News published on Federal Newswire in September 2014

News from September 2014


Long Island Man Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Join Al-Qaeda In The Arabian Peninsula And Obstruction Of Justice

News Release: Defendant Admitted He Attempted To Travel From New York To Yemen To Support Terrorist Group And Then Destroyed Evidence.


Nonpartisan CBO: Employee Health Care Protection Act Saves Money, Lowers Costs, and Increases Wages

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Republicans this week will continue their effort to protect the American people from the health law’s many #brokenpromises as the House considers H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Care Protection Act. Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) authored this...


South Jersey Man Admits Shooting Four Species Of Protected Hawks In His Residential Neighborhood

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Somers Point, New Jersey man admitted today to killing, or attempting to kill, four different species of hawks protected by federal law, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: A grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging Robert T. Gauna, 31, of Bay Village, with one count of bank robbery, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: MANHATTAN, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William J. Bratton, the Commissioner of the New York City Police (NYPD), announced...


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite announced today that KENDALL O. MARQUAR, 36, a resident of Waveland, Mississippi, was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan to 12 months of home detention with electronic monitoring after pleading guilty to the one-count Bill of Information charging him with willfully...


#Path2Cures Hearing Reviews FDA Proposal for Regulation of Lab Developed Tests

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing in the 21st Century Cures initiative to discuss proposed guidance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the regulation of Lab Developed Tests (LDTs).


News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada -The Nevada Department of Transportation has reported that Interstate 15 is closed in both directions from mile marker 64 to 112 north of Las Vegas between Glendale and Mesquite in Clark County Nevada due to flooding.


News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom released the following statement Tuesday on the shooting death of Cpl. Jason Harwood of the Topeka Police Department, who was the third Topeka officer to be shot and killed in the line of duty in the past 21 months.


Former Burnham Village Clerk Sentenced To 1½ Years In Prison For Stealing From Revenue Payments And Cheating On Taxes

News Release: CHICAGO - The former longtime elected clerk for the Village of Burnham was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for stealing more than $650,000 from her office at the south suburb’s village hall and using most of the cash to gamble at casinos. The defendant, NANCY DOBROWSKI, pleaded guilty...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing in the 21st Century Cures initiative to discuss proposed guidance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the regulation of Lab Developed Tests (LDTs).


News Release: Three New York men were indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit and committing credit card fraud, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: BOSTON - A Greek man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Boston today for his role in perpetrating a multi-million dollar scheme which defrauded developers of $7.9 million.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Republicans this week will continue their effort to protect the American people from the health law’s many #brokenpromises as the House considers H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Care Protection Act. Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) authored this...


News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Somerset, Pa., has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of conversion of government funds, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: Office of Justice Programs Funds U.S. Attorney-led Violence Reduction Effort in Jersey City.


Four Indicted For Fraud Against Government Contracting Programs

News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - A federal grand jury in Greeneville returned an indictment on Aug. 12, 2013, against Ricky Anthony Lanier, 47, and Katrina Reshina Lanier, 40, of LaGrange, N.C.; Latoya Montrevette Speight, 37, of Snow Hill, N.C.; and Emanuel Louis Hill, 47, of Louisville, Ky., for wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and major fraud against the United States.


2014 Trail Restoration Project Complete

News Release: Trail Restoration Project Complete. (Pipestone, MN) Superintendent Glen Livermont announced today that construction for the Circle Trail Restoration Project was completed August 30th, 2014. Monument entry fees helped pay for the Trail Restoration Project, which replaced 1.2 miles of Nature and Quarry...


Subcommittee Hears State Perspectives on EPA’s Overreaching Power Play

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today continued its EPA oversight with a hearing on “State Perspectives: Questions Concerning EPA’s Proposed Clean Power Plan." The panel heard from state regulators regarding questions and concerns about EPA’s proposed plan to limit carbon dioxide from state electricity systems, including major implementation challenges.


New Haven Man Admits Role In Check Fraud Ring

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Tuesday, September 9, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRANDON KEY BENTLEY, 31, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas P.