News published on Federal Newswire in September 2014

News from September 2014


News Release: Two officials at a Youngstown construction and excavation company were each sentenced to nearly two years in prison for willfull failure to pay taxes, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA) issued the following statement in response to reports that HealthCare.gov was successfully hacked. Pitts authored H.R. 3811, the Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act, which was approved by the House with a veto-proof majority in January. The White House threatened to veto this bill.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Michael Poth, 22, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 11 years and three months in prison after earlier being found guilty of manslaughter while armed in the fatal stabbing of a fellow U.S. Marine Corps enlistee, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.


News Release: The United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that charges have been filed against Donny Jo Gumfory of Roswell, New Mexico.


Hearing Notice: Subcommittee on Health

News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, at 9:15 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will review legislation authored by Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) to improve the training of health providers to better identify victims of human trafficking.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - The co-owner of a defunct Missouri construction company pleaded guilty Wednesday to defrauding a federal program that set aside contracts for businesses owned by service-disabled veterans, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.


Twenty-Three Individuals Arrested On Prescription Fraud Charges

News Release: EL PASO, Texas - Twenty-three individuals have been arrested in El Paso for prescription fraud-related offenses, announced Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) El Paso Field Division, Regional Commander Carey Matthews of the Texas Department of Public (DPS) and 34th Judicial District (DA) Jaime Esparza.


News Release: COVINGTON, KY - A Covington, Ky., man, who has previously admitted in federal court that he sold heroin that resulted in the death of one of his customers, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison.


News Release: Biscayne National Park is completing its General Management Plan. A wealth of information and input was provided over the past ten years. The park is hosting public workshops to provide updates on the planning efforts and receive focused input on three alternatives. All interested parties are invited to attend any of three identical public workshops as follows.


Free Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations Installed for Public Use at Point Reyes National Seashore

News Release: POINT REYES STATION, CA - Three electric vehicle (EV) charging stations have been installed at the Bear Valley Visitor Center parking lot at Point Reyes National Seashore and they are available and free to the public.


News Release: A former Clinton Township resident was sentenced yesterday to 37 months in prison for filing false claims against the United States, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today.


Rutland Man Sentenced To Over Seven Years Imprisonment For Federal Conviction For Heroin And Crack Cocaine Distribution

News Release: RUTLAND, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration in New England, and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated Chief Judge Christina Reiss, of the United States District Court, sentenced Terrence (a.k.a.“Stucky"), ...


District Man Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Assault, Admits Sexually Assaulting His WifeDefendant Shocked Wife With Taser

News Release: WASHINGTON - A 49-year-old man, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty today to a charge of aggravated assault stemming from a recent attack in which he shocked his wife with a Taser at their apartment, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.


Hearing Notice: Subcommittee on Health

News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, at 9:15 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will review legislation authored by Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) to improve the training of health providers to better identify victims of human trafficking.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A criminal complaint was filed today charging John MacDonald Junek, age 40, of Leonardtown, Maryland, with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of his infant son. An initial appearance is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles B. Day, in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland.


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News Release: RICHMOND, Va.-Exactly 150 years ago, as Union and Confederate armies entrenched around Richmond and Petersburg in late 1864, Ulysses S. Grant attempted to force an end to the stalemate by pressing Robert E. Lee to extend his ever-thinning ranks.Sending Union troops north of the James River to assault...


News Release: Boston - Two Chinese citizens, living in Massachusetts, pleaded guilty today to importing and reselling counterfeit cases for cell phones.


News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Timothy Forrest Edgar, 49, of Wolcott, Vermont and Littleton, New Hampshire, was sentenced today following a plea to Tax Evasion and Mail Fraud charges related to a multi-year scheme to avoid paying taxes and child support obligations by harassing federal, state, and local officials charged with enforcing those obligations. The remaining seven counts of the Superseding Indictment were dismissed after sentencing.


Founder Of USA Harvest Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Embezzling From The Charity And Tax Fraud

News Release: - Hugh “Stan" Curtis ordered to pay $183,354 in restitution.