News from March 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: Today the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa recognized Women’s History Month 2015 by hosting a program commemorating the 40th anniversary of the landmark Iowa Civil Rights Commission decision, Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Parr. United States Attorney Kevin Techau welcomed speakers and guests noting that this month, “We celebrate countless pioneering women and the legal victories they have won.".
By DOE Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy, with support from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), is offering a series of interactive workshops that will walk participants through the process for developing commercial- and community-scale renewable energy projects on tribal lands.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: St. Louis, MO - JASMINKA RAMIC of Rockford, Illinois, was arrested in Germany and extradited to the United States to face charges. She appeared in federal court earlier today in St. Louis for an initial appearance. She is set for an arraignment/detention hearing Monday, March 23, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: CHICAGO - Former Illinois State Rep. KEITH FARNHAM was sentenced to ninety six months in prison today by U.S. District Court Judge Edmond E. Chang as a result of his conviction of transporting child pornography via computers in his office and residence in Elgin last year. Farnham resigned his seat in the Illinois General Assembly in March 2014, less than a week after federal agents seized computers from his home and office.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House Energy and Commerce and House Ways and Means Health Subcommittees today sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Acting Administrator urging the administration to reverse course on its proposed changes to the popular and successful Medicare Advantage (MA) program. This letter echoes similar concerns outlined by bicameral Republican committee leaders in a letter sent to President Obama last month.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House Energy and Commerce and House Ways and Means Health Subcommittees today sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Acting Administrator urging the administration to reverse course on its proposed changes to the popular and successful Medicare Advantage (MA) program. This letter echoes similar concerns outlined by bicameral Republican committee leaders in a letter sent to President Obama last month.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Four individuals were sentenced today for drug trafficking, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By State Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the leading Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today delivered the following statement at a Committee hearing on the Iran nuclear negotiations...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: BioTelemetry Joins Lifewatch in Settling False Claims Allegations.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
Release: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Marriott Residence Inn Capitol. 333 E Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20024. (202) 484-8280. To listen via phone, please call: (202) 488-0550. RSVP by March 20 to ansu.john@fas.usda.gov. Please inlude your organization name and a list of any questions you would like addressed in the...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, March 26, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Next Steps for Spectrum Policy."
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: After a three-day trial, a federal jury convicted Laquisha Q. Johnson, 24, of Opa Locka, Florida, for her involvement in a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme that utilized her student Higher One financial services account. Johnson was convicted of three counts of receiving stolen government property.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, March 26, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the Growing Problems of Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse: State and...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Pamela Amaka Mmakogu, 30, a citizen of Nigeria, pleaded guilty to misuse of a passport in an attempt to gain entry into the United States before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The defendant was also sentenced to time served (six months) in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: HOUSTON - Tanzanian national Amon Rweyemamu Mtaza, of Houston, has been ordered to prison following his conviction of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Mtaza pleaded guilty Sept. 16, 2014.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today continued its oversight of the Federal Communications Commission. Members reviewed the FCC’s FY 2016 budget request, questioned the commissioners about the recent vote to regulate the Internet with Depression-era rules, and discussed draft legislation to bring the FCC into the 21st Century.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, March 26, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the Growing Problems of Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse: State and...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, leaders in the Senate and House introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to replace the broken Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula with an improved payment system that rewards quality, efficiency, and innovation. The bipartisan, bicameral bill seeks to end the cycle...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On March 17, 2015, Joseph Edward Camargo, 29, of Tucson, Ariz., was found guilty of second degree murder, aggravated assault, and weapons offenses, by a federal jury. The case was tried before U.S. District Chief Judge Raner C. Collins on March 10-17, 2015. Camargo is being held pending sentencing before Judge Collins on May 27, 2015.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, March 26, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the Growing Problems of Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse: State and...
