News from June 2015
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Ways and Means members Reps. Diane Black (R-TN) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Energy and Commerce members Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA), introduced H.R. 2579, the Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015. The bill would require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reevaluate and consider changes to Medicare Advantage’s risk adjustment model.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Debra Arno, 56, formerly of Amherst, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with federal murder-for-hire. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2015
News Release: The month of June marks the beginning of summer and also the beginning of World Oceans Month. The oceans make up approximately 70 percent of the earth and are global natural treasures providing a source of food and energy and the foundation of many aspects of life on Earth.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2015
News Release: Five men from Northeast Ohio were convicted of multiple crimes for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine and use firearms to rob what they believed to be a drug stash house.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2015
News Release: WAYNESVILLE, Missouri: Seven new wayside exhibits will be unveiled at Roubidoux Springs in Laughlin Park on Friday, June 19th, 2015 at 9 a.m. Following the dedication will be a reception with refreshments.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2015
News Release: Join National Park Service rangers for a stargazing adventure, “Road Map to the Night Sky," on Saturday June 13, 2015 at the John Muir National Historic Site (NHS) in Martinez, CA. This free, hour and thirty minute program begins at 9:15 PM inside the park. The program is designed to increase knowledge...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 1, 2015
News Release: Dear Attorney General Lynch: As Members of the House Ways and Means Committee we are writing to inquire about the status of the Committee’s April 9, 2014 referral of Lois Lerner to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution as supplemented July 30, 2014. See attachments. On March 31, 2015,...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2015
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - Acting United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr. today announced charges against a Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Army Sergeant for his role as a public official, for conspiring with another to commit an offense against the United States, namely bribery.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2015
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - On June 1, 2015, Ihsaan Al-Amin, 64, of Smyrna, Ga., was sentenced by the Honorable Curtis L. Collier, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 100 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. In November 2013, Dr. Al-Amin pleaded guilty to a one count bill of information charging him with illegally dispensing controlled substances and two counts of an indictment charging him with tax evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2015
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that James Stile, 58, of Sangerville, Maine, was sentenced on Friday in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr., to ten years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release for pharmacy robbery. He was also ordered to pay $13,306.93 in restitution. Stile pled guilty on Oct. 31, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2015
News Release: A Miami-Dade County resident was charged, by Information in the Southern District of Florida, for participating in a Ponzi scheme.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement today about the Senate amendment to trade promotion authority (TPA) legislation that would require trade agreements to include provisions triggering retaliatory duties in response to perceived currency manipulation.
