News published on Federal Newswire in March 2020

News from March 2020



Illegal alien sentenced for possessing with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, and methamphetamine

News Release: ATLANTA - Nicholas Hernandez-Gonzalez has been sentenced for possessing with intent to distribute multiple kilograms of fentanyl and other opioids on May 16, 2019 when agents with Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI") and Georgia State Patrol (“GSP") seized one kilogram of fentanyl during a traffic stop and more than ten kilograms of heroin, fentanyl, and carfentanil from his apartment in Duluth, Georgia.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the filing of a criminal complaint charging Benjamin Tucker Patz (23, New York, New York), a/k/a “Parlay Patz," with transmitting threats in interstate or foreign commerce. If convicted, Patz faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.


Pallone Blasts EPA’s Update to Transparency Rule

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an update to the Agency’s Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science proposed rule...


Meridian Man Found Guilty under Project EJECT for Possessing Ammunition and a Firearm as a Convicted Felon

News Release: A Domestic Disturbance Call Ended with Arrest of a Repeat Violent Offender.


News Release: BILLINGS - A jury on Tuesday convicted a Billings man accused of bringing large quantities of methamphetamine to the community for redistribution and possessing firearms to further the crime, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Madison, Alabama, man was sentenced in federal court today for enticing a 16-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, victim into engaging in illegal sexual activity.


Pallone Blasts EPA’s Update to Transparency Rule

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an update to the Agency’s Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science proposed rule...


Department of Energy Announces $30 Million for New Research on Fusion Energy

Release: Research Will Include Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Approaches as well as Fundamental Theory & Simulation


Release: Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee's hearing on the Fiscal Year 2021 budget request for the National Institutes of Health.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement praising the passage of H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act...


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal jury convicted Sydni Frazier, a/k/a Sid, Junior Boss, and Perry, age 26, of Baltimore, Maryland late yesterday on a federal charge of conspiracy to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime resulting in...


Temple Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Production and Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: In Waco this morning, a federal judge sentenced 51-year-old Shozo “Sho" Tanaka to 40 years in federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash, FBI San Antonio Division Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs and Temple Police Chief Jim Tobin.


Pallone Blasts EPA’s Update to Transparency Rule

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an update to the Agency’s Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science proposed rule...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - President Donald Trump has signed into law a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and John Cornyn (R-TX) to address the shortage of agricultural inspectors who protect the nation’s food supply and agricultural industry...


Bicameral Lawmakers Applaud GAO Report on Nuclear Regulatory Commission Efficiency, But Work Remains

News Release: Washington, DC - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulates the commercial nuclear industry-helping to ensure safe use of nuclear power and other radiological materials.


News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivers opening remarks at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled, “Buyer Beware: Fake and Unsafe Products on Online Marketplaces."


Grandview Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth, Illegal Firearm

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Grandview, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for distributing methamphetamine and illegally possessing a firearm.


USP Lewisburg Inmate Charged with Murder

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Lorenzo Scott, age 47, an inmate at the United States Penitentiary at Lewisburg (USP Lewisburg), was indicted by a federal grand jury for murder, assault with intent to commit murder and assault with intent to commit serious bodily injury.


Big Thicket National Preserve welcomed record visitation for the second year in a row

News Release: For the second year in a row, Big Thicket National Preserve saw a record number of visitors, recording 255,926 visits in 2019, a 14% increase over the previous year. The preserve saw a notable increase in visitation during the fall and winter months, while an extremely wet 2019 led to a significant decrease...