News from September 2018
By DOE Newswire | Sep 6, 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 Environment hearing on “Perfluorinated Chemicals in the Environment:"
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland -U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett today sentenced Raymond Kilchenstein, age 53, formerly of Essex, Maryland, to 150 months in prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for transportation of child pornography. Judge Bennett ordered that, upon his release from prison...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Scott Cripe, 31 years old, of Bristol, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. after pleading guilty of theft of firearms from a federally licensed firearms dealer and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U. S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland -U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett today sentenced Raymond Kilchenstein, age 53, formerly of Essex, Maryland, to 150 months in prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for transportation of child pornography. Judge Bennett ordered that, upon his release from prison...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders headed to the other side of the Capitol today for a press conference to mark one year of Senate inaction since the House passed the bipartisan SELF DRIVE Act. This landmark legislation would establish the first national framework for the safe and innovative development of self-driving cars in the U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - GABRIEL ORTIZ, 36, of Oklahoma City, has been charged with taking bribes while serving as a Correctional Officer at the Federal Transfer Center.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), held a hearing today examining federal efforts to ensure that residents of Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) and Nursing Facilities (NFs), participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, receive the proper...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GREVY GERARD PIERRE-LOUIS, a/k/a “Cadillac Slim," a/k/a “Caddy," pled guilty yesterday before Chief United States District Judge Colleen McMahon to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and conspiracy to transport minors interstate for the purpose of prostitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: DENVER - Eric Ronald Bolduan, age 43, of Rochester, Minnesota, pled guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Christine M. Arguello to stalking and interstate communications, U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer and FBI Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Calvin Shivers announced. Bolduan, who appeared at the hearing in custody, was remanded at its conclusion. He is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Arguello on Nov. 29, 2018.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders headed to the other side of the Capitol today for a press conference to mark one year of Senate inaction since the House passed the bipartisan SELF DRIVE Act. This landmark legislation would establish the first national framework for the safe and innovative development of self-driving cars in the U.S.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) made the following statements regarding Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Kevin McIntyre’s response to their August letter regarding his Chief of Staff Anthony Pugliese...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), held a hearing today on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are part of a group of chemicals used for decades in manufacturing, firefighting, and thousands of common household and other consumer products. WHY: ...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 6, 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 Oversight and Investigations hearing on “Examining Federal Efforts to Ensure Quality of Care and Resident Safety in Nursing Homes:"
By DOE Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: In August, the DOE Office of Legacy Management (LM) released its Defense-Related Uranium Mines FY 2017 Annual Report. The report provides a summary of LM’s activities during its first year of the Program. Achievements included formation of interagency partnerships, implementation of field inventory and...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Allegheny County pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of bank robbery, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Stole More Than $3.5 Million from The Mulholland Group to Fund His Lavish Lifestyle.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), announced today a hearing for Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Air Quality Impacts of Wildfires: Mitigation and Management Strategies."
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: Defendants falsely posed as military recruiters to generate sales leads.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) held a press conference with women from across the country to share stories of women that highlight the importance of access to safe, legal abortion...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), held a hearing today examining federal efforts to ensure that residents of Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) and Nursing Facilities (NFs), participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, receive the proper...
