News published on Federal Newswire in June 2019

News from June 2019


Kanawha County Man Sentenced for Gun Crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.VA. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that a Kanawha County man was sentenced in federal court on his conviction of felon in possession of a firearm. Malcolm Griffin, 27, was sentenced to 46 months in prison.


E&C Leaders Launch Investigation into Oil Companies’ Involvement in Rollback of Fuel Economy & Clean Car Standards

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Environment and Climate Change Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) sent letters today to Marathon Petroleum and oil industry lobbying and policy organizations requesting information...


E&C Leaders Launch Investigation into Oil Companies’ Involvement in Rollback of Fuel Economy & Clean Car Standards

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Environment and Climate Change Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) sent letters today to Marathon Petroleum and oil industry lobbying and policy organizations requesting information...


Fugitive Roundup Operation Yields 20 Arrests

News Release: Mobile, AL - A fugitive roundup operation conducted on June 10th - June 13th targeting federal felony warrants in the Southern District of Alabama, resulted in the arrest of 20 federal fugitives, many of them with violent or dangerous backgrounds.


News Release: The body of missing hiker Ling Dao was located Tuesday afternoon on the north side of Mt. Whitney in Sequoia National Park and transported to the Ash Mountain Helibase in Sequoia National Park, where he was turned over to the Tulare County Coroner’s Office. Cause of death is under investigation.


Walden Remarks at Hearing on “Protecting Title X and Safeguarding Quality Family Planning Care.”

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on “Protecting Title X and Safeguarding Quality Family Planning Care."


Undocumented Immigrant Sentenced To Six Years’ Imprisonment

News Release: Las Vegas, NV - Luis Ortiz-Menjivar, a 67 year-old El Salvadorian citizen living in Las Vegas, was sentenced today to six years’ incarceration upon his conviction for a felony charge of Deported Alien Found in the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.


E&C Leaders Launch Investigation into Oil Companies’ Involvement in Rollback of Fuel Economy & Clean Car Standards

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Environment and Climate Change Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) sent letters today to Marathon Petroleum and oil industry lobbying and policy organizations requesting information...


Pallone on EPA’s Plan to Replace the Clean Power Plan with Trump’s Dirty Power Scam

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released their final “Affordable Clean Energy" rule, the Trump Administration’s plan to replace the Clean Power Plan...


Engel Remarks at Iran Hearing

News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today delivered the following remarks at a hearing of the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism on the Trump Administration’s policy toward Iran...


Gloucester County Man Charged With Using Fraudulent Invoices To Steal From Hospitals, Clinics And Doctors’ Offices

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man was arrested today for allegedly mailing more than 10,000 fraudulent invoices for non-existent medical supplies to hospitals, clinics and doctor’s offices throughout the United States, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Yosemite National Park Announces Limited Access on Tioga Road  Beginning on Friday, June 21, 2019

News Release: Tioga Road to open limited hours for access to cross the Sierra.


Federal Jury Convicts Florence Man on Gun and Drug Charges

News Release: Florence, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that a federal jury convicted Gregory Bernard Gibson, 44, of Florence, of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. The 12-person jury unanimously found Gibson guilty on two of the three counts charged after a 1.5-day trial and a short deliberation.


Twenty-One Drug Traffickers Associated with Nuestra Familia Arrested on Federal Charges in Kings and Tulare Counties

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - As part of a multi-agency operation, over 50 individuals were arrested in California on federal and state charges in connection with their drug-trafficking activities after investigation into the criminal activities of individuals associated with the Nuestra Familia prison gang. The...


News Release: On June 10, approximately 35 visitors - including members of the Rocky Flats Stewardship Council (RFSC), Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), and U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM) - toured the Rocky Flats Site, Colorado. Hosted by LM, the event is conducted...


Carper: Trump’s Dirty Power Plan is a Failure of Vision and Leadership

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final rule to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan.


Kanawha County Meth Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Kanawha County methamphetamine dealer was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Douglas Matthew Spry, 42, stands convicted of possession with the intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine. The investigation was conducted by the Nitro Police Department, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations.


Barrasso Statement on EPA’s Clean Power Plan Repeal and Replacement

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule. The ACE rule repeals the Obama administration's so-called Clean Power Plan rule once and for all and puts lawful replacement requirements in place.


Former Bank Of America Employee Sentenced For His Role In Drug Conspiracy Linked To A Mexican Cartel

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Presiliano Garcia, 33, who was convicted of misprision of a felony, was sentenced to three years probation by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.


Pallone on EPA’s Plan to Replace the Clean Power Plan with Trump’s Dirty Power Scam

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released their final “Affordable Clean Energy" rule, the Trump Administration’s plan to replace the Clean Power Plan...