News published on Federal Newswire in June 2013

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JUAN VELEZ, 60, of Waterford, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to one count of bank fraud stemming from a mortgage fraud scheme. VELEZ pleaded guilty in the middle of his trial, which began on June 17.

Informational: Federal Court Arraignment

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Missoula, on June 19, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch, the following individual was arraigned.

Ways and Means, Senate Finance Leaders Call For Stakeholder Input on Post-Acute Care

News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT), Ways and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), and Senate Finance Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) joined together today to call for ideas on how to improve care for Medicare patients.

North Cascades National Park To Close Tumwater Campground Due To Bear Activity

News Release: Until further notice Tumwater Campground on the upper Stehekin Valley Road will be closed, due to bear activity. A bear received a substantial food reward when it broke into a garbage can there on Monday, June 17th.

EAST RIM ROAD OPENS FOR NON-MOTORIZED RECREATION

News Release: Salem, OR - June 20, 2013 - Due to the season's early snowmelt, Crater Lake National Park Superintendent Craig Ackerman today announced an agreement with Travel Oregon and Cycle Oregon to open East Rim Drive circling Crater Lake to non-motorized traffic, providing a rare experience for visitors to enjoy the park on foot or on bike the weekend of June 22 and 23.

Owner Of GeneRx Discount Pharmacy Admits Conspiring To Structure Transactions

News Release: Defendant Will Forfeit More Than $476,000 in Seized Funds to Government.

Scranton Man Enters Guilty Plea In Conspiracy Case Involving Illegal Aliens

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Scranton man has entered a plea of guilty before U.S. District Court Senior Judge Richard P. Conaboy in Scranton to a conspiracy involving the transportation of illegal aliens.

Chairman Menendez, Senator Inhofe Applaud Passage of Bill Granting Taiwan Observer Status at International Civil Aviation Organization

By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) applauded the passage of legislation advancing efforts for Taiwan to obtain observer status at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly.

Camp Congratulates Michigan on Approval of New Efforts to Help Reduce Unemployment

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Dave Camp (R-MI), the Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, today congratulated the State of Michigan on receiving approval for their short-time compensation (STC) program from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). This approval makes Michigan eligible for federal funds...

Buxton Man Sentenced To Over 4 Years On Drug Conspiracy Charge

News Release: PORTLAND, Maine - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Emile Pouliot,30, of Buxton, was sentenced today in United States District Court by Judge D. Brock Hornby to 51 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone. Pouliot pled guilty to the charge on October 9, 2012.

Senate Passes Baucus-Hatch Bill Boosting Access to Flu Vaccines

News Release: WASHINGTON -Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today applauded the Senate’s passage of a bill that updates a key program to ensure the latest flu vaccine is available for future flu seasons. The bill covers advanced vaccines under the National...

Armed Bank Robber Pleads Guilty to Robbing Mechanics Bank in Pinole, California

News Release: OAKLAND - Gary Casdell Fite, II, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of that crime, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag.

BLM seeks public comments on proposed vegetation treatments south of Rifle

News Release: SILT, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management office in Silt now seeks public comment on proposed vegetation treatments south of Rifle to improve wildlife habitat and reduce fuel loads.

Coweta County Man Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Local And International Victims In Internet Scheme

News Release: NEWNAN, Ga. - Randolph Wayne Hill has pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and money laundering arising out of various fraud schemes he operated over the Internet involving the supply of chemicals used in farming and other industries.

Operator Of Local Frison Flea Market Indicted On Federal Fraud Charges

News Release: St. Louis, MO - JACK FRISON, SR. was indicted on multiple charges relating to his alleged involvement in the sale of counterfeit goods and DVD’s.

New Jersey Man Sentenced To Prison For Lying To Terrorism Investigators

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bayonne, N.J., man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for lying to officials investigating Mohamed Alessa and Carlos E. Almonte - who were subsequently convicted of a conspiracy to travel from New Jersey to kill on behalf of a terrorist group in Somalia - U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Harkin Statement on New Report Detailing Severity of Retirement Crisis

By DOL Newswire | Jun 20, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement in reaction to a new study released by the National Institute on Retirement Security, which shows that the retirement crisis is even worse than previously thought...

Senators: Health Law’s Navigator Program Lacks Consumer Safeguards, Increases Risk of Fraud

News Release: Dear Secretary Sebelius: We write to express concern regarding the recently published Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Functions: Standards for Navigators and Non-Navigator Assistance Personnel notice of proposed rulemaking. The guidelines you have proposed for navigators, assisters,...

Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To More Than $300,000 In Attempted Tax Fraud

News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announces that Hussein Chery pleaded guilty yesterday to two counts of mail fraud and one count of access device fraud. Chery faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for each mail fraud count, and up to 10 years in federal prison for the access device fraud count. A sentencing date has not been scheduled. Chery was indicted on May 8, 2013.

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