News published on Federal Newswire in January 2020

News Release: HONOLULU, Hawaii - Nathan Y.G. Lum, 62, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was sentenced today in federal court by United States District Judge Derrick K. Watson to 30 months of imprisonment and one year of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $314,178.27. On March 28, 2019, Lum pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft in connection with theft of government funds and failure to file a tax return.

Walden, Collins Applaud Extension of Fentanyl Analogues Ban

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Judiciary Committee Republican Leader Doug Collins (R-GA) applauded House passage of S. 3201, the temporary extension on the fentanyl analogues ban.

Greece Man Pleads Guilty To Gun And Drug Charges

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kwashie Ajavon, 33, of Greece, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm and/or ammunition. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000.

Department of Energy Announces New American-Made Challenge Prize

By DOE Newswire | Jan 29, 2020

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $3.25 million for the American-Made Geothermal Manufacturing Prize. A first-of-its-kind for geothermal technology, this prize is designed to spur innovation and address manufacturing challenges fundamental to operating in harsh geothermal ...

Walden Remarks at Hearing Examining Ways to Improve Food and Drug Safety and Transparency

By DOE Newswire | Jan 29, 2020

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Improving Safety and Transparency in America’s Food and Drugs."

Winners of 2020 Friends of New River Gorge National River Photo Competition now on Display at Canyon Rim Visitor Center (Glen Jean)

By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2020

News Release: Glen Jean, WV - Friends of New River Gorge National River (Friends) hosted their first photo competition on Jan. 18, 2020 at Adventures on the Gorge in Fayetteville, WV. The winning photographs taken by local West Virginia photographers celebrate the rich beauty of southern West Virginia. All photographs...

Trump Administration Refused to Testify at Hearing on U.S. Afghanistan Strategy

News Release: This week, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, held a hearing on the Trump Administration’s strategy regarding the U.S. conflict in Afghanistan, including ongoing reconciliation negotiations with the Taliban.

Court Sentences North Carolina Bloods Gang Members for Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Murder

News Release: Court Sentences North Carolina Bloods Gang Members for Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Murder.

Bay Area CEO Convicted Of Fraud And Money Laundering

News Release: Executive siphoned at least $2.6 million out of medical device company.

Two Men Charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Over Four Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills

News Release: Thousands of pills, $150,000 in cash and pill press found in storage unit.

What a Pair! Coupled Quantum Dots May Offer a New Way to Store Quantum Information

News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have for the first time created and imaged a novel pair of quantum dots - tiny islands of confined electric charge that act like interacting artificial atoms. Such “coupled" quantum dots could serve as a robust...

Walden Remarks at Hearing on Digital Equity and Internet Adoption

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled, “Empowering and Connecting Communities through Digital Equity and Internet Adoption."

Chairs DeFazio, Pallone, Neal Release $760 Billion Framework to Make Transformative Infrastructure Investments Across U.S.

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the Chairs of three U.S. House Committees released a framework for a five-year, $760 billion investment in infrastructure that would address some of the country’s most urgent infrastructure needs, from addressing the massive maintenance backlog, to designing safer streets, to...

Judge in Del Rio Sentences Two San Antonio Sisters to Federal Prison for Attempting to Smuggle Methamphetamine into the U.S. from Mexico

News Release: In Del Rio yesterday afternoon, a federal judge sentenced 21-year-old Mary Ann Lara and her sister, 24-year-old Melissa Janet Lara, both of San Antonio, to 24 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for their scheme to smuggle methamphetamine into the U.S. from Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Shane Folden, San Antonio Division.

Walden Remarks at Hearing Examining Ways to Improve Food and Drug Safety and Transparency

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Improving Safety and Transparency in America’s Food and Drugs."

Butt Emissions: Study Finds Even Extinguished Cigarettes Give Off Toxins

News Release: Cigarette butts pile up in parks, beaches, streets and bus stops, places where all types of littering are frowned upon. An estimated more than five trillion butts are generated by smokers worldwide each year, and concern about their environmental impact has prompted studies of how they affect water and wildlife habitats. But despite their prevalence, almost no one has studied the airborne emissions coming off these tiny bits of trash.

Walden Remarks at Hearing Examining Ways to Improve Food and Drug Safety and Transparency

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Improving Safety and Transparency in America’s Food and Drugs."

Walden Remarks at Hearing on Digital Equity and Internet Adoption

By DOE Newswire | Jan 29, 2020

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled, “Empowering and Connecting Communities through Digital Equity and Internet Adoption."

Raleigh Man Convicted for Heroin Overdose Death

News Release: Raleigh, NC - The U.S. Marshals Service and the U.S. Attorney’s Office announce the successful prosecution of a Raleigh man for Distribution of Heroin and Fentanyl Resulting in Death, Conspiracy to Distribute and Posses with the Intent to Distribute one Kilogram or more of Heroin. Jason McNeil, 28, was found guilty following a four-day jury trial in U.S. District Court.

Energy Subcommittee Announces Oversight Hearing on the Natural Gas Act