News from September 2018
By EPA Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Full Committee hearing on “Twitter: Transparency and Accountability:"
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: TULSA, Okla.- United States Attorney Trent Shores announced that Dannie Dee Dill, 47, of Tulsa, pleaded guilty in United States District Court this morning to participating in a methamphetamine and heroin distribution conspiracy and to possession of methamphetamine and heroin with intent to distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: Defendant Also Ordered to Pay $10,000 in Restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Alejandro Caal, 46, of Tampa, Florida; Adrian Teruel, 26, of Orlando, Florida; and Olga Valido, 52, of Kissimmee, Florida, were sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen for access device fraud and conspiracy...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: For Theft of Firearms from a Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer and Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Michael Douglas McNeil (30, Jacksonville) has been arrested and charged by federal criminal complaint with using the internet to attempt to entice a child to engage in sexual activity. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. McNeil is currently detained pending a detention hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Demetrius Parker, 36, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: Law enforcement officers from major metropolitan areas such as New York City face increasing challenges in screening for explosives and dangerous substances. High volume and fast throughput screening at public venues and urban environments high in pollutants and background substances can impede detection capabilities of explosives trace detectors.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), held a hearing today with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to examine the company’s algorithms and content moderation process. WHY: “We have a lot of questions about Twitter’s business practices including questions about your algorithms, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - Silvia Sanchez Valverde, Rodolfo Orozco Aguilar, Priscilla Sibaja, Daniel Sibaja, and Elpelice Figueroa Rosales have pleaded guilty to conspiracies to commit mail fraud and money laundering for their roles in a sweepstakes scam that targeted the elderly.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey D. Hill (619) 546-7924 and Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew C. Brehm (619) 546-7951.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), held a hearing today with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to examine the company’s algorithms and content moderation process. WHY: “We have a lot of questions about Twitter’s business practices including questions about your algorithms, ...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX) delivered the following remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “Opportunities to Improve Health Care:"
By USDA Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today held a public meeting of the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), held a hearing today with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to examine the company’s algorithms and content moderation process. WHY: “We have a lot of questions about Twitter’s business practices including questions about your algorithms, ...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders will hold a press conference open to credentialed members of the media on Thursday, September 6, 2018 to call on the Senate to pass self-driving car legislation. The press conference marks one year since the House approved the bipartisan SELF DRIVE Act by voice vote, the first-of-its-kind federal framework for the safe and innovative development and deployment of self-driving cars.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today joined Senators and Representatives from both parties at the first Farm Bill Conference Committee Meeting.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - John Bryan Murphy was sentenced today to 51 months in prison, and ordered to pay $897,464.50 in restitution for wire fraud and money laundering, announced United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Charles R. Breyer, U.S. District Judge.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: (DARK BUTTE, Mont.) - Sometimes, structures and facilities around campgrounds need maintenance. Sometimes, these campgrounds are in hard to reach places, like down a roadless Wild and Scenic River corridor. Sometimes, a plan comes together and volunteer groups get the opportunity to help their public...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a markup for Friday, September 7, 2018, at 9 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
