News published on Federal Newswire in June 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON -House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., today subpoenaed Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen to testify before the Oversight Committee on Monday, June 23, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. The subpoena comes as a result of the agency’s recent...

Two Brothers Indicted For Receiving Over $16.5 Million In Fraudulent Tax Refunds

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Sean Aude Gallman, age 37, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and his brother Eric Maurice Gallman, age 41, of Huntersville, North Carolina, today on charges arising from a $16.5 million fraudulent tax scheme.

Energy Department Invests $20 Million to Advance Hydrogen Production and Delivery Technologies

By DOE Newswire | Jun 16, 2014

News Release: The Energy Department today announced $20 million for ten new research and development projects that will advance hydrogen production and delivery technologies. Developing technologies that can economically produce and deliver hydrogen to power fuel cells from diverse, domestic, and renewable resources...

Third Former State Corrections Official Charged In Inmate Beating

News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that a third former state corrections official has been charged with civil rights violations related to the beating of an inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana.

Federal Inmate Convicted Of Murder

News Release: WASHINGTON - Federal inmate Kevin Marquette Bellinger, a former resident of Washington, D.C., and an inmate at the United States Penitentiary in Hazelton, West Virginia, was convicted this week for the murder of another inmate after a 5-day federal jury trial before U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley of the Northern District of West Virginia.

Former President Of Central Kentucky Glass Company Guilty Of Fraud In Connection With The Installation Of Glass And Windows At Ft. Knox High School

News Release: - Former president pleaded guilty to wire fraud and agreed to 27 month prison sentence.

Woman Airlifted From Chasm Lake Area In Rocky Mountain National Park

News Release: At approximately 4:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon, Sunday, June 15, park staff received a 911 call regarding an incident near Chasm Lake. A 56-year-old woman, hometown unknown, took a reported 65 foot tumbling, sliding fall on the snowfield between Chasm Junction and Chasm Lake.

Charleston Man Pleads Guilty In Federal Court To Selling Oxycodone

News Release: Charleston, W.Va. - Daniel B. Moore, age 60, of Charleston, West Virginia pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr., to aiding and abetting the distribution of oxycodone. During the plea hearing, Moore admitted that on Feb. 25, 2013, he assisted in the sale of 47 oxycodone...

Eighty Years of History Underline the Need for TPA to Conclude the Best Trade Agreements and Create Jobs

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) released the following statements on the 80th anniversary of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA).

HSI holds discussions with European cybercrime experts on the criminal exploitation of virtual currencies

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 16, 2014

News Release: THE HAGUE, Netherlands - More than 70 law enforcement officials from 21 countries gathered at Europol's headquarters in The Hague June 16 and 17 to coordinate investigations into the criminal exploitation of virtual currencies like Bitcoin. The meeting was co-organized by the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) hosted at Europol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Grand Opening of Rugby’s Big South Fork Visitor Contact Station on June 21

News Release: A grand opening and ribbon-cutting for the new Rugby ranger station of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will be held Saturday, June 21, at noon (ET) in the center of Historic Rugby, just off state Highway 52.

Camp Statement on WTO Case on Autos

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement after the United States Trade Representative announced that the United States won a case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Beijing’s treatment of U.S. auto shipments into China.

150th Anniversary First Saturday Programs—July 5, 2014

News Release: ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia - At the beginning of July 1864, over 26,000 United States soldiers were imprisoned in the newly enlarged 26 acre stockade at Andersonville.Some desperate prisoners turned to theft, assault and murder as the temperatures and tensions climbed.With the permission of Confederate authorities...

Challenging Spring for Park Operations

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Snow conditions, cool weather, and debris from snow slides are challenging some spring opening operations for trails, facilities and roads in Glacier National Park. Snow accumulations in the park are above average this year and spring snowmelt has varied at different locations.

Camp Statement on May Jobs Report

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement on the May jobs report.

Eighth Defendant Sentenced For Drug Trafficking And Conducting Illegal Cash Transactions

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A Tacoma, Wash. man was sentenced today for participating in an oxycodone and hydrocodone trafficking conspiracy where co-conspirators obtained prescriptions from a Central Valley doctor, filled them in area pharmacies and mailed the drugs to Washington and other states.

Casino Owner Sentenced In New Jersey To 46 Months In Prison For Evading Nearly $1.3 Million In Income Taxes From Trinidad Casino

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - The owner of several New Jersey businesses was sentenced today to46 months in prison for evading taxes on income from his ownership of a casino in Trinidad, costing the United States approximately $1.3 million in tax losses, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Takoma Park Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Two Residential Mortgage Fraud Schemes

News Release: Used Other Individuals’ Identities, False Income and Credit Information.

Governor Martinez’s Former Campaign Manager Pleads Guilty to Computer Intrusion and False Statement Charges

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jamie Estrada, 41, of Los Lunas, N.M., pleaded guilty this afternoon to the unlawful interception of electronic communications and false statement charges arising out of the unlawful interception of wire communications intended for others, including New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez and members of her staff.

IRS Claims to Have Lost Over 2 Years of Lerner Emails