News from May 2015
By Commerce Newswire | May 14, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, May 21, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Quadrennial Energy Review and related Discussion Drafts." Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will be the sole witness.
By Commerce Newswire | May 14, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation [H.R. 2252 ] authored by Congressman Will Hurd (TX-23) that clarifies the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) fundamental misunderstanding of the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014. The bill, which was approved by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee this week, passed on the floor of the House by unanimous consent.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Denise Wasicki, 40, of Yuba City, pleaded guilty today to two counts of mail fraud in a scheme to defraud a staffing agency out of more than $500,000 in an employee recruitment scheme for a fake business, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOE Newswire | May 14, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, May 21, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “What are the State Governments Doing to Combat the Opioid Abuse Epidemic?"
By DOE Newswire | May 14, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today unveiled an updated draft of the 21st Century Cures Act as support for the multiyear initiative continues to build. 21st Century Cures is a new approach to tackle disease by updating how we research and regulate. Patient...
By EPA Newswire | May 14, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, May 21, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “What are the State Governments Doing to Combat the Opioid Abuse Epidemic?"
By Commerce Newswire | May 14, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee today approved the 21st Century Cures Act, marking an important step forward for the 21st Century Cures initiative. The legislation will help modernize the health care innovation infrastructure to help deliver more cures and treatments to patients faster. For...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2015
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Sara Carbajal, 42, of Sodus, NY, who was convicted of submitting a false and fraudulent written statement, was sentenced to one year probation by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A.Wolford.
By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2015
News Release: Come to Fort Stanwix National Monument over Memorial Day Weekend and you will see a British flag.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Nick Hornberger, age 33, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to three counts of robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2015
News Release: Daniel T. Eckstrom, 32, of Lake Station, Indiana, was sentenced to 240 years of imprisonment followed by lifetime supervised release for his nine criminal convictions for production, distribution and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney David Capp for the Northern District of Indiana. ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2015
News Release: Today, the Justice Department announced that it has reached an agreement with Leflore County, Mississippi, to improve security and facility conditions at the Leflore County Juvenile Detention Center in Greenwood, Mississippi. Leflore County committed to numerous reforms to protect children in its care ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2015
News Release: A North Carolina man was sentenced to 243 months in federal prison, followed by a term of three years supervised release, for attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and possession of firearm by a felon, announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2015
News Release: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement on the confirmation of Sally Quillian Yates as Deputy Attorney General: “I am pleased to congratulate Sally Yates on her confirmation as Deputy Attorney General – a vital position she has already held in an acting capacity and in which I am confident she will continue to excel. I thank the members of the United States Senate for their prompt action on her nomination.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2015
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced the appointment of Chuck Rosenberg to serve as Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). “Throughout his distinguished career in law enforcement and public service, Chuck has earned the trust and the praise of his colleagues at every ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2015
News Release: A federal grand jury in Mobile, Alabama, has returned a seven-count indictment charging Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab AS (DSD Shipping) and four employees with violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), conspiracy, obstruction of justice and witness tampering, announced Assistant Attorney ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2015
News Release: Worked With Others to Seek More Than $1.1 Million in Fraudulent Refunds A 32-year-old Washington, D.C., man was sentenced today to serve more than three years in prison for various crimes he committed in a far-reaching identity theft and tax fraud scheme in which he and others filed fraudulent federal income tax returns seeking more than $1.1 million in refunds, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2015
News Release: A registered nurse who owned a medical supply company was sentenced today in Los Angeles to four years in federal prison for her role in an $8.3 million Medicare fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2015
News Release: Conspirators Obtain Identity Information of 125,000 Taxpayers and Submit Alleged False Federal Income Tax Returns Seeking $6.6 Million in Refunds from Internal Revenue Service Federal law enforcement agents arrested four individuals in conjunction with a series of search and arrest warrants executed in Maryland and Georgia based on a federal grand jury indictment in the District of Oregon that was unsealed today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2015
News Release: A former Oklahoma City law enforcement officer and owner of “Polygraph.com” pleaded guilty today to obstruction of justice and mail fraud for training customers to lie and conceal crimes during polygraph examinations.
