News from January 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: Defendant Kermit Ware III charged as part of Charleston’s West Side Drug Market Intervention initiative.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee rejected two Democratic bills to restore critical county payments that fund basic government services like public safety, jail beds, schools, and road maintenance.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: Statement of Senator Boxer Oversight Hearing on Review of President's Climate Action Plan Jan. 16, 2014 (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Today's hearing will cover three topics: First, the President's Climate Action Plan, which is a critical issue. We have four Administration agencies today. Senator ...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 3362, the Health Exchange Information Disclosure Act, legislation introduced by Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), to require weekly updates from the administration on the enrollment details and functionality of the health law’s exchanges. H.R. 3362 was approved by a bipartisan vote of 259-154.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: TULSA, Okla. - An Oklahoma City man pleaded guilty in federal court today to charges stemming from a sex trafficking sting conducted by the Tulsa Police Department’s Vice Unit, announced United States Attorney Danny C. Williams, Sr.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Kaylon Pruitt, 23, of Whitesboro, New York pled guilty in federal court in Syracuse today to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Pruitt admitted that he possessed a loaded 12 gauge Mossberg Shotgun on Oct. 15, 2013 when a New York State Parole officer visiting another person...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 3362, the Health Exchange Information Disclosure Act, legislation introduced by Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), to require weekly updates from the administration on the enrollment details and functionality of the health law’s exchanges. H.R. 3362 was approved by a bipartisan vote of 259-154.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: National Park Service compendiums for Alaska are now open for a 30-day public comment period, from January 15 - February 15. The compendium for Katmai N.P. is a compilation of all designations, closures and restrictions imposed under the discretionary authority within the regulations covering national parks. This regulatory tool helps manage Alaska's national park areas for the public’s enjoyment, use and protection.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a federal jury found Calvin James Doherty, 43, of Tioga, La., guilty on Wednesday of being a felon in possession of explosive material and improper storage of explosive material. United States District Judge Dee D. Drell presided over the two-day trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 49-year-old Dingmans Ferry resident who admitted to receiving and distributing child pornography during January through May of 2013, was sentenced today to serve 15 years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Clyde Lacy Rattler, 56, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty by a jury today of two counts of bank robbery stemming from a pair of hold-ups committed in downtown Washington on the same day, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
By Interior Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: MINERAL, CA - Lassen Volcanic National Park entrance fees will be waived Monday, January 20 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. “This time of year is normally about snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and having fun in a wintry landscape, but with the lack of snow visitors can still enjoy hiking on some...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney’s Office announces that in federal court yesterday Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced former real estate developer JAMES THOMAS WEBB, 52 of Leland to 327 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release. The Court further ordered that WEBB make total restitution of $11,946,739.80 to his victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: Jackson, Miss -Jason Zebert, 44, of Pearl, pled guilty in federal court on Jan. 15, 2014 to theft of government funds, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis announced today. Zebert, who worked as an attorney and fiduciary representing veterans, admitted stealing funds which had been entrusted to him by the Department of Veterans Affairs to spend solely on behalf of the veterans he represented.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: Following the bipartisan tradition of the Voting Rights Act, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), joined with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) Thursday to introduce bipartisan legislation to uphold the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Levette J. Douglas, 35, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced today to a 27-month prison term for her role in a scheme that defrauded the U.S. Postal Service out of more than $164,000 through the submission of false insurance claims.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 3362, the Health Exchange Information Disclosure Act, legislation introduced by Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), to require weekly updates from the administration on the enrollment details and functionality of the health law’s exchanges. H.R. 3362 was approved by a bipartisan vote of 259-154.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON -Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today highlighted a report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that found seniors who had continuous health insurance coverage prior to enrolling in Medicare were associated with better health outcomes and reduced costs to Medicare.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DANIEL WILSON was sentenced today in White Plains federal court to 18 months’ probation for engaging in deliberate misconduct while serving as Chemistry Manager at Indian Point Energy Center (“Indian Point"), a nuclear power plant in Westchester County. WILSON was sentenced by United States District Judge Nelson Román, who also imposed a $500 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2014
News Release: Largest Ever Forfeiture Of Bitcoins; Court Also Orders Forfeiture Of The Silk Road Hidden Website.
