News published on Federal Newswire in December 2019

News from December 2019


Committee Leaders Applaud House Passage of  Television Viewer Protection Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Full Committee Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after the House...


Erie Market Owner Charged with Food Stamp and WIC Program Fraud

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of theft of government property, food stamp fraud and WIC program fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Former Mexican Secretary of Public Security Arrested for Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy and Making False Statements

News Release: Genaro Garcia Luna Allegedly Received Millions of Dollars in Bribes from “El Chapo’s" Sinaloa Cartel.


Murkowski Convenes Hearing on IMO 2020

News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee to examine the implementation of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) new global sulfur standard for marine fuels - known as “IMO 2020" - which will formally take effect on Jan. 1, 2020.


Natchez Man Sentenced to Prison under Project EJECT for Stealing Firearm from Licensed Firearms Dealer

News Release: Natchez, Miss. - Javonte Lamar Butler, 20, of Natchez, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge David C. Bramlette III to 15 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for stealing a firearm from a business that is licensed to sell firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst...


Poplar Woman Admits Stabbing Man in Wolf Point Bar

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Poplar woman today admitted assault charges for stabbing a man multiple times while in a bar in Wolf Point, on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


Brooklyn, New York Man Pleads Guilty in Wiretap Investigation Into West End Drug Trafficking

News Release: PITTSBUGH - A resident of Brooklyn, NY, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Committee Leaders Applaud House Passage of  Television Viewer Protection Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Full-Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after the...


Hartford Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Federal Prison for Kidnapping and Firearm Offenses

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JONATHAN OTERO, also known as “Jax," 26, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 154 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for a kidnapping and violent assault he committed with four other members of the Almighty Latin Kings Nation (“Latin Kings").


Bipartisan House Leaders Raise Medicare Plan Finder Concerns

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan House health leaders sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma expressing concerns over reports that the Medicare Plan Finder was confusing, generated incorrect results, and inadvertently led beneficiaries to select plans with lower premiums but higher overall costs.


TSA catches loaded handgun at Portland Jetport security checkpoint

Release: PORTLAND, ME - The Transportation Security Administration caught an Androscoggin County, Maine, man at the Portland International Jetport checkpoint this afternoon (Dec. 10) with a 9 mm handgun loaded with 12 bullets, including one in the chamber along with an additional magazine loaded with an additional 12 bullets.


Chair DeFazio Announces Hearing on FAA Oversight of the Boeing 737 MAX Certification

News Release: Washington, DC- Reminder, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a hearing on Wednesday, Dec. 11, titled “The Boeing 737 MAX: Examining the Federal Aviation Administration’s Oversight of the Aircraft’s Certification." Members of the media are encouraged to RSVP to help the Committee plan accordingly.


Committee Leaders Applaud House Passage of  Television Viewer Protection Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Full-Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after the...


Committee Leaders Applaud House Passage of  Television Viewer Protection Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Full Committee Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after the House...


Committee Leaders Applaud House Passage of  Television Viewer Protection Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Full-Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after the...


Menominee Man Receives 4-year Prison Sentence for Aggravated Assault and Illegal Firearms Possession On Menominee Indian Reservation

News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that Jeremy Nunway (age: 40), a former resident of the Menominee Indian Reservation, received a sentence in separate cases in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in Green Bay. Nunway, an...


Two Brooklyn Men Charged in Strongarm Extortion Scheme

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Two New York men were charged today with conspiracy to commit extortion using threats of force, violence, and fear, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Bipartisan House Leaders Raise Medicare Plan Finder Concerns

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan House health leaders sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma today expressing concerns over reports that the Medicare Plan Finder was confusing, generated incorrect results, and inadvertently led beneficiaries to select plans with lower premiums but higher overall costs.


Ranking Member Jordan Statement on Articles of Impeachment

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the following statement after Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Democrats formally introduced articles of impeachment...


Former Manager of Heating and Cooling Company Pleads Guilty to Embezzling from her Employer

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Tracy Lee Cernicek, 48, of St. Charles, Missouri, pleaded guilty to one felony count of wire fraud. Cernicek appeared in federal court today before U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark who accepted her plea and set her sentencing date for March 10, 2020.