News from February 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: Counterfeit Checks and Victim Identification Used in Scheme to.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Ryan C. Lander, 28, of Dansville, NY, pleaded guilty to production of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years, a fine of $250,000 or both.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced three additions to the Republican staff of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The new hires include Severin Randall, Brianne Miller, and Michael Tadeo.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Silicon Power Corporation, a manufacturer of semiconductor devices and high-power utility systems in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $265,000 to resolve civil allegations that the facility overbilled and mischarged the United States Army under two contracts, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Energy Budget." Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will be the sole witness.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: Using cover crops in between corn and soybean crop production in the Midwest could significantly reduce nitrate load runoff via subsurface drains, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists. This reduction could support national efforts to reduce nitrate loads and protect water quality in the Gulf of Mexico.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: MADISON, Ohio - Every year, thousands of people are electrocuted at work by current from live wires and energized parts. Electrical current often enters through the skin, muscles or hair and then spikes through the nervous system, burning tissue in patches. One of those who suffered this kind of injury was a 24-year-old temporary maintenance employee at International Paper Co. in Madison. Burns hospitalized him and left him unable to work for more than four months.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing on President Obama’s fiscal year 2016 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining ICD-10 Implementation."
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic City, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for engaging in a conspiracy to distribute heroin with Mykal Derry, a leader of the “Dirty Block" criminal street gang that allegedly used threats, intimidation and violence to maintain control of the illegal drug trade in Atlantic City.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) held a hearing today, “Deferred Action on Immigration: Implications and Unanswered Questions." Below is the opening statement of Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.).
By EPA Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining ICD-10 Implementation."
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement following news that Anthem, a major provider of health insurance, was hacked resulting in a data breach of personal information of its customers.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: “I want to commend FCC Chairman Wheeler for acting today to protect the free and open Internet. The FCC must move forward with this initiative; however, I remain open to working with my colleagues in Congress to find a truly bipartisan legislative solution. Whether through legislation or FCC action, I will not stop fighting to make sure the American people have the strong Internet protections they deserve."
By DOE Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: “I want to commend FCC Chairman Wheeler for acting today to protect the free and open Internet. The FCC must move forward with this initiative; however, I remain open to working with my colleagues in Congress to find a truly bipartisan legislative solution. Whether through legislation or FCC action, I will not stop fighting to make sure the American people have the strong Internet protections they deserve."
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 23-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for robbing a bank in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Porcupine, South Dakota, woman convicted of Distribution of a Controlled Substance to a Person Under Age Twenty-One was sentenced on Jan. 26, 2015, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ -Grand Canyon National Park will be joining national park units across the country in honor of Presidents Day with fee-free entry into the park on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015 through Monday, Feb. 16, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A former Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) Assistant Superintendent was one of two employees indicted on federal charges in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining ICD-10 Implementation."
