News published on Federal Newswire in November 2013

News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 39-year-old Zimbabwean man living in Dallas, Texas has been sentenced to federal prison for tax violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.

U.S. Oil Production Tops Imports; America On Track for Energy Self-Sufficiency

News Release: The U.S. has reached a significant milestone in its journey toward energy self-sufficiency, producing more oil than it imported last month for the first time in nearly two decades. This achievement comes as the International Energy Agency this week released its annual World Energy Outlook, which predicts...

Health Subcommittee Reviews Next Wave of Obamacare Problems

By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing on “Obamacare Implementation Problems: More than Just a Broken Website." The hearing is the latest in the committee’s examination of the negative consequences of the president’s health care law. Despite...

Franklin Sentenced to 76 Months for Receiving Bribes

News Release: OXFORD, Miss. - Felicia C. Adams, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, Mississippi State Auditor Stacey Pickering, and Yessyka Santana, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General's Southeastern Regional Office announced that.

Six Defendants Sentenced To Total Of 36 Years In Prison In National Prearranged Services Case

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Six defendants were sentenced today before United States District Judge Jean C. Hamilton for their roles in one of the largest frauds ever prosecuted in the Eastern District of Missouri. The defendants were sentenced on more than 40 counts of fraud, money laundering and related crimes...

GOP Senators to Administration: No Union Carveouts from Obamacare

By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), John Thune (R-S.D.) and 18 of their Republican colleagues today urged the Obama administration against moving forward with a proposed regulation that would exempt unions from an Obamacare fee that applies equally to employers, charities, and faith-based organizations.

Subcommittee Reviews Impact of Patent Assertion Entities on Innovation and the Economy

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing on “The Impact of Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) on Innovation and the Economy." The subcommittee is investigating recent trends in patent assertion practices to gain a better...

Subcommittee Reviews EPA’s Unworkable Power Plant Proposal and Bipartisan Legislative Solution

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing to discuss EPA’s proposed greenhouse gas standards for new power plants and draft legislation authored by Chairman Whitfield and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV). The bipartisan draft offers an alternative to these unworkable standards as well as EPA’s planned regulations for existing power plants.

Upton: “If the president were sincere in his apology and serious about keeping his promise to the American people, he would work with Congress on bipartisan proposals like the Keep Your Health Plan Act.”

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s announcement of another administrative “fix" to his health care law...

Sex Offender David James Hart Sentenced In U.S. District Court

News Release: ALICIA A.G. LIMTIACO, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that DAVID JAMES HART, was sentenced November 5, 2013, in the District Court of Guam to 21months incarceration, and five years of supervised release.

Career Included 45 Summers at Glacier

By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2013

News Release: After 45 seasons at Glacier National Park, plus a few years working at other sites of the National Park Service, Fred Reese retired this fall.

Judiciary Committee Announces Next Round of Copyright Review Hearings

News Release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), and Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Howard Coble (R-N.C.) today announced the next round of hearings in the House Judiciary Committee’s ongoing review of U.S. copyright ...

Alabama Man Pleads Guilty To Criminal Copyright Infringement

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Western District of Louisiana. Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that Johnson Augustus Powell, 53, of Huntsville, Ala., pleaded guilty Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Richard T. Haik to copyright...

Former Loan Processor Indicted With Husband And Brother In Conspiracy To Defraud California Bank

News Release: HOUSTON - An 11-count sealed indictment charging conspiracy and bank fraud has been unsealed following the arrests of area residents Rita “Jessica" Martinez, her husband Gilbert Martinez and her brother Felix Martinez, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.

Moxee Man Sentenced To 31 Months In Federal Prison For Selling Counterfiet Airbags on e-Bay

News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Jason Jordan, age 34, of Moxee, Washington, was sentenced after having pleaded guilty in June, 2013 to Conspiracy to Traffic in Counterfeit Airbags. United States District Court Chief Judge Rosanna...

USDA Celebrates Native American Heritage Month: Vilsack Highlights Support for Native Americans

By USDA Newswire | Nov 13, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today commemorated Native American Heritage Month and recognized USDA programs that strengthen Native Americans and their communities.

Alaska Native Villages to Receive Upgrades to Water and Wastewater Systems

By USDA Newswire | Nov 13, 2013

News Release: USDA Awards Nearly $28 million in Grants to Nine Rural Communities WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the award of 11 grants to help rural Alaska villages finance water system upgrades and improve the quality of life for residents.

Alleged Leader of Mexican Narcotics Trafficking Organization Extradited to U.S.

News Release: The alleged leader of a Mexican narcotics trafficking organization responsible for trafficking multi-ton quantities of cocaine, Juan Juarez Orosco, aka “El Abuelo,” was extradited to the United States from Panama on Nov. 8, 2013, and arraigned on Nov. 10, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom in the Eastern District of New York.

Attorney General Eric Holder Announces First Public Hearing of Task Force to Examine Impact of Violence on American Indian and Alaska Native Children