News from June 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Candia V. Williams with nine counts of aiding in the preparation and filing of false tax returns. If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of three years in federal prison on each count.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 12, 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 on “Oversight Failures Behind the Radiological Incident at DOE’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant." The hearing is part of the committee’s longstanding efforts to improve safety at some of the nation’s most critical nuclear sites.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: DOLORES, Colo. - The public is invited to join Canyons of the Ancients National Monument staff and volunteers for a mid-morning tea and poster unveiling on Tuesday, June 16, at the Anasazi Heritage Center plaza at 10 a.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida B United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces today that the United States has formally filed a lawsuit against Liberty Ambulance Services, Inc., a Jacksonville-based ambulance company. This lawsuit is brought pursuant to the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: FOLSOM, Calif. ? On Monday, June 15, the Bureau of Reclamation will close the public trail on top of Folsom Reservoir’s Mormon Island Auxiliary Dam, located between Folsom Point and Sophia Parkway in Folsom, Calif. The closure is for public safety and security purposes during the last stage of construction activities at MIAD.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today commented on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia’s decision in NAB v FCC.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the fiscal year 2016 raw and refined sugar tariff-rate quotas (TRQ), and an increase in the fiscal year 2015 specialty sugar TRQ.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Robert Sanders, a/k/a “Man," age 28, of Baltimore, today to 11 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine base (crack), in connection with his membership in a group known as “Coppin Court" which operated in the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announced.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday will host patients at the U.S. Capitol to discuss H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act. Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA), Ranking Member Frank...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today issued the following statement on the House of Representatives vote on Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: DALLAS - A Dallas man who pleaded guilty last year to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy and using firearms in furtherance of that drug trafficking crime, has been sentenced, announced John Parker, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Republic Steel. Canton, Ohio. Investigation site: 1807 E. 28th Street. Lorain, Ohio. Date investigation initiated and what prompted inspection: On Dec. 12, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Toledo Area Office initiated an inspection at Republic...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday will host patients at the U.S. Capitol to discuss H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act. Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA), Ranking Member Frank...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO) sent letters to the Centers for Disease Control...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO) sent letters to the Centers for Disease Control...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: WILMINGTON - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that today in federal court before Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox, a jury convicted DAVID CHRISTOPHER MAYHEW, 43, of Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, and Money Laundering.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Michael Peter Spitzauer, age 47, of Kennewick, Washington, was sentenced today after having pled guilty to filing a false tax return and failing to file a tax return. United States District Court...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: Out of concern for public safety, Grand Teton National Park staff euthanized a 3-year-old female black bear on Thursday afternoon, June 11. Earlier in the day, the bear exhibited bold behavior and appeared to have little concern regarding the presence of humans and their activities, which prompted park...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Paul David Hite, 58, an anesthesiologist from Midlothian, Va., was sentenced today to seven years in prison and fined $262,500 for arranging for sexual contact with a minor and possession of child pornography.
