News from April 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Vanny Son, age 33, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge John E. Jones III to 37 months imprisonment to be followed by three years supervised release, and restitution to the IRS in the amount of $682,897, for a conspiracy to defraud the IRS of approximately $1 million in employment taxes between 2006 and 2012.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, a bipartisan and bicameral group of members introduced legislation that could help save millions of federal dollars by curbing erroneous payments to deceased individuals. The Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act was introduced by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: Long Island, NEW YORK -A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 403,662 visitors to national parks on Long Island in 2014 spent $17,043,600 in communities surrounding Sagamore Hill National Historic Site and Fire Island National Seashore. That spending supported 201 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $21,460,500.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai'i -A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 2,282,752 people in 2014 visited four national park units on Hawai'i, the Big Island, and spent $175,579,100 in communities near the parks. That spending supported 2,162 jobs on island, and had a cumulative benefit to the local community of $248,036,200.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler requesting information about his proposal to close 16 of the commission’s 24 field offices across the country. During testimony before the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, ...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - After nearly a year of listening to patients, innovators, researchers, providers, and regulators, 21st Century Cures next week will take the next step in the legislative phase with a hearing, “Legislative Hearing on 21st Century Cures," on Thursday, April 30, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in room...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: Acting US Attorney Jill Westmoreland Rose Statement on the Sentencing of David Petraeus.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, April 30, 2015, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will continue the committee’s work on its Architecture of Abundance energy legislation with a review of “Strategic Petroleum Reserve Discussion Draft and Title IV Energy Efficiency."
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: Defendant Committed Crimes While on Probation From Earlier Conviction in Maryland.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing to discuss the growing problem of prescription drug and opioid abuse from professional and academic perspectives. Members heard from a number of experts about treatment options currently available and best practices for those suffering from addiction and abuse as part of the committee’s ongoing effort to confront this problem.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler requesting information about his proposal to close 16 of the commission’s 24 field offices across the country. During testimony before the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Ivan Zubiaga, 51, of Waxhaw, NC, was charged today by indictment with one count of transporting images of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct and one count of possession of images of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing to discuss the growing problem of prescription drug and opioid abuse from professional and academic perspectives. Members heard from a number of experts about treatment options currently available and best practices for those suffering from addiction and abuse as part of the committee’s ongoing effort to confront this problem.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today began its work on a comprehensive energy bill with a review of a discussion draft of Title II: 21st Century Workforce. This section of the bill seeks to improve education and training for energy and manufacturing-related...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing to discuss the growing problem of prescription drug and opioid abuse from professional and academic perspectives. Members heard from a number of experts about treatment options currently available and best practices for those suffering from addiction and abuse as part of the committee’s ongoing effort to confront this problem.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - After nearly a year of listening to patients, innovators, researchers, providers, and regulators, 21st Century Cures next week will take the next step in the legislative phase with a hearing, “Legislative Hearing on 21st Century Cures," on Thursday, April 30, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in room...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing to discuss the growing problem of prescription drug and opioid abuse from professional and academic perspectives. Members heard from a number of experts about treatment options currently available and best practices for those suffering from addiction and abuse as part of the committee’s ongoing effort to confront this problem.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today began its work on a comprehensive energy bill with a review of a discussion draft of Title II: 21st Century Workforce. This section of the bill seeks to improve education and training for energy and manufacturing-related...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today applauded an announcement by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Senior White House Advisor Brian Deese to help America’s farmers, ranchers, ...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler requesting information about his proposal to close 16 of the commission’s 24 field offices across the country. During testimony before the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, ...
