News from October 2020
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) wrote to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf today following alarming allegations of widespread...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: BOISE - Two members of an Idaho prison gang called the Aryan Knights were sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of participating in a RICO (the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act) conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. Chief United States District...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) released the following joint statement today condemning House Republicans for blocking the long-awaited, previously bipartisan Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act from being passed this week...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) released the following joint statement today condemning House Republicans for blocking the long-awaited, previously bipartisan Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act from being passed this week...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy Subcommittee hearing titled, “Generating Equity: Improving Clean Energy Access and Affordability:"
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - A 63-year-old resident of Dallas has been ordered to federal prison for her role in a multi-million dollar interstate theft ring involving merchandise sold on eBay, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DIAVION HUTCHINGS, also known as “Avi," 19, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to two years of probation for obstructing justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: Powder Puff Bandit Update. The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and Denver metropolitan area police departments need your help in locating Paul Hernandez, who is 33 years old, and Mary Bannigan, who is 27 years old. Hernandez has been dubbed the “Powder Puff" Bandit as he wore thick makeup...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: With the recent transfer of custody of four defendants, the United States has successfully repatriated all Americans held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against whom criminal charges have been lodged for offenses relating to their support for ISIS. The Department of Justice will review the facts and circumstances relating to any future detainees and, where warranted, bring additional charges against others.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed 16 health care bills on the Floor this week...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del,), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the EPA finalized a rule that abandons the “once in, always in" hazardous air pollution policy. For almost a quarter century, this policy ...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Tom Carper (D-DE) released the following statements after the House of Representatives passed America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act. The legislation will now go to President Trump's desk to be signed into law.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Detroit man was sentenced for a federal drug crime, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Darnell Smith, 26, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement tonight praising passage of the updated Heroes Act, which passed on the House Floor by a vote of 214 - 207...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed 16 health care bills on the Floor this week...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) released the following statement after the House passed 16 bipartisan health bills from the Energy and Commerce Committee. Last week, the House passed ten bipartisan bills from the Health Subcommittee.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Three men charged with federal gun crimes appeared in court this week, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.
By State Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: Mike Gonzales joined the Bureau of African Affairs in October 2020. His portfolio covers West Africa and the Sahel Region. He previously served as the Director for Analysis of Africa in the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor, Mike previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. at the U.S. Embassies in Kathmandu, Nepal and Lilongwe, Malawi.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - After a week-long federal jury trial in September 2019, James Jackson, 58, of Memphis, Tennessee, was convicted of 13 counts of mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, access device fraud and theft of mail. Jackson has now been sentenced to 207 months in federal prison. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - Demethius Dixon, also known as “Deezy," 28, of Louisiana, pled guilty today before Senior U.S. District Court Judge Keith Starrett for carrying and using a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, resulting in the firearm being discharged, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Brad Byerley with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
