News published on Federal Newswire in July 2019

News from July 2019


Philadelphia Woman Indicted on Drug Charge

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa - One resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.



News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement in response to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry announcing DOE has approved a petition from the Competitive Enterprise Institute to create a new class of less efficient dishwashers - the latest in DOE’s series of energy efficiency rollbacks...


USDA Announces Record-Breaking Funding for 2019 Farm to School Grants

Release: Washington, DC, July 16, 2019 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today the award of more than $9 million in USDA Farm to School Program grants that will increase the amount of healthy, local foods served in schools and create economic opportunities for nearby farmers.


News Release: The George Rogers Clark National Historical Park has closed pedestrian access to portions of the Lincoln Memorial Bridge Approach. The approach includes all the stonework on the Indiana side of the bridge. This closure is necessary for the protection of visitors and staff. This closure will not restrict visitor access to the Clark Memorial or the Visitor Center.


News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal jury today convicted Dr. PATRICK EMEKA IFEDIBA, 60, of Shelby County and Patrick Ifediba’s sister, NGOZI JUSTINA OZULIGBO, 49, of Trussville of numerous crimes stemming from their involvement with Care Complete Medical Clinic, located in Birmingham, Alabama, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr., and Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Clay Morris.


Dallas County Man Sentenced to 11 Months After Revocation of His Supervised Release

News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Rodney Blythe, a 49 year old resident of Selma, Alabama was sentenced to 11 months of incarceration after his supervised release term was revoked.


Los Alamos Interim Measure Shows Progress in Reducing Contaminant Plume

News Release: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - The EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and cleanup contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos are seeing positive results from an interim measure to contain and control migration of a contaminant plume in groundwater.



News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee Hearing entitled “Our Wireless Future: Building A Comprehensive Approach to Spectrum Policy:"


Walden Remarks at Hearing on “Our Wireless Future: Building A Comprehensive Approach to Spectrum Policy”

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on “Our Wireless Future: Building A Comprehensive Approach to Spectrum Policy."


News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tennessee - Dustin Schaud Fox, 29, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable Pamela L. Reeves, Chief U.S. District, to serve 324 months in federal prison for coercing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child pornography and for possessing...


Delaware Man Indicted in Project Safe Neighborhoods Case

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Middletown, Delaware, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Enjoy Pioneer Day at Lonely Dell Ranch

News Release: Everyone is invited to the second annual Pioneer Day Picnic on Wednesday, July 24 (11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.) at Lonely Dell Ranch Historic Site in Lees Ferry. Bring a lunch to enjoy under the shade trees at this former pioneer homestead. Lees Ferry is located in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area 42...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing as part of a continuation of Congressional efforts to stop illicit fentanyl, “Oversight of Federal Efforts to Combat the Spread of Illicit Fentanyl."


Mobile County Man Sentenced to 57 Months for Possession of a Firearm After Conviction of a Felony

News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Ryan Cody Goodman, a 29 year old resident of Mobile, Alabama was sentenced to 57 months of incarceration for possession of a five stolen firearms.


Walden Remarks at Hearing Examining Efforts to Stop Illicit Fentanyl

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing as part of a continuation of Congressional efforts to stop illicit fentanyl, “Oversight of Federal Efforts to Combat the Spread of Illicit Fentanyl."


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Derek Spaide, age 27, of Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on July 15, 2019, by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion to 14 years’ imprisonment for the armed robbery of a bank in Luzerne County.


News Release: ATLANTA - Jonathan Christopher Scott, who has been convicted of multiple felonies, has been sentenced to federal prison for possession of a stolen firearm.


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - La Fiscalía Federal, el Buró de Investigaciones Federales (FBI), la Oficina de Alcohol, Tabaco, Armas de Fuego y Explosivos (ATF), la Oficina de Investigaciones de Seguridad Interna del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE HSI) y la Administración de Control de Drogas (DEA) están trabajando junto con nuestros compañeros locales para investigar los actos violentos que ocurrieron anoche en el Viejo San Juan.