News from June 2018
By EPA Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), held a hearing today on the current status of and future issues with the advanced biofuels component of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). WHY: “Unfortunately, cellulosic biofuels have not progressed as well as hoped," said...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States filed a civil complaint against Freshy Foods, LLC of Elmwood, Louisiana, its co-owner and Chief Executive Officer Floyd D. James, and its co-owner and President Ida M. James (defendants) to stop them from manufacturing and distributing adulterated food in violation of federal law, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: Rafeal Lateef Baker, also known as “Channel 4," age 43, of Brunswick, Georgia, was sentenced to more than 16 years’ imprisonment, and Kenneth Anthony Moore, also known as “Smooth," age 48, of Freeport, Texas, was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment, for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced that they are now accepting applications for Tribal Opioid Response Grants.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced that they are now accepting applications for Tribal Opioid Response Grants.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: FBI is Seeking Information From a Bank Robbery in Miami.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 931, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, by unanimous consent. H.R. 931 first passed the House in September 2017, by voice vote. The Senate passed the bill, with an amendment, in May by unanimous consent. H.R. 931 now heads to the President’s desk for signature.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Following a week in which more than 50 defendants appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Joe J. Volpe for their first appearance in federal court, today Cody Hiland, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the filing of 73 indictments in the month of June.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: Rep. Jerry McNerney delivered the following remarks at a Subcommittee on Environment hearing on “Advanced Biofuels Under the Renewable Fuel Standard: Current Status and Future Prospects:"
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Mary Sue Weaver, 65, currently of Scottsdale, Arizona and formerly of Lincoln, California, to four years and two months in prison and ordered to pay $15,387,945 in restitution for her participation in a $22 million fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky's (D-IL) remarks as prepared for delivery for the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommitttee hearing on “H.R. 2651, the Horseracing Integrity Act of 2017":
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: POCATELLO - Michael Simmons, 33, of Pocatello, Idaho, was sentenced Wednesday to 210 months in federal prison for distribution of a controlled substance analogue resulting in death, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. Simmons was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pocatello on Sept. 13, 2017. He plead guilty to the offense on March 20, 2018.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - After pressure from U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill in April to have more prepositioned contracts in place to deal with natural disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently began the solicitation process for prepositioned contractors who can deliver plastic sheeting used for temporary roofing protection often needed in the wake of a hurricane.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ahead of the House’s vote on H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act, 161 patient advocacy groups wrote to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) urging the House’s swift, bipartisan support.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - David Laughton, 52, of Merrimack, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of theft of public money, announced United States Attorney Scott W. Murray.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act, authored by Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: Pecos, NM: Join us on July 14 and 15 for a demonstration of how turkey feather blankets are made! Darris Lovato of Kewa Pueblo (formerly Santo Domingo) will showcase the methods, materials, and uses of traditional turkey feather blankets at Pecos National Historical Park. Drop by the park visitor center between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on July 14 and 15 to learn more about this artful tradition.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House floor today during consideration of H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Second Degree Burglary, and Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina -------- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated that Gregory Orville Bertelsen, age 71, of Greenville, South Carolina, pled guilty today to making false statements to secure a passport in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1542. He faces a sentence of up...
