News from December 2019
By EPA Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after key elements of H.R. 19, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act, were introduced in the Senate...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: Brandon Frere Was Arrested At SFO While Attempting to Leave the Country.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Timothy Earl Agee, 54, of Bellevue, Nebraska, was sentenced today to 280 months in prison by United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute five hundred grams or more of a mixture...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: Pecos Christmas Bird Count. Sat. Jan. 4, 2020. Start: 8:30 am, Visitor Center, Pecos National Historical Park. End: Noon or later, depending on interest. Whether a beginner or experienced birder, you are welcome to join us in the field. Or, if you prefer, count from the comfort of home as a feeder-watcher.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A New Jersey resident was sentenced yesterday to 87 months in prison for threatening to murder former U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo and members of the congressman’s staff, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: Since the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) built its first superconducting devices for counting photons (the smallest units of light) in the 1990s, these once-rare detectors have become popular research tools all over the world. Now, NIST has taken a step toward enabling universal standards for these devices, which are becoming increasingly important in science and industry.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (VA-03),Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (MA-01), and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) sent a letter to Department...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal for the disposal of coal ash...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II today found Charlie Lee Wright, Jr. (52, Summerfield) guilty of possession of a firearm affecting commerce by a convicted felon, following a bench trial. Because of his prior criminal record, Wright faces a penalty of at least 15 years, and up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 20, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: Andrew K. Ecklund, 57, a chemist, previously employed at an environmental testing company in Northeast Ohio, was charged in a nine-count indictment for falsifying test results that were sent to customers across the country.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the seizure of 44 website domains offering to sell illicit vaping cartridges containing THC and other adulterated substances. This enforcement effort - part of Operation Vapor Lock - is a result of DEA’s continued coordination with interagency and law enforcement partners to address the evolving health hazard caused by illicit vaping products.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A New Jersey resident was sentenced yesterday to 87 months in prison for threatening to murder former U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo and members of the congressman’s staff, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) condemned the Department of Energy’s (DOE) announcement that it is finalizing a rollback of lightbulb efficiency standards...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Antoine Adem, M.D., 49, of Festus, MO, and his company, Midwest Cardiovascular, Inc., were sentenced today. Dr. Adem was sentenced to a prison term of 45 days and ordered to pay restitution of $149,199 and a fine of $55,000 for his involvement in a healthcare fraud scheme. Midwest Cardiovascular...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An Alexandria man was sentenced today to four years in prison for his role in a money laundering scheme.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: El Centro, CA - Bureau of Land Management (BLM) law enforcement rangers will conduct driving under the influence and registration checkpoints from noon, Dec. 27, to 2 a.m., Jan. 1, 2020, on BLM managed public lands in Imperial County, within the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
Release: WINDSOR LOCKS, Ct. - The number of passengers expected to fly this holiday through Bradley International Airport is expected to be high and those travelers need to be well-prepared for arrival at the airport. Travelers are advised to arrive at the security checkpoint two hours before their flight because the terminal will be active and congested.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal for the disposal of coal ash...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the Senate last night confirmed by voice vote Sean O'Donnell to be Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
