News published on Federal Newswire in June 2018

News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - Anthony Ballard Jones, 36, was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison for the interstate transport of individuals for prostitution and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jones will serve a five year term of supervised release upon the conclusion of his prison sentence.

Democratic Committee Leaders Demand Answers For Trump Administration’s Latest Attack on the ACA and Rule of Law

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Four House Democratic committee leaders wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma today demanding answers on their involvement in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision to ask a federal...

#SubCommTech Advances Four Bills to Full Committee for Consideration

By DOE Newswire | Jun 13, 2018

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today advanced four bipartisan bills to the full committee that improve the nation’s broadband infrastructure and strengthen public safety communications.

SMART IoT Act Heads to Full Committee for Consideration

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today advanced by voice vote H.R. 6032, the SMART IoT Act, to the full committee for consideration.

Bridgeville Man Admits Possessing Child Pornography Videos

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A former resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.

Silver Spring Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking of Two Minors

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Roland Chick Akum, age 25, formerly of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty on June 12, 2018, to two counts of sex trafficking of a minor.

Walden, Brady, Pallone, and Neal Introduce H.R. 6 to Combat the Opioid Crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today introduced H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act.

Wilburton Man Sentenced To 37 Months For Firearm Possession

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Keith Ray Morgan, age 34, of Wilburton, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment and 3 years supervised release for Felon In Possession Of Firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States...

#SubCommTech Advances Four Bills to Full Committee for Consideration

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today advanced four bipartisan bills to the full committee that improve the nation’s broadband infrastructure and strengthen public safety communications.

Former Senior Chief Petty Officer Pleads Guilty to False Impersonation of a Federal Employee Charge

News Release: New Bern - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that in federal court today THOMAS R. BOWES, 53, of Camden, North Carolina, pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge James E. Gates to false impersonation of an officer or employee of the United States, all in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 912.

#SubEnergy to Hold Hearing on Benefits of Tax Reform on the Energy Sector and Consumers

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Benefits of Tax Reform on the Energy Sector and Consumers."

Chairman Johnson Announces Hearing on Examining Social Security’s Solvency Challenge: The Status of Social Security’s Trust Funds

News Release: Chairman Johnson Announces Hearing on Examining Social Security’s Solvency Challenge: The Status of Social Security’s Trust Funds.

MS-13 Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder in Queens

News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Kevin Paniagua (“Stomper"), a member of the Centrales Locos Salvatruchas clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and firearms charges in connection with his participation in the Oct. 23, 2016 attempted murder of a then-16-year-old in Jamaica, Queens. The proceeding was held before United States Magistrate Judge James Orenstein.

#SubEnergy to Hold Hearing on Benefits of Tax Reform on the Energy Sector and Consumers

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Benefits of Tax Reform on the Energy Sector and Consumers."

Manchester Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Connection with Violent Carjacking Spree

News Release: LONDON, Ky., - Timothy Lawson, 31, of Manchester, Ky., was sentenced today, to 32 years in federal prison, by United States District Judge Claria Horn Boom, on counts of brandishing and discharging a firearm during a carjacking.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Walden to Kick Off Washington Examiner Event on the Opioid Crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Tomorrow, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) will deliver keynote remarks at the Washington Examiner’s “Examining Opioids" breakfast event.

Wisconsin man indicted for producing child pornography outside US

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 13, 2018

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Wisconsin man was charged in a federal indictment Tuesday with producing and possessing child pornography, and engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place.

Brady Statement Following Bipartisan Meeting with Ambassador Lighthizer

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the Ways & Means Committee met on a bipartisan basis with United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to discuss recent trade developments...

Fremont Business Owner Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Role In Visa Fraud Conspiracy, Mail Fraud, Witness Tampering, And Related Crimes

News Release: SAN JOSE - Venkat Guntipally was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit several crimes including visa fraud, obstruction of justice, use of false documents, and mail fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney Alex G. Tse; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s...

Jury Convicts Former Postal Worker in Fraudulent Scheme