News from April 2021
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.- In an Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing on substance use disorders becoming worse because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) urged the Majority to take action with Republicans to combat fentanyl-related substances...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today voted with a bipartisan majority in the Senate to confirm Brenda Mallory to be Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) by a vote of 53-45. Before the vote, Senator Carper spoke in favor of Mallory's confirmation on the Senate floor and urged his colleagues to support her nomination.
By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Earlier this month, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican and Chairman of the China Task Force Michael McCaul reintroduced his “Countering Chinese Communist Party Malign Influence Act, " a measure to authorize $300 million in existing funding to counter the malign influence...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Marlon Palacios, age 33, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pled guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to commit access device fraud, as well as for committing aggravated identity theft, for taking part in a nationwide gas station skimming scheme that involved stealing the banking and personal information of residents of Upstate and Central New York who used the “pay at the pump" feature to make gasoline purchases.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: Two Charged in High-Risk International Financial Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal jury convicted a Mebane man yesterday on charges of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Within the last week, three individuals pleaded guilty to their involvement in a conspiracy to launder at least $30 million of drug proceeds combined throughout the United States on behalf of foreign drug trafficking organizations (DTOs). These guilty pleas are the result of a nearly...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As the world races to develop and distribute new vaccines and treatments against COVID-19, some members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are attempting to undermine intellectual property (IP) policies that are vital to swift medical innovation, successful distribution of COVID-19 medical treatments and vaccines worldwide, and a robust American workforce.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Arthur L. Gurbey, age 48, of Green Island, New York, was sentenced today to 151 months in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography. The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and Thomas F. Relford, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: Fort Smith, Arkansas - David Clay Fowlkes, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas,announced that on April 14, 2021, the final of six (6) individuals were sentenced by the United States District Court for their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking ring which operated in Benton...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: Defendant Used Victim’s Identity For Three Years While Living Abroad And Then Used Fraudulently Obtained Passport To Obtain Repatriation Flight From India.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia -New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Fire Managers plan to burn approximately 40 acres sometime between April 17 and May 31 in the Grandview area of the park near the Grandview Visitor Center. Wind speed and direction, humidity, and other factors will be considered to...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) $330 million investment to provide healthy food to families in need, support fruit and vegetable growers, help dairy farmers, and strengthen the food supply chain.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: The National Park Service is pleased to announce the resumption of limited summer cave tours on Friday May 28, 2021. Advance ticket sales begin on April 28 at www.recreation.gov.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Wednesday, April 21, at 11:30 a.m. (EDT) on ensuring a secure and coordinated wireless network future. The hearing is entitled, “Leading the Wireless Future: Securing American Network Technology."
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) participated in a hearing on substance use disorders becoming worse because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He urged the Democrats to join Republicans in combating fentanyl-related substances...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Veronica Hope Fortune, age 54, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to defraud the United States and to assisting in the preparation and filing of false tax returns.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - FEMA has proposed updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Jackson County, Alabama. Community stakeholders are encouraged to review the updated maps to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance implications and may submit comments and appeals during the upcoming 90-day appeal and comment period.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. Attorney Sayler A. Fleming and FBI St. Louis Special Agent in Charge Richard Quinn want to educate the public on the definition of a federal hate crime and encourage those with information about those crimes to report them.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON - A 41-year-old Houstonian has entered guilty pleas to coercion and enticement of a minor as well as sexual exploitation of a child, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
