News from April 2019
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Energy Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Wednesday, April 10 at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building on a series of bills...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after Congressmen Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) introduced the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act. The bill helps to address the opioid crisis by ensuring that medical providers have access to the full medical history of patients suffering from substance use disorders.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: A Youngstown man was indicted on cocaine trafficking charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: Arrest of Joshua Landicho and Trevor L. Doyle for Attempted Sex Trafficking/Sexual Enticement of a Minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, Okla. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Muskogee residents Christopher Michael Whitaker Sr. aka “Unc", 44; Devin Trevon Whitaker, 19; Torrell Dshaun Bogar aka “T Real", 21; Aaron Oneal Bogar aka Aaron Oneal Wilson, aka “AB", 19; Drew Alexander...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: Boise, Idaho - Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) transferred a surplus wildland fire engine to the Owyhee Rangeland Fire Protection Association (RFPA) in Jordan Valley, Oregon. The Type 4 wildland engine can hold over 800 gallons of water and is equipped with its own pump system.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Dorchester man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to counterfeiting charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - On April 2, 2019, Valeria Ventura Ramirez, age 48, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to 24 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to launder money, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Ventura Ramirez was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - Federal agents on Tuesday arrested a Birmingham woman for obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal law enforcement, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, FBI SAC Johnnie Sharp, Jr. and U.S. Marshal Martin Keely.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) gave the following opening remarks today at a full Committee markup of 14 bills...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Holyoke man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield for dealing cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: DETROIT - A former Oakland County reserve deputy sheriff will spend 49 months in prison for the unlawful distribution of prescription opioids, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider announced today.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Committee’s hearing on addressing campus sexual assault and ensuring student safety and rights. In her remarks, Senator Murray...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Alexander Green, 33, of San Francisco, Calif., and his brother Charles Green, 30, of Long Island City, N.Y., who were convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the return to its rightful owner of a painting looted by the Nazis during World War II. The piece, A Scholar Sharpening His Quill, painted in 1639 by Salomon Koninck (the “Painting"), was stolen from...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
News Release: Dallas-Area Home Health Care Employee Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for His Role in a $3.7 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was indicted today in federal court in Boston for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that United States District Judge James C. Dever, III sentenced LINDSEY NICOLE UNDERHILL, 28, of Louisburg to 36 months’ imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised released.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, urged the Senate to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act through “unanimous consent," which would make important updates to the Equal Pay Act. The Paycheck Fairness Act, introduced by Senator Murray and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), passed the House of Representatives with Democratic and Republican support last week.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
News Release: On April 2, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen convened a DHS-wide meeting on the humanitarian and security crisis at the southern border. The Secretary received updates on the latest apprehension numbers, capacity challenges, and the Department’s operational response.
