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Wake County Man Convicted of 1995 Bombing at BTI Building Resentenced to More Than 37 Years in Prison

Stephan Bullis, the man convicted in the July 1995 bombing at the then Business Telecom, Inc. (BTI) building located in North Raleigh, was resentenced on Friday to 450 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release.


Landlord and Former Operators of Upstate New York Nursing Home Pay $7,168,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Worthless Services Provided to Residents

The Justice Department, together with the New York State Office of the Attorney General, announced today that the United States and New York State have entered into settlement agreements with the landlord and several individuals and entities involved in the operation of Saratoga Center for Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Care (Saratoga Center), a nursing facility in Ballston Spa, New York. Leon Melohn; Alan “Ari” Schwartz; Jeffrey Vegh; Jack Jaffa; 149 Ballston Ave., LLC; Ballston Two, LLC; Saratoga Center for Care, LLC; and Saratoga Care and Rehabilitation Center, LLC (the Settling Parties) collectively agreed to pay $7,168,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by causing the submission of false claims to the Medicaid program for worthless services provided to residents. Saratoga Center closed in February 2021, after this investigation was initiated.


Louisville Man Sentenced to Over 29 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution, Drug Conspiracy and Firearms Offenses, and for Assaulting Federal Officer

A local man, Terrell Trammell, age 28, was sentenced on February 24, 2023 to 29 years and four months years in prison, followed by a 5-year term of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin, distribution of fentanyl, possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and assaulting, impeding, or interfering with a federal officer.


U.S. Attorney Nick Brown leads DOJ delegation to commemorate “Bloody Sunday,” and passage of Voting Rights Act of 1965

U.S. Attorney Nick Brown will be joined by more than 30 other U.S. Attorneys from across the country as a delegation to commemorate the 58th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” the March over Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge, and the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Over March 4-6, 2023, U.S. Attorneys from across the country will meet with community and civil rights leaders while exploring some of the significant and educational civil rights institutions in Alabama.


Man Sentenced to 37 Months for Burglarizing Missouri Ranger Station and Stealing National Park Service Truck

U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Monday sentenced a man who broke into a Shannon County, Missouri ranger station in 2021 and stole a National Park Service pickup to 37 months in prison, which will run consecutive to a probation violation in a state gun case.


Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Markup of Views and Estimates, Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress, and the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Markup of Views and Estimates, Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress, and the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act


Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Markup of Budget Views and Estimates

Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Markup of Budget Views and Estimates


Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Markup of Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress

Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Markup of Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress


Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Markup of H.R. 1163, the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Markup of H.R. 1163, the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act


Comer: DHS’s Reliance on No-Bid Contracts is Jeopardizing Taxpayer Dollars for Political Expedience

Comer: DHS’s Reliance on No-Bid Contracts is Jeopardizing Taxpayer Dollars for Political Expedience


Comer & Oversight Republicans Request Transparency from Agencies on Billions in Taxpayer-Funded Ukraine Assistance

Comer & Oversight Republicans Request Transparency from Agencies on Billions in Taxpayer-Funded Ukraine Assistance


Comer Announces Markup of Bills to Protect Speech from Government Censorship

Comer Announces Markup of Bills to Protect Speech from Government Censorship


Oversight Republicans Launch Investigation into DOT Secretary Buttigieg’s Failure to Promptly Respond to Ohio’s Train Derailment Catastrophe

Oversight Republicans Launch Investigation into DOT Secretary Buttigieg’s Failure to Promptly Respond to Ohio’s Train Derailment Catastrophe


Wenstrup & Comer Widen COVID Origins Investigation

Wenstrup & Comer Widen COVID Origins Investigation


Comer, Fallon Call on EPA to Provide Docs on Environmental Justice Grants Paid for by Inflation Reduction Act

Comer, Fallon Call on EPA to Provide Docs on Environmental Justice Grants Paid for by Inflation Reduction Act


Comer Requests Transcribed Interviews with Seven Chief Patrol Agents Battling Biden’s Border Crisis

Comer Requests Transcribed Interviews with Seven Chief Patrol Agents Battling Biden’s Border Crisis


Comer: Biden’s Labor Secretary Nomination Alarming for Taxpayers

Comer: Biden’s Labor Secretary Nomination Alarming for Taxpayers


Wenstrup: We Will Deliver Facts from the COVID-19 Pandemic Response to the American People

Wenstrup: We Will Deliver Facts from the COVID-19 Pandemic Response to the American People


Oversight Committee Advances Legislation to Protect Speech from Government Censorship

Oversight Committee Advances Legislation to Protect Speech from Government Censorship


European Union: US Beef Imports into the EU High Quality Beef Quota Increased in 2022

European Union: US Beef Imports into the EU High Quality Beef Quota Increased in 2022