News from March 2013
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - While America’s three entitlement programs - Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security - are set to cost $24 trillion and reach just over 12 percent of the size of America’s economy over the next ten years, Senate Democrats’ budget includes only a net $56 billion in Medicare and Medicaid savings - while doing nothing to Social Security.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A federal grand jury in Trenton today returned a six-count Indictment charging Joseph A. “Jojo" Giorgianni, Mary Manfredo, and Anthony Dimatteo with distribution of oxycodone, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced in federal court for violating federal narcotics trafficking laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: March 18 marks the 50th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, the landmark Supreme Court decision which held that every citizen charged with a serious offense has the right to an attorney at state expense if he or she cannot afford one. In Gideon, the Court for the first time declared it to be “an obvious...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: "We respect the opinion of the Court and will continue to prepare the matter for trial. We are hopeful that this opinion will not cause a delay, as it has always been our goal to try this case as soon as possible. The victims' families have waited long enough.".
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: HOUSTON - A federal grand jury has returned a four-count, superseding indictment against urologist Hossein Lahiji M.D. and his wife, attorney Najmeh Vahid Lahiji, both of McAllen and San Antonio, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The second superseding Indictment, returned late yesterday, charges the couple with conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud and for conspiring to violate Iranian sanctions.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today applauded the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for passing by unanimous consent the Denali Park Improvement bill, which includes three separate measures to decrease the use of diesel fuel and improve energy access in Denali, as well as honor Athabascan climber Walter Harper. The bill was passed as part of a package of public lands bills approved by the committee Thursday morning.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
Release: The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing today to examine legislative improvements to Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that TAI NGUYEN was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to one year and one day in prison for conspiring to commit securities fraud and wire fraud in connection with an insider trading scheme in which NGUYEN...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: MOHAMMED SAMEER AHMED, age 36, a resident of Kenner, Louisiana was charged yesterday in a Bill of Information with trafficking in counterfeit goods, announced U.S. Attorney Dana Boente.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - A federal jury found Shedrick D. Hollis, 40, of Phenix City, guilty of drug trafficking and weapons possession charges, George L. Beck, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ-Petrified Forest National Park will once again offer its Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program in the summer of 2013. This 8 week non-residential program will be offered for local youth between the ages of 15 and 18 years of age. Enrollees will be selected from areas surrounding the park to participate in this summer program.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Lawrence Fudge, 47, of Philadelphia, was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for running a fraud and identity theft ring in Philadelphia for at least six years. Fudge pleaded guilty in December 2012 to conspiracy, six counts of bank fraud, eight counts of access device fraud and 18...
By State Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that he will convene a hearing on Wednesday, March 20 entitled, “Crisis in Syria: The U.S. Response.".
By DOL Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: The nation’s governors are voicing their support for reforms included in the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act (H.R. 803), legislation to create a more transparent and effective workforce development system. As the leaders note in letters to the committee, H.R. 803 will expand decision-making at the local level, allowing states to eliminate waste and implement programs tailored to the needs of local employers and job seekers.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: HOUSTON - Eric P. Garcia has entered a plea of guilty to one count of tax evasion, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today along with Lucy Cruz, special agent in charge of Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: Hundreds of Volunteers Honor the Heroes of Flight 93.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
Release: Portland, ME, March 14, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today outlined the need for a generational commitment to improve childhood nutrition, which will lead to a healthier generation of Americans. While health and nutrition are complex topics, Vilsack noted USDA has made significant focus on...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A44-year-old San Bernardino, CA, man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Thursday, March 14, 2013. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. COLUMBUS - Ryan D. Kasler, 31, of Mt. Pleasant, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to one count of illegal receipt of child pornography. The plea...
