News from November 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Two former Jacksonville, Oregon residents were sentenced today in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic marijuana grown in Southern Oregon to Georgia, Illinois, and North Carolina, and launder the proceeds.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Richard Burr (R-NC) and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) Chairman and Ranking Member of the Intelligence Committee; Jim Risch (R-ID) and Bob Menendez...
By EPA Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (H.R. 1603 ) was favorably reported, as amended, to the full House of Representatives by a vote of 47-1...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of TYRONE JAMES NELSON, 39, to 77 months in prison for his role in a heroin distribution conspiracy that targeted the Mille Lakes Indian Reservation and the surrounding communities. NELSON and his seven co-defendants were charged...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: Fredericksburg, VA: On Saturday, December 14th and Sunday, December 15th, join the National Park Service in observing the 157th Anniversary of the Battle of Fredericksburg with historian-led programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man who was involved in a fatal shooting during a drug deal was sentenced in federal court today for drug trafficking and illegally possessing a firearm.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) held its annual Secretary’s Honor Awards Ceremony at DOE Headquarters. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry hosted the event, recognizing the outstanding achievements of individuals and teams who have gone above and beyond in fulfilling DOE’s mission and serving the Nation.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Rush (D-IL) applauded Committee passage of the “SAFER Pipelines Act of 2019" (H.R. ____), which was favorably reported, as amended, to the full House of Representatives by a vote of 30-21...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a full committee markup considering 18 bills for advancement to the House of Representatives.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) is joining Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) for a video series released today aimed at providing the facts on Speaker Pelosi’s partisan plan for fewer cures.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a full committee markup considering 18 bills for advancement to the House of Representatives.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: HAMMOND-Luis Allen Perez, 29, of East Chicago, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip Simon to 300 months imprisonment and three years of supervised release following his guilty plea to conspiracy to commit racketeering activity as a member of the Imperial Gangsters, providing ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today Lonnie Etienne Green, a/k/a Lonnie Coleman, 49, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with making a false statement in an application for a United States Passport. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), delivered the following remarks at a hearing titled “Hearing on S. 1087, the Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2019, and Other Potential Reforms to Improve Implementation of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act: State Perspectives."
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man who was involved in a fatal shooting during a drug deal was sentenced in federal court today for drug trafficking and illegally possessing a firearm.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Construction is complete at the EM Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant ’s Analytical Laboratory, and work is now focused on installing scientific instruments and preparing the lab for commissioning. The instruments being set up will allow chemists to conduct a variety of...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Dennis James Miller, of Moorefield, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 108 months incarceration for his involvement in a fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: Barrasso welcomes Governor Gordon to the committee.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: Spokane - William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Jaime Montalvo-Mariscal, age 27, of Pasco, Washington, was sentenced Nov. 18, 2019 after having pleaded guilty on July 22, 2019, to Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Craig Carpenito announced three men have been charged with conspiring to distribute 30 kilograms of cocaine in Newark.
