News from July 2013
By EPA Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today announced that the full committee will hold a hearing Aug. 1, 2013, to question the Obama administration on the details and status of the implementation of the health care law. Just two months before the deadline...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: RENO, Nev. - Two women were sentenced today for their guilty pleas to federal health care fraud charges after they defrauded the Nevada Medicaid program of approximately $1 million, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today advanced a draft, bipartisan proposal to repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and replace it with a fair, stable, simplified system of physician payment in the Medicare program. After more than two and a half years of transparent...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: Statement of Senator Barbara Boxer Full Committee Hearing: "Hearing on EPA Nominations" July 23, 2013 (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Today, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will consider the nomination of Ken Kopocis to be Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water at the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: DENVER - Executive Recycling, Inc. (a corporation) and Brandon Richter, age38, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, the owner and chief executive officer of Executive Recycling, were sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martinez for their roles in a fraudulent scheme related to the disposal...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives is set to vote this week on H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, sponsored by Rep. David McKinley (R-WV).
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today advanced a draft, bipartisan proposal to repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and replace it with a fair, stable, simplified system of physician payment in the Medicare program. After more than two and a half years of transparent...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford, Ill. man was sentenced yesterday in federal court for robbing the BMO Harris Bank, N.A., 1275 Bennington Road, Rockford, Ill., on July 22, 2010. U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala sentenced Drew Yancy, 33, to 85 months in federal prison for the robbery and ordered that Yancy serve 3 years on supervised release following his release from prison, and pay restitution of $5,905 to BMO Harris Bank. Yancy will not be eligible for parole.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This afternoon, the Subcommittee on Health approved an advanced legislative framework to transform the Medicare physician payment system. The bill repeals the flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) system and replaces it with a fair, stable, and simplified system of payments. Instead of...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This afternoon, the Subcommittee on Health approved an advanced legislative framework to transform the Medicare physician payment system. The bill repeals the flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) system and replaces it with a fair, stable, and simplified system of payments. Instead of...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.---U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced that Daniel C. Gillick, 63, a physician residing in Youngstown, N.Y., pleaded guilty to obtaining controlled substances by fraud and health care fraud. The charges carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a $500,000 fine or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2013
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn.- July 22, 2013- Jose Camarena, 37, of Gallatin, Tennessee, pleaded guilty on July 19, 2013, to charges arising from fraudulent attempts to obtain a United States passport, announced David Rivera, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2013
News Release: Defendant Stole More Than $120,000 In Federal Section 8 Housing Benefits Earmarked For Low-Income Long Islanders.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 22, 2013
News Release: Park Ranger Dustin Beaty will be presenting a back porch program about snakes at the Bandy Creek Visitor Center at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 27. Visitors will have the opportunity to see a live corn snake and a live black rat snake. Participants will become more familiar with these misunderstood reptiles. Visitors will learn what precautions to take while participating in outdoor activities, what to do when they see snakes, and what to do if bitten.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 22, 2013
News Release: Offers Received for 1.9 Million Acres AMES, IOWA, July 22, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will accept 1.7 million acres offered under the 45th Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up. The Department received nearly 28,000 ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2013
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the state of Florida alleging the state is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in its administration of its service system for children with significant medical needs, resulting in nearly 200 children with ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2013
News Release: A former owner and operator of two Florida-based airline fuel supply service companies made his initial appearance today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in West Palm Beach on charges of participating in a scheme to defraud Illinois-based Ryan International Airlines, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2013
News Release: Detroit-area resident Javed Rehman pleaded guilty today for his role in a $13.8 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara L. McQuade; Special Agent ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2013
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a lawsuit against the Puerto Rico Police Department PRPD) alleging that the PRPD discriminated against Yolanda Carrasquillo on the basis of race, color and religion in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (Title VII). Title VII is a federal statute that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex and religion.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 22, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs today announced a revised "List of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor," adding six new products from five countries. Federal contractors supplying products on the list must certify the goods were not produced by forced or indentured child labor in accordance with Executive Order 13126.
