News from April 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: American Contractor Sentenced for Theft of Government Equipment on U.S. Military Base in Afghanistan.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republican Leader for the House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released a statement following last week’s introduction of the Endless Frontier Act.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - DOE ’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR recently completed the removal of one of the final remaining structures at the former Radioisotope Development Lab at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: Dear Attorney General Garland: I write to request information regarding a plea agreement Credit Suisse Group AG (Credit Suisse) signed with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) following its participation in a conspiracy to assist thousands of wealthy U.S. citizens in hiding assets in offshore accounts...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Henry Willian Carabeo Boned (29, Miami) to 18 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit credit card fraud. As part of his sentence, Carabeo Boned was ordered to pay restitution to the victims of his offense.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: EM senior representatives recently met with officials from United Kingdom cleanup organizations for an annual meeting where they focused on the U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority ’s (NDA) approach to sustainability and working with DOE to develop critical metrics to demonstrate success.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 27, 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 Thursday, May 6, at 11:30 a.m. (EDT) on the disparities that exist in accessing affordable, reliable high-speed internet. The hearing is entitled, “Broadband Equity: Addressing Disparities in Access and Affordability."
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) McDowell was sentenced today for possessing a weapon at the correctional facility. Corey Fair, 27, of Indiana, was sentenced to 12 months in prison to run consecutively to the sentence he currently is serving.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republican Leader for the House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released a statement following last week’s introduction of the Endless Frontier Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: In San Antonio today, 22-year-old Cameron Emerson Casey Rankin, a self-proclaimed Boogaloo Bois member residing in San Antonio, pleaded guilty to a charge of illegally possessing a firearm after previously being judicially committed to a mental institution.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A suburban Chicago chiropractor has been sentenced to more than a year and a half in federal prison for fraudulently submitting reimbursement claims to private insurers and Medicare for nonexistent treatment.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled, “The Consumer Protection and Recovery Act: Returning Money to Defrauded Consumers:"
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: FORT MYERS, Fla. - Montonio Moore, aka “Trigga Slim" (40, Cape Coral), was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl. Moore was sentenced to an enhanced term of imprisonment because of his prior serious drug offense convictions. He had pleaded guilty on Jan. 27, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge John L. Badalamenti today sentenced Montonio Moore, aka “Trigga Slim" (40, Cape Coral), to 10 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl. Moore was sentenced to an enhanced term of imprisonment because of his prior serious drug offense convictions. He had pleaded guilty on Jan. 27, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - Today the Drug Enforcement Administration announced a new initiative, Project Wave Breaker, to disrupt the flow of deadly fentanyl into the United States.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO ‒ Every 99 minutes, about one worker suffers fatal injuries and fails to return home safely at their work day's end. That's 15 workers a day, 100 a week, more than 5,200 a year - a frightening reality, but one that the nation's employers can change by following workplace safety and health standards and regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: DAYTON - Jamichael Thompson, 28, of Dayton, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 78 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Energy Subcommittee will hold a fully remote legislative hearing on Wednesday, May 5, at 11:30 a.m. (EDT) on the electric vehicle (EV) provisions within the Climate Leadership...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston woman pleaded guilty today to a federal drug charge.
