News published on Federal Newswire in September 2020

News from September 2020


Pallone & Eshoo on House Passage of Ten Health Care Bills

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 after the House of Representatives passed ten health care bills on the Floor today...


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 after the House of Representatives passed ten health care bills on the Floor today...


Indictment Charges Alaska Man for Threatening a California Synagogue

News Release: A federal grand jury in Alaska, returned an indictment charging William Alexander, 49, for threatening to kill the congregants of a California synagogue, the Justice Department announced today.


Pallone & Eshoo on House Passage of Ten Health Care Bills

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 after the House of Representatives passed ten health care bills on the Floor today...


Barrasso Statement on Need for One-Year Extension of Highway Funding in the Continuing Resolution

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on the Continuing Resolution legislation including a one-year extension of highway funding.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEVEN C. GOLD, 47, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in two separate schemes that defrauded his former employer of more than $9 million.


News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DAVID WAGNER pled guilty to securities fraud and wire fraud in connection with his operation of a number of corporate entities (collectively referred to as “Downing") as a Ponzi-like scheme.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following joint statement today in response to the Department of Defense submitting a Request for Information (RFI) on the creation of a government-owned and operated 5G network...


News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Natalie P. Cochran, 39, of Daniels, pled guilty in federal court today to fraud charges, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Cochran, a Raleigh County pharmacist and owner of two companies in Beckley - Technology Management Solutions (TMS) and Tactical Solutions Group (TSG)...


News Release: Falsified Results Helped Convicted Felons on Federal Supervised Release Hide Missed and Positive Drug Tests for Controlled Substances.


Northwest Louisiana Human Trafficking Task Force Announces "Project R.I.S.K."

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - The Northwest Louisiana Human Trafficking Task Force is comprised of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and non-governmental organizations, and was formed in an effort to promote enhanced collaboration between all agencies involved in combatting human trafficking cases in our area. This Task Force has launched a campaign to fight sexual predator cases called “Project R.I.S.K.," Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced.


Wichita Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Gun Charges

News Release: WICHTA, KAN. - A Wichita man pleaded guilty today to drug and gun charges, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Jordan Wright, 31, of Albuquerque made an appearance on Sept. 18 in federal court where she was charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime. A detention hearing is scheduled for Sept. 22.


Convicted Child Molester Sentenced to 25 Years for Producing Child Pornography of Teens in His Care

News Release: ROME, GA- Daniel Strickland, who molested two minors in his care and produced child pornography of them, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.


Chairman Of Venture Capital Funds Pleads Guilty In Mahhattan Federal Court To Securities And Wire Fraud

News Release: David Wagner Defrauded More than 30 Investors of $8 Million Dollars and Misappropriated Investor Funds.


News Release: Michael R. Weigand Concealed Role in the Silk Road Website, Including Providing Technological Advice Directly to Silk Road’s Principals.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed five suicide prevention bills...


Rhode Island Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Somerville Armed Bank Robbery

News Release: BOSTON - A Rhode Island man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for the May 1, 2019 armed bank robbery in Somerville that resulted in shots fired.


E&C GOP Leaders on House Passage of Bipartisan Health Bills

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 ten bipartisan health bills advanced by the Energy and Commerce Committee.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provisions in the continuing resolution.