News published on Federal Newswire in July 2015

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation transmitted to Congress today the Final Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the Shasta Lake Water Resources Investigation.

Hanover Business Owner Sentenced To Prison For Mortgage And Tax Fraud Schemes

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Luis R. Valladares, age 52, of Hanover, Maryland, today to 18 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for the fraud schemes. Judge Quarles ordered Valladares to pay restitution of $487,000, the total amount of the victim’s losses in the mortgage fraud scheme.

Cape Cod National Seashore to Host Presentation on Sea Turtles

News Release: Join Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Director Bob Prescott for a free, one-hour presentation at 7 PM on Tuesday, Aug. 11, about the turtles found in local waters and the challenges they face.

Ryan Welcomes Boustany-Neal Innovation Box Discussion Draft

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Ways and Means Committee members Charles Boustany (R-LA) and Richard Neal (D-MA) released a bipartisan discussion draft for an “innovation box" -a special lower tax rate on income derived from intellectual property. Such a proposal is likely to be part of broader international tax reform that the committee is pursuing, and Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement in response.

DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

News Release: NEW YORK - DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg today announced that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine Take-Back events, sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide so local residents can return their unwanted, unneeded, or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal.

Sales Representative Pleads Guilty In Connection With Multi-Million Dollar Mortgage Modification Scheme

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JONATHAN LYONS, a former sales representative at a company purporting to provide mortgage modification services, pled guilty yesterday in Manhattan federal court for his role in a multimillion-dollar scheme...

Upton, Whitfield, Olson Urge White House to Put Jobs First and Keep Current Ozone Standards in Place

By DOE Newswire | Jul 29, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Energy and Power Subcommittee Vice Chairman Pete Olson (R-TX) today sent a letter to White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough outlining various concerns with the EPA’s proposed revisions to the ozone standard that was established in 2008.

Man Pleads Guilty to Lucrative Federal Benefit Fraud Scheme

News Release: Memphis, TN - A man responsible for executing a federal benefit fraud scheme that cost the government an estimated $400,000 pled guilty to conspiracy charges this week.

BLM to gather wild horses in northwest Colorado

News Release: MEEKER, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management plans to gather excess wild horses in the White River Field Office in northwest Colorado as early as September 2015. The BLM will gather up to 167 horses using water and bait trapping and helicopter gather operations to sustain healthy public lands and wild horse populations.

Palm Beach County Resident Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: On July 24, 2015, Presner Telusme, of West Palm Beach, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra, following his guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g) and 924(e).

Releasing highly hazardous chemicals lands Gregory, Texas, energy facility in hot water with OSHA

By DOL Newswire | Jul 29, 2015

News Release: Employer name: Southcross Energy Partners GP LLC

DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

News Release: ST. LOUIS - DEA Special Agent in Charges James P. Shroba announced today that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine Take-Back events, sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide so local residents can return their unwanted, unneeded, or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal.

Upton, Whitfield, Olson Urge White House to Put Jobs First and Keep Current Ozone Standards in Place

By EPA Newswire | Jul 29, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Energy and Power Subcommittee Vice Chairman Pete Olson (R-TX) today sent a letter to White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough outlining various concerns with the EPA’s proposed revisions to the ozone standard that was established in 2008.

Cummings, Sanders Urge Mayors and County Officials to Combat Overcharging for Critical Drug Used by First Responders

News Release: Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, sent a letter to the United States Conference of Mayors and...

Hearing Wrap Up – “EPA Mismanagement Part II”

News Release: TAKEAWAYS: * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to be plagued by persistent employee misconduct. ** John Beale, former head of the EPA office of Homeland Security, masqueraded as a covert CIA officer and is now in prison for time and attendance fraud while employed at the EPA.

Nassau County Nurse Arrested And Charged With Receiving Child Pornography Over The Internet

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Ronald Eugene Mabrey, Jr. (34, Callahan) has been arrested and charged by a federal criminal complaint with receiving child pornography over the Internet. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 5 years, up to 20 years, in federal prison. A detention hearing is scheduled for July 30, 2015.

Potential Flood Hazard in Bear Glacier Lake

News Release: In recent years, Kenai Fjords National Park has been documenting annual glacier lake outburst floods affecting Bear Glacier Lagoon. This documentation can be found at.

Columbia Veteran Pleads to Defrauding Veteran's Affairs

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Bobby Joe Haynes, age 61, of Columbia, South Carolina has entered a guilty plea in federal court in Columbia, to Theft of Government Funds, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641. United States District Judge Terry L. Wooten of Columbia accepted the guilty plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report which will be prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.

#RecordOfSuccess: Committee Advances Six Bipartisan Bills to Boost Public Health and Jobs

By EPA Newswire | Jul 29, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today bolstered its bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess by advancing six bills to strengthen public health, children’s health, and promote American jobs and manufacturing. Today’s vote marked the eighth full committee mark up this Congress.

Ryan, Brady, Johnson Respond to Trustees Report