News from June 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: HUNTSVILLE - A Madison County man pleaded guilty today in federal court to being a convicted felon and trying to buy a pistol with counterfeit money, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Michael Williams and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: A Detroit man was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in prison for the January 2017 sale of fentanyl laced heroin that resulted in the death of a 36 year old Westland man, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jeb Tyler, 45, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and filing a false tax return for the year 2014 before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 20, 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 Energy hearing on “The Benefits of Tax Reform on the Energy Sector and Consumers:"
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Tonight, Subcommittee on Energy Vice Chairman, Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX), and Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) will host a special order on the House Floor in which they and other members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Congress will discuss the importance of natural gas as an energy resource.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy and Subcommittee Chairman Mark Meadows released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 5925, the Coordinated Response through Interagency Strategy and Information Sharing (CRISIS) Act, to reauthorize and revamp the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) issued the following statement on today’s Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on the nomination of Peter Feldman to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Trump signed an executive order ending his administration’s family separation policy...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - Three Wichita men were indicted Tuesday on charges of making counterfeit money and using it to pay for athletic shoes, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: MOBILE - A three-month operation focused on reducing violent crime in Mobile and Gulf Coast region resulted in federal charges against 29 defendants, with about 50 guns seized, announced U.S. Attorney Richard Moore, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Assistant Special Agent in Charge David Hyche and Mobile Police Chief Lawrence Battiste.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Christopher Mahoney, 34, who was convicted of conspiring to make payments and gratuities to City of Buffalo police officers, was sentenced to two years’ probation by U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Gilbert Guzman, 48, of Brooklyn, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, cocaine. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX - On June 18, 2018, Patricia Calderon-Monarrez, 47, of Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 60 months in prison. Calderon-Monarrez had previously pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Calderon-Monarrez does not have legal status in the United States and is subject to removal from the United States when she is released from prison.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in opposition to H.R. 5797, The IMD CARE Act...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Tonight, Subcommittee on Energy Vice Chairman, Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX), and Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) will host a special order on the House Floor in which they and other members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Congress will discuss the importance of natural gas as an energy resource.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the hearing, “Hearing on the Nominations of William Charles McIntosh and Peter C. Wright to be Assistant Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Trump signed an executive order ending his administration’s family separation policy...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: Healogics, Inc., a Florida-based provider of wound care services with clinics across the country, agreed to pay $398,162.69 to resolve False Claims Act allegations pertaining to improper coding. Specifically, the United States alleged that, from Jan. 1, 2012, through June 30, 2017, Healogics submitted...
By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) today joined 25 of his colleagues to introduce the Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act, which would keep families together while ensuring the integrity of our nation’s immigration laws. The legislation requires that children and their parents remain together during legal proceedings.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: Republicans committed to overhauling the tax code with a focus on lifting middle-class families, creating jobs, and spurring economic growth. Half a year into the new tax code and we are already seeing a surging economy, robust job growth and record optimism. Take a look at the good news...
