News published on Federal Newswire in May 2018

News from May 2018


Senator Murray Questions President Trump’s Decision to Replace Director in Charge of Protecting Retirees, Vows Careful Vetting of New Candidate

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement in response to President Trump nominating Gordon Hartogensis for Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the agency...


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 the Environment Hearing on “Legislation Addressing New Source Review Permitting Reform:"


News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Richard Arlee Champion, 31, of Atlanta, Georgia, to 262 months in prison, announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Reidinger also ordered Champion to serve 10 years under court supervision after he is released from prison.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), held a hearing today examining the telecommunications supply chain, global competitiveness, and national security.


News Release: Defendants Allegedly Inflated Company’s Value and Revenue to Defraud Investors.


Pallone Remarks at Telecommunications National Security 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 Communications and Technology hearing on “Telecommunications, Global Competitiveness, and National Security:"


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 36-year-old Corpus Christi man has admitted he distributed child pornography on at least two occasions, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


Barrasso Congratulates Governor Mead on Dedication of New Carbon Capture Research Facility in Wyoming

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), sent a letter to congratulate Wyoming Governor Matt Mead on the dedication of the Wyoming Integrated Test Center (ITC) near Gillette, Wyoming.


VIDEO: Now in Recovery, Devon Lives “A life beyond my wildest dreams”

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today released the third video from its “Personal Stories from the Opioid Crisis" video series.


Pallone and Doyle on Passage of Senate Net Neutrality CRA

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Ranking Member Mike Doyle (D-PA) issued the following statements today after the Senate passed legislation to reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s order eliminating Net Neutrality...


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 20-year-old man has been ordered to prison following his conviction of conspiring to import nearly four kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Mark Gurrola, of Dallas, pleaded guilty Jan. 9, 2018.


News Release: Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Producing and Distributing Child Pornography.


News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Aichu Saesee, age 30, of Visalia, California was sentenced to 151 months imprisonment and 5 years supervised release for Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation of Title...


Broken Arrow Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child

News Release: Chief District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Noel McFadden, 71, of Broken Arrow, to 30 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for sexual exploitation of a child. McFadden must also pay restitution in the amount of $18,365.94.


News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, announced that MEHMET HAKAN ATILLA was sentenced today to 32 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to violate U.S. economic sanctions...


Prince George’s County Man Indicted On Charges Of Sex Trafficking And Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor

News Release: Previously convicted sex offender allegedly paid a 14-year-old girl for sex, and produced a video of the victim engaged in sexually explicit conduct.


Collierville Man Sentenced to 80 Months’ Imprisonment for Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: Memphis, TN - A Collierville man was sentenced to 80 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.


#SubCommTech Discusses Telecom Supply Chain Threats and Opportunities

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), held a hearing today examining the telecommunications supply chain, global competitiveness, and national security.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) called on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inspector General Arthur Elkins to investigate the self-employment of Pasquale “Nino" Perrotta, during ...


News Release: Crescent Community Health Center, a non-profit health center in Dubuque, Iowa, agreed to pay $40,000 in penalties to resolve False Claims Act allegations that, during a five month period in 2013, Crescent employees who lacked the requisite credentials or authority issued 8 controlled substance refills...