News from October 2013
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - Tonight, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement after the House voted to reopen the government and extend the debt ceiling.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: DENVER - Jeffery Allan Johnston, age 46, of Parker, Colorado, today pled guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer to one count of being a prohibited person in possession of firearms and one count of possession with intent to distribute MDMA (commonly known as Ecstasy), and admitted the...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: Region 5 News Release: 13-1968-CHI. Oct. 28, 2013. Contact: Scott Allen Rhonda Burke. Phone: 312-353-6976. Email: allen.scott@dol.gov burke.rhonda@dol.gov. CRANE, Ind. - Crane Army Ammunition Activity has been issued 36 notices of unsafe or unhealthful working conditions by the U.S. Department of Labor's...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - In a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Burwell, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA) and 17 other Committee Members called on the Obama Administration to stop recently furloughed Federal employees from also collecting and keeping unemployment benefits, a practice commonly known as “double dipping.".
By Interior Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: Big Bend Ranch State Park and Big Bend National Park are sponsoring the fourth annual River Cleanup Day on Saturday, November 9, 2013. We are seeking volunteers to remove litter while spending a day canoeing, rafting, or hiking along the Rio Grande. These efforts improve local water quality, restore...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Jeremy Eagle Bear, age 23, of Norris, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on Oct. 24, 2013, and pled guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that two individuals affiliated with Isadore A. Rapasadi & Sons Inc. have been found not to be responsibly connected with the company.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 32-year-old Vidor, Texas man was sentenced today for his role in a March 2011 murder committed in furtherance of the SWS criminal enterprise in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 37-year-old Texarkana, Texas 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 Commerce Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Daniel Werfel questioning the agency’s decision to delay the start of tax filing season. Camp said it appears the agency is putting a higher priority on implementing ObamaCare than tending to its core mission - processing nearly 150 million tax returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: On Oct. 25, 2013, Mautaveus T. Ayers, an 18-year old Cahokia, Illinois, man pled guilty in Federal District Court, in East St. Louis, to unlawful possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement after the Obama Administration announced it would delay the ObamaCare coverage requirement.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Western District of Louisiana. Monday, Oct. 28, 2013. ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that Ernest Prado, 48, Uvalde, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dee D. Drell to 84 months in prison with three years...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 27, 2013
News Release: Acting Agriculture Under Secretary Doug O’Brien today announced funding for three projects in rural Alabama, Louisiana and Missouri to meet the health care needs of residents living in the Mississippi Delta region. The U.S. 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.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 26, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In the Weekly Republican Address, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) highlighted efforts to provide fairness for all Americans under the president’s health care law, and get to the bottom of what went wrong with its rollout. The committee will hear from Health...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 26, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In the Weekly Republican Address, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) highlighted efforts to provide fairness for all Americans under the president’s health care law, and get to the bottom of what went wrong with its rollout. The committee will hear from Health...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 26, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In the Weekly Republican Address, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) highlighted efforts to provide fairness for all Americans under the president’s health care law, and get to the bottom of what went wrong with its rollout. The committee will hear from Health...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2013
News Release: David Ostermeyer, who retired from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2012, will pay the government a $30,000 penalty to settle allegations that he participated in a matter in which he had a financial interest that conflicted with his duties when he was Chief Financial Officer of ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2013
News Release: Jason W. Pleau, 35, of Providence, R.I., was sentenced today to life in prison for the murder and robbery of Woonsocket, R.I., gas station manager David D. Main. Pleau chased, shot at close range and robbed Main on Sep. 20, 2010, as Main approached the doorstep of a Woonsocket bank where he was to have deposited receipts belonging to the gas station that he managed.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2013
News Release: Harvey James pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for his role in a Stolen Identity Refund Fraud (“SIRF”) scheme , announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama George L. Beck Jr.
