News published on Federal Newswire in November 2020

News from November 2020



Walden: I Thank President Trump for His Continued Commitment to This Fight

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after President Trump’s speech on the administration’s efforts to lower health care costs.


U.S. Department of Labor Partners with McCarthy Building Companies To Promote Workplace Safety at Georgia Construction Site

News Release: CARROLLTON, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has signed a strategic partnership with McCarthy Building Companies to promote worker safety and health at the West Georgia Technical College-New Carroll County Campus project in Carrollton, Georgia. The Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute - Safety, Health and Environmental Services Group will also support this effort.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement today after President Trump announced a series of drug pricing measures at a press conference this afternoon...


Somerton Man Sentenced to Prison for Transferring Obscene Material to a Minor

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Wednesday, Miles Spencer Coyote, 26, of Somerton, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 42 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Coyote previously pleaded guilty to transfer of obscene material to a minor.


Postal Worker Arrested And Charged With Failing To Deliver Over 1,300 Pieces Of Mail

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sean Barrett, 30, of Sanborn, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with delay or destruction of mail. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


Department of Energy Cites Fluor Idaho, LLC for Nuclear Safety Program Violations

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Preliminary Notice of Violation (PNOV) to Fluor Idaho, LLC (Fluor Idaho) for violations of DOE nuclear safety requirements. DOE’s enforcement program holds contractors accountable for meeting regulatory requirements and maintaining a safe workplace. Fluor Idaho is the management and operating contractor for the Idaho Cleanup Project in Idaho Falls, Idaho.


Grassley Statement on New HHS Prescription Drug Rules

News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services announced new final rules regarding prescription drug pricing.


Second Individual Charged With Arson Of Target Headquarters

News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal criminal complaint against LEROY LEMONTE PERRY WILLIAMS, 34, charging him with attempt to commit arson. WILLIAMS made his initial appearance today before Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota.


News Release: As the holiday season approaches, the National Park Service would like to invite you to your local national park and recreation area. Here’s what you need to know.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Ian Andre Carr and Kasem Damone Humphrey, both of Martinsburg, West Virginia, are facing drug charges after a grand jury indicted them earlier this week, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


NDTX Round-Up: November 13-19

News Release: GUILTY PLEA - MICHAEL DYWAYNE HARRIS.


TSA officers stop woman with a gun at Indianapolis International Airport

Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a woman from carrying a loaded 9mm handgun with seven bullets onto an airplane at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) Thursday.


San Felipe man charged with assault with a dangerous weapon

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Emery Garcia, 36, of San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Pueblo of San Felipe, appeared in federal court on Nov. 9 on two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. On Nov. 12 Garcia was ordered detained pending trial.


Mississippi Man Convicted for Defrauding the Internal Revenue Service for up to $1.7 Million

News Release: Memphis, TN -After a four-day jury trial with proper COVID-19 health and safety protocols, Terry Benson, 47, of Senatobia, Mississippi, has been found guilty as charged of Theft of Government Funds, Mail Fraud, and Passing Fictitious Instruments. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the conviction today.


Arkansas Man Arrested For Attempting To Induce The Molestation Of A 9-Year-Old And Producing A Child Sex Abuse Video Using A Social Messaging App

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Cody Dillon Hogan (25, Leachville, Arkansas) has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Jacksonville for attempting to induce the molestation of a 9-year-old child and the production of a child sex abuse video using a popular social messaging app. If convicted, Hogan faces a...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement today after President Trump announced a series of drug pricing measures at a press conference this afternoon...


News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Larry Hall, also known as “Chuito" and “Bobo," 49, of Naugatuck, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin.


Lame Deer man sentenced more than 10 years in prison in attempted sexual abuse of minor

News Release: BILLINGS-A Lame Deer man who admitted attempting to sexually abuse a minor was sentenced today to 10 years and one month in prison and 10 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


News Release: This year, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy is hosting its first-ever Virtual Program Review December 14-17, 2020.