News from June 2019
MAN FROM SHIPROCK CHARGED WITH ASSAULT BY STRANGULATION IN INDIAN COUNTRY
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Dieter Douglas, 33, of Shiprock, N.M., appeared in federal court today on charges of assault by strangulation in Indian Country.
Celebrate our Rivers at the 18th Annual RiverFest, June 22nd and 23rd
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Concord, MA. After record rainfall this April, now is your chance to get outside with your family for fishing, hiking, paddling, art, music, history and photography. Where can you do all of this for free and.
Chairman Roberts’ Statement on EPA EPCRA Rulemaking
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule on Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know-Act (EPCRA) reporting requirements, clarifying that air emissions from farms and ranches are exempt from EPCRA reporting requirements.
Agricultural Research Scientists Honored for Their Federal Service
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON DC, June 4, 2019-Amy L. Vincent and Feng Gao, both scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), received the Arthur S. Flemming Award on Monday for their outstanding scientific achievements in the fields of animal health and remote sensing, respectively.
Hazleton Man Sentenced to 37 Months’ Imprisonment for Heroin Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Franklin Gonzalez, age 23, who resided in Hazleton and is a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced yesterday to 37 months’ imprisonment by Senior U.S. District Court Judge James M. Munley, for participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed heroin in the Schuylkill County area between 2012 and May 2016.
Engel Remarks at Tiananmen at 30: Examining the Evolution of Repression in China Hearing
By State Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today delivered the following remarks at the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing hosted by the House Foreign Affairs Committee titled “Tiananmen at 30: Examining the Evolution of Repression in China"...
South Carolina teacher pleads guilty to distributing child pornography
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A South Carolina school teacher pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to distribute child pornography.
Paraglider crash lands in the trees at Wright Brothers National Memorial
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Today, at approximately 5:00 p.m, a paraglider that launched from Wright Brothers National Memorial's First Flight Airport landed in the trees.
Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Gun Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Kenneth Kirkpatrick, 33, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
MAN FROM TOADLENA, N.M. CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE IN INDIAN COUNTRY
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Garrith Bitsilly, 32, of Toadlena, N.M., appeared in federal court yesterday on charges of aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact in Indian Country.
ICE Houston arrests 23 gang members, associates during operation targeting MS-13
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Houston - along with various federal, state and local law enforcement agencies - arrested 23 gang members and gang associates during a 26-day surge operation targeting MS-13 gang members in the Houston area, which ended May 31. Thirteen of those arrested during this operation are confirmed MS-13 gang members or gang associates.
Chairman Davis Announces a Subcommittee Hearing on Celebrating Fathers and Families: Federal Support for Responsible Fatherhood
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: House Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing, titled “Celebrating Fathers and Families: Federal Support for Responsible Fatherhood" on Tuesday, June 11, at 2:00 PM in room 2020 Rayburn House Office Building.
Two Honduran Nationals Are Charged With Illegal Reentry
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: One Defendant Was Previously Involved in a Stand-Off with Local Law Enforcement that Lasted for Several Hours.
Pallone & Eshoo on House Passage of PAHPAI
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed S. 1379, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) of 2019, earlier today...
Silicon Valley Computer Executive Convicted of Defrauding Investors After Soliciting Money Via Crowdfunding
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal jury in Chicago has convicted a Silicon Valley businessman of defrauding investors in his computer companies after soliciting and obtaining some of the money via crowdfunding.
Video Series Showcases Oak Ridge’s Mercury Remediation Research
By DOE Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) released the third of its four-part video series spotlighting the site’s environmental research. This segment explores how the OREM is funding research to understand and remediate the complex element of mercury.
Pallone & Eshoo on House Passage of PAHPAI
By DOE Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed S. 1379, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) of 2019, earlier today...
Pallone & Eshoo on House Passage of PAHPAI
By EPA Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed S. 1379, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) of 2019, earlier today...
Vestavia Hills Doctor Indicted on Charges of Producing and Possessing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - Federal authorities on Tuesday arrested a Birmingham-area doctor for producing and possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.
Grassley Statement on Confirmation of Social Security Commissioner
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the confirmation of Andrew M. Saul of New York to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) for a six-year term expiring on Jan. 19, 2025.
