News from December 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A former waste water treatment superintendent for the City of Hays pleaded guilty and was sentenced Monday for violating the federal Clean Water Act, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
By State Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: New York - Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the senior Democratic Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the protests in Ukraine.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: BOISE - Steven Ray Hemenway, 47, of Payette, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to possessing sexually explicit images of minors, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing to examine the health care law for Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is scheduled to testify.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved H.R. 3588, the Community Fire Safety Act, a bill to exempt fire hydrants from being considered a covered product under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Although fire hydrants are not considered a major source of drinking water, the current...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - David M. Kwiatkowski, 34, a former employee of Exeter Hospital, was sentenced today to 39 years in prison for his conduct in causing a widespread Hepatitis C outbreak in numerous states, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas and Barry R. Grissom, United States Attorney for the District of Kansas.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK), ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding a new Inspector General report revealing serious gaps in DHS’s own cybersecurity...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, commented on a report released by the Institute for Energy Research (IER) today on the impact of the federal wind energy tax credits for each state. According to the report, Louisiana taxpayers pay more than $39 million per year to subsidize wind energy production.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. -TIFFANIE ANNETTE WILSON of Asheboro, North Carolina, pleaded guilty today to a felony fraud charge in federal court in Greensboro, announced Ripley Rand, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved H.R. 3588, the Community Fire Safety Act, a bill to exempt fire hydrants from being considered a covered product under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Although fire hydrants are not considered a major source of drinking water, the current...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists used an automated dietary survey tool they developed to accurately estimate how much sodium volunteers consumed as part of their daily diets.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing to examine the health care law for Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is scheduled to testify.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: VICTORIA, Texas - Joshua Almeida, 23, has entered a plea of guilty to one count of possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing to examine the health care law for Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is scheduled to testify.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Gallant Pharma International Inc., headquartered in Arlington, Va., pleaded guilty today to two counts of importation fraud, five counts of selling misbranded drugs, and five counts of distributing prescription drugs without a license. Co-founder and co-owner Syed “Farhan" Huda, 38...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: VICTORIA, Texas - Romanian national Doru Gabriel Trifu, 29, has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions on 33 counts of wire fraud in an Internet fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Brian M. Moskowitz, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). A federal jury sitting in Victoria convicted Trifu following a four-day trial on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa sent letters to 15 top insurance companies requesting documents about information related to President Obama’s assertion that “if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor." Documents requested include...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: On December 4, 2013 Senator Mazie Hirono will be one of several speakers at "Nānā I Ke Kumu," a special event to celebrate and unveil the new cultural brochure of Haleakalā National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - James Olsson, 60, of Albuquerque, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning to a two-count indictment charging him with possession of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Olsson will be sentenced to ten years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release. Olsson will be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: The two out-of-state defendants sent to prison for 15 and 30 years.
