News from June 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DAVID HIGGS, a former Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse Group (“Credit Suisse"), was sentenced today to time served in connection with a scheme to hide more than $100 million...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement regarding the bipartisan bill introduced today by Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Dean Heller (R-NV) to extend emergency unemployment insurance...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: From Montgomery, AL - Follow U.S. Hwy. 80 West 25 miles to White Hall, AL. The Lowndes Interpretive Center is located at 7002 U.S. Hwy. 80 West, in White Hall, AL.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: FRANKFORT, KY - The owner of a children’s fun and gaming center in Danville, Ky., has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for defrauding investors in his business.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: Thank you, Chairwoman Granger and Chairman Rogers. It has been a pleasure to work with you on this bill, and I greatly appreciate your continued commitment to our development and diplomacy efforts worldwide.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) welcomed Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and its autonomous vehicle to the Nation’s capital today, as CMU begins two days of demonstrations of the innovative technology for Members of Congress, Administration officials, and others.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: LAREDO,Texas - Robert Jacaman Sr., 60, former owner of Jacaman Guns and Ammo, has received his federal sentence for conspiring to smuggle firearm ammunition and magazines to Mexico, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson along with Special Agent in Charge Janice Ayala of Homeland Security...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today released the following statement as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the fourth phase of the successful “Tips From Former Smokers" campaign. The “Tips" campaign, aimed at helping Americans quit smoking, is funded by the Prevention...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita gang member was indicted Tuesday on a federal firearms charge that resulted from an investigation into a shooting incident, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of filing a false tax return, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 24, 2014 - Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee Water and Power held an oversight hearing on "New Federal Schemes to Soak Up Water Authority: Impacts on States, Water Users, Recreation, and Job's." The hearing examined recent actions by the Obama Administration to turn over longstanding water rights and eliminate multiple land and water uses on and off federal lands.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing entitled “American Energy Jobs: Opportunities for Education." This hearing examined the new job opportunities that the American energy boom has created and how America’s educational institutions are creating a skilled and educated workforce that’s crucial to the continued growth of the energy sector.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today called for a vote on bipartisan legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green and Acting Assistant United States Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels announced today that a third former state corrections official has pled guilty to civil rights violations related to the beating of an inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today kicked off debate on H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act. The legislation is a commonsense, bipartisan solution to expedite the export of U.S. natural gas to our allies by eliminating red tape and forcing the Department of Energy...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives this evening is poised to consider five bipartisan public health bills led by the Energy and Commerce Committee. The measures build upon the committee’s proven record of success with a number of legislative accomplishments to improve public health already...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today released the below statement following the House vote to advance a bill to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced two amendments to S. 2363, the Sportsmen's Act of 2014. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) indicated last week that the Sportsmen's bill would be on the Floor this week; however, he has postponed debate.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that a Waynesboro, PA chiropractor was sentenced today to 5 months in prison followed by 5 months of home detention for submitting a bogus personal injury claim to an insurance carrier.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office announced the filing yesterday of a one-count information charging Raymond George, age 65, with illegal transportation of hazardous materials in connection with his operation of George Welding & Supply in Montoursville, Pennsylvania.
