News from May 2019
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Jordan Frederic Schemmel (37, Ormond Beach) has pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography over the internet. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 5 years, and up to 20 years, in federal prison and a potential life term of supervised release. Additionally, Schemmel will be required to register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2019
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By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to reporting that career IRS attorneys drafted a memo that concluded the Treasury Secretary does not have discretion on compliance with congressional requests for tax returns under section 6103 of the tax code...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: A Massillon man was indicted on one count of enticement.
By US DOT Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) held a hearing entitled, “Examining legislation to address the risks associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By Homeland Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today released the draft fiscal year 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee on Thursday, May 23. The legislation funds the Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and other related agencies, including the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.
By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, joined by all Ranking Members of the Oversight Subcommittees, sent a letter to Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and all Chairmen of Oversight Subcommittees, requesting that the Chairmen work with the Ranking Members to use the 2019 duplication report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) as a blueprint for bipartisan oversight
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Ryan Thompson, 32, of Tohatchi, N.M. was sentenced in federal court yesterday to 240 months in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting his former girlfriend within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: PARIS, Idaho - On Wednesday, May 29, the Bureau of Land Management Pocatello Field Office invites the public to attend the proposed South Canyon Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Reduction Project open house. The open house will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the School District Office Boardroom located at 39 Fielding Road, Paris, ID 83261.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: SAN DIEGO - John T. Earnest of Rancho Peñasquitos was indicted by a federal grand jury this morning on civil rights, hate crime, and firearm charges in connection with the murder of one person and the attempted murder of 53 others at the Chabad of Poway Synagogue on April 27 and the March 24 arson of the Dar-ul-Arqam Mosque in Escondido.
By DOE Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected 10 projects to receive nearly $4 million in federal funding for strategic fossil energy and coal technology research and development (R&D) projects at U.S. colleges and universities. The projects are supported through funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0001991, University Training and Research for Fossil Energy Applications.
By US DOT Newswire | May 22, 2019
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 President Trump abandoned discussions with Democratic Congressional leaders on major infrastructure legislation.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will offer two public tours of the Bruneau Off-Range Wild Horse Corrals on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. The first will begin at 10 a.m. and the second will begin at 1 p.m. Each tour will last about two hours and can accommodate up to 20 people. Spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
By DOE Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at a full Committee hearing entitled, “LIFT America: Modernizing Our Infrastructure for the Future:"
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An investment manager with an office in Middletown, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for running a Ponzi scheme, concealing losses, faking investment returns, and stealing more than $10 million in investor money, U.S Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced the commitment of more than $106.8 million to support 47 public lands projects throughout Nevada and the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin. These projects, which encompass a broad range of recreation improvements, wildlife...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Juan Carlos Ramon, 33, of Portland, pleaded guilty today to two counts of production of child pornography after sexually exploiting two minor victims, aged six and eight, using musical.ly, a social media application now known as TikTok.
By DOE Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a full committee legislative hearing on H.R. 2741, the “Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act."
By EPA Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a full committee legislative hearing on H.R. 2741, the “Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act."
By US DOT Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC-Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement after his meeting with President Trump and Congressional leaders at the White House.
