted for failing to pay more than $162,000 in payroll taxes.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A former pharmacy buyer at a Boston hospital was charged today in federal court in Boston for making false statements to federal agents in connection with receiving $355,000 from the now defunct New England Compounding Center (NECC) and Ameridose.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Yvens-Son Dudley Jeudy, 26, of Plantation, was convicted today by a federal jury of knowingly making a false statement to a licensed firearms dealer.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A previously convicted drug trafficker has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick. Ramiro Hernandez Jr., 40, of Laredo, pleaded guilty Feb. 5, 2018.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), held a hearing today with the commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). #SubDCCP members received an update on the FTC’s mission and current priorities including data privacy and consumer...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection hearing on “Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission:"
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that Justin Dewayne Barr, age 33, of Scranton, SC, was sentenced in federal court in Florence, South Carolina, for Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Cocaine Base, and Marijuana.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today sent a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta following up on the Committee’s ongoing oversight of the Job Corps program. The letter noted concerns about the Job Corps program’s failing safety record, and urged the Secretary to continue advancing reforms that will keep students safe.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: On July 17, 2018, Roosevelt Leon Cooper, 43, of Fort Lauderdale was sentenced to 5 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
