News published on Federal Newswire in July 2018

News from July 2018


Michigan Man Guilty of Kidnapping Suburban Chicago Woman and Attacking Federal Jail Employee

News Release: CHICAGO - A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a suburban Chicago woman whose home he burglarized.


Corker: Committee Approves Resolution Supporting NATO

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today voted for committee passage of a resolution expressing support for the strategic importance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to the United States and urging its member states to work ...


NEXT WEEK: FTC Commissioners to Testify Before #SubDCCP

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), announced today a hearing for Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 9:15 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission."


Reisterstown Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges of Traveling Overseas to Have Sex with a Minor and to Producing Child Pornography with the Intent to Transport it to the United States

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Martin Hall, age 56, of Reisterstown, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to traveling from the United States to the Philippines to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, and to producing child pornography with the intent to transport it to the United States.


#SubCommTech Examines Protecting CPNI in the Internet Age

News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), held a hearing today on protecting customer proprietary network information, or CPNI, in today’s digital marketplace across a range of communications networks. WHY: #SubCommTech Chairman Blackburn said, ...


News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), held a hearing today on protecting customer proprietary network information, or CPNI, in today’s digital marketplace across a range of communications networks. WHY: #SubCommTech Chairman Blackburn said, ...


News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The park hosted 810,884 visits in June 2018. This is a slight increase over last year (803,652 visits) and below June 2016 (838,316 visits) which remains the busiest June ever in Yellowstone.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Health hearing on “Opportunities to Improve the 340B Drug Pricing Program:"


Hearing Statement of Ranking Member Carper: The Long-term Value to U.S. Taxpayers of Low-cost Federal Infrastructure Loans

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the hearing, “The Long-term Value to U.S. Taxpayers of Low-cost Federal Infrastructure Loans." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...


News Release: NEWNAN, Ga. - Christopher Bradley Braden, who on two separate occasions arranged to meet minor girls for sex, pleaded guilty to enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.


Pallone Remarks at Drugged Driving Hearing

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 “Drugged Driving:"


NEXT WEEK: FTC Commissioners to Testify Before #SubDCCP

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), announced today a hearing for Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 9:15 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission."


Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Carjacking and Gun Charges

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Kerry Caldwell was sentenced to 15 years in prison for carjacking and gun charges.


Unusual Winged Visitor Comes to Hanford

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Employees at the Hanford Site teamed up to rescue a missing domesticated falcon that had made the site a temporary home.


Solano County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine and Firearms Convictions

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Wesley Keith Smith, 35, of Fairfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to 15 years in prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it and for being a felon in possession of firearms, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Charlotte Man And His Wife Plead Guilty To Sex Trafficking Three Minors

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Zerrell Ross Fuentes, 24, and his wife, Brianna Leshay Wright, 25, both of Charlotte, appeared in federal court today and pleaded guilty to sex trafficking three minor victims, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Loretto, Pa., was indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of possession of a prohibited object in prison, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Egypt and Mexico

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


American Solar Challenge 2018

News Release: Omaha, Nebraska - This summer, national and international collegiate solar car teams are coming to Omaha! The American Solar Challenge (ASC) has chosen Omaha as its starting point for an exciting 1,700-mile cross-country solar car endurance rally. Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail will be hosting the start of this exciting rally on Friday, July 13, 2018, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.


News Release: Former Nashville Metropolitan Police Department (MNPD) Sergeant James Dunaway pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to theft from an entity that receives federal program funds and money laundering, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran of the Middle District of Tennessee.