News published on Federal Newswire in June 2013

News Release: RALEIGH- United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court yesterday VICTOR MCCLAIN, 61, was sentenced by Chief United States District Chief Judge James C. Dever to 235 months imprisonment, 5 years supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $200.00 special assessment. MCCLAIN was sentenced pursuant to the Armed Career Criminal Act.

Third Person Charged In Relation To Financial Investigation And Multiple Area Businesses

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Leroy Mitchan Jr., 33, of Corpus Christi, has been indicted as a result of the efforts of a multi-agency investigation into the structuring of financial transactions, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.

Health Subcommittee Examines Commonsense Reforms to Medicaid Program, Including State Flexibility to Help Provide for Most Vulnerable Americans

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 12, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s continuing efforts to reform the Medicaid program, the Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing on “The Need for Medicaid Reform: A State Perspective." The hearing coincides with the release of an IDEA...

Wetzel County Heroin Suppliers Indicted

News Release: 1125 Chapline Street, Federal Building, Suite 3000 ● Wheeling, WV 26003.

Eight Indicted In Connection With A Drug Organization Allegedly Operating In Annapolis And Other Areas Of Anne Arundel County

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted eight individuals on charges related to the investigation of a drug distribution organization in Annapolis and other areas of Anne Arundel County since at least January 2012. The indictments were returned on June 11, 2013, and unsealed today upon the arrest of the defendants.

Vitter Reiterates Request for Release of EPA Secret Data

By US DOT Newswire | Jun 12, 2013

News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator, Bob Perciasepe, reiterating calls for the EPA to obtain and release the science behind multiple new air quality rules under the Clean Air Act (CAA).

Dighton Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty To Filing False Returns

News Release: BOSTON - A Dighton man was convicted today of falsifying his own personal income tax returns.

Former Congressman Richard G. Renzi Convicted Of Extortion And Bribery In Illegal Federal Land Swap

News Release: WASHINGTON - A former U.S. Congressman and a real-estate investor were convicted today by a federal jury in Tucson, Ariz., of conspiring together to extort and bribe individuals seeking a federal land exchange, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney John Leonardo of the District of Arizona.

Baucus Statement on Preventing Sex Trafficking in Foster Care

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2013

News Release: Abraham Lincoln said, “If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.".

Cummings Responds to Issa’s Reversal on Releasing Full IRS Transcripts

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2013

News Release: Washington, DC-Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a letter from Committee Chairman Darrell Issa reversing his position on releasing the full transcripts of IRS employees who informed the Committee that the White House was not involved in any way with targeting Tea Party applicants...

USDA Seeks Applications to Finance Rural Broadband in Remote Areas

News Release: WASHINGTON, June 11, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that applications are being accepted for grants to finance broadband deployment in remote, rural areas. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) remains focused on carrying out its mission, despite a time of significant budget uncertainty. Today's announcement is one part of the Department's efforts to strengthen the rural economy.

USDA Announces A Notice of Contract Proposals to Support Advanced Biofuels Production

News Release: WASHINGTON, June 11, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of up to $98.6 million to support the production of advanced biofuels, and an opportunity for eligible producers to submit applications. USDA remains focused on carrying out its mission, despite a time of significant budget uncertainty. Today's announcement is one part of the Department's efforts to strengthen the rural economy.

Statement From Secretary Vilsack on Senate Farm Bill Passage

News Release: WASHINGTON, June 11, 2013 - Today, Secretary Vilsack made the following statement on Senate passage of the Food, Farm and Jobs Bill: "I'm very pleased that the Senate acted in bipartisan spirit to approve the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act. In particular, I appreciate the work of Chairman Debbie ...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Kicks Off 2013 "Feds Feed Families" Nationwide Food Drive

News Release: WASHINGTON, June 11, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today kicked off the 5th annual Feds Feed Families Campaign at the Capital Area Food Bank. The food drive is an annual event in which Federal employees in the Washington metropolitan area and around the country collect food for distribution ...

Justice Department Issues New Guidelines for Payment of Attorneys’ Fees, Expenses, in Large Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases

News Release: The Department of Justice today announced new guidelines for the payment of attorneys’ fees and expenses in large chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in order to enhance disclosure and transparency in the compensation process and to help ensure that attorneys’ fees and expenses are based on market rates. The ...

Former Chief Executive of Mortgage Servicing Company Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud for Scheme to Withhold Funds from Wells Fargo Bank

News Release: The former president and chief executive officer of U.S. Mortgage, a loan servicing company in Nevada, pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to defraud Wells Fargo Bank out of more than $8 million. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and ...

Former Hertford County, N.C., Chief Deputy Pleads Guilty for Assault on Inmate

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Timothy Lassiter, the former chief deputy of the Hertford County, N.C., Sheriff’s Office, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Elizabeth City, N.C., to violating the civil rights of an inmate during a court appearance. According to information presented ...

Justice Department Settles Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against the Town of Griffith, Indiana

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with the town of Griffith, Ind. that, if approved by the court, will resolve allegations that the Griffith Police Department discriminated against Sergeant Marlene Starcevich based on her sex in violation of Title VII of ...

Former Congressman Richard G. Renzi Convicted of Extortion and Bribery in Illegal Federal Land Swap