News from November 2019
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, issued a subpoena to Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf for records regarding U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s handling of children and families at the border. Chairman Thompson originally...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) held a business meeting to consider the nomination of Sean O'Donnell to be Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By EPA Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after the Full Committee voted favorably to advance H.R. 5035, the “Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019," as amended, to the full House of Representatives...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - One of 19 defendants charged in a gang-related racketeering conspiracy was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 240 months in prison.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - DOE-Savannah River (DOE-SR) recently introduced a new user-friendly website with a simple design that delivers timely information about the missions of the Savannah River Site (SRS).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: FBI Denver Warns of Scammers Spoofing FBI Phone Numbers and Using Threats and Intimidation to Trick Victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that DR. ANDREW J. VAN ATTA, age 37, from Wasilla, Alaska, pled guilty to wire fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - This week, Louie Josytewa, of Second Mesa, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 27 years of imprisonment to be followed by a lifetime term of supervised release. Josytewa was convicted of two crimes at a jury trial earlier this year: (1) Abusive Sexual Contact with a Child, and (2) Offense by a Registered Sex Offender.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: For the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau released estimates of same-sex couples in its annual America’s Families and Living Arrangements tables package.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man was sentenced today to nine years in federal prison for cyberstalking and distributing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Diego L. Hansard, of Canal Winchester, Ohio, has admitted to his role in a cocaine and heroin distribution operation that spanned two states, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf will travel to Texas for a three day trip to El Paso, McAllen and Austin. Acting Secretary Wolf will participate in an operational tour of DHS facilities on the Southwest border, meet with local DHS leadership, survey new border wall construction, and meet with state, local and community officials.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: Projects will Improve Water Pressure, Address Public Health and Environmental Issues WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2019 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy today announced that the department is investing $635 million in 122 projects to improve water systems and wastewater handling services in rural communities in 42 states. USDA is funding the projects through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Nov. 19, 2019) – United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue are pleased to announce that the Trump Administration has reached an agreement with the government of South Korea on market access for U.S. rice.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: A former Lake Charles Police Department officer was sentenced today in federal court for using unreasonable excessive force during an arrest.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: A Columbus businessman pleaded guilty today to aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney David M. DeVillers of the Southern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: A Chicago, Illinois, man has been arrested on a federal complaint charging him with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The complaint and arrest were announced by John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the U.S. Department ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: The federal bank regulatory agencies have finalized changes to a capital requirement for banking organizations predominantly engaged in custodial activities, as required by the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (EGRRCPA). The final rule is unchanged from the proposal issued for public comment in April 2019.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: Three federal bank regulatory agencies finalized a rule to modify the treatment of high volatility commercial real estate (HVCRE) exposures as required by the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.
