News from February 2021
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks at a joint oversight hearing to examine the security failures that led to a breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Current and former...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced that the Health Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Tuesday, March 2, at 10:30 a.m. (EST) on telehealth policy in the United States. The hearing is entitled, “The Future of Telehealth: How COVID-19 is Changing the Delivery of Virtual Care."
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A former bank president has been sentenced to federal prison for violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting United States Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement in response to the Senate approving Tom Vilsack to lead the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
Release: For more than 15 years, the United States and the Republic of Bulgaria have enjoyed a robust security partnership as treaty Allies, with a shared commitment to the security of the Balkans, Eastern Mediterranean, and Black Sea regions. The United States works closely with Bulgaria on security cooperation...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced today that Vernon Schermerhorn III, 51, of Coeymans Hollow, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to attempted receipt of child pornography. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, and a maximum of 20 years.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced that the Health Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Tuesday, March 2, at 10:30 a.m. (EST) on telehealth policy in the United States. The hearing is entitled, “The Future of Telehealth: How COVID-19 is Changing the Delivery of Virtual Care."
By EPA Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced that the Health Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Tuesday, March 2, at 10:30 a.m. (EST) on telehealth policy in the United States. The hearing is entitled, “The Future of Telehealth: How COVID-19 is Changing the Delivery of Virtual Care."
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Todd Hill was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for possessing a firearm after a prior felony conviction, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) wrote to Facebook...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered remarks at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Pathway to Protection: Expanding Availability of COVID-19 Vaccines."
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
Release: Around the world, corruption threatens security and stability, hinders economic growth, undermines democracy and human rights, destroys trust in public institutions, facilitates transnational crime, and siphons away public and private resources. The Biden Administration recognizes that we will only be...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Rincon man who portrayed himself as a whistleblower while falsely accusing a former acquaintance of violating patient privacy has been sentenced to federal prison.
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chair of the Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, along with Representatives Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) and Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), co-chairs of the House Georgia Caucus, today released the following statement on developments in Georgia:
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, six individuals appeared in court after being indicted on charges related to the fraudulent enrollment of students in Alabama virtual schools, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr., FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr., and Acting Special Agent in Charge Kori Smith of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: In Austin today, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging two Austin residents for their alleged roles in an attempted armed robbery of a convenience store last year, announced U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Rashaad Samuel, 31, of Buffalo, NY, with escape. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) wrote to Facebook...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Randale Chapman was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for fentanyl, methamphetamine, and methylenedioxyamphetamine trafficking and firearm crimes, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
