News published on Federal Newswire in May 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee today continued its work to build the Architecture of Abundance with the review of a discussion draft that seeks to improve energy reliability and security. Innovation and advancements in technology have offered new opportunities to improve our nation’s...

Hatch: TPA’s Unprecedented Transparency and Consultation Measures Give Congress and the Public Months to Review Trade Deals

News Release: WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) highlighted a number of transparency and consultation provisions built into the bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, a historic Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill...

Witnesses Highlight Need for Stronger Oversight of Child Nutrition Programs

By DOL Newswire | May 19, 2015

News Release: The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), today held a hearing to examine waste, fraud, and abuse in federal child nutrition programs. Members and witnesses discussed ways to strengthen the management and oversight of these programs to ensure they are effectively and efficiently serving those most in need.

Woman Sentenced For Aggravated Identity Theft Connected To Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme

News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday today sentenced Makaeia Demps to two years in federal prison for aggravated identity theft. The Court also ordered her to make restitution to the IRS in the amount of $13,441. Demps pleaded guilty on March 4, 2015.

Unadilla, Georgia, recycling center exposes workers to falls, fire and amputation hazards

By DOL Newswire | May 19, 2015

News Release: Employer name: Recycling Revolution LLC. Inspection site: 4190 Collins Rd., Unadilla, Ga. 31091. Date inspection initiated: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated the Nov. 12, 2014 inspection as part of its National Emphasis Program on Amputations. Investigation findings: OSHA...

Union City, New Jersey, Man Sentenced To 27 Months In Prison For Operating Supposed Charity As Illegal Bank, Falsifying Taxes

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union City, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for operating a supposed charitable organization, or “gemach," as an unchartered bank, accepting millions of dollars in deposits - including nearly $1 million of his own money - which he shielded from state or federal regulation, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Energy Department Releases Report, Evaluates Potential for Wind Power in All 50 States

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In support of the President’s all-of-the above energy strategy, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced the release of Enabling Wind Power Nationwide, a report showing how the United States can unlock the vast potential for wind energy deployment in all 50 states-made possible...

Committee Expands Investigation of Federal Handling of Select Agents

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today continued its investigation into the handling of select agents at federal laboratories. Committee leaders are requesting further review from the nonpartisan watchdog Government Accountability Office regarding documents obtained from its ongoing...

Upton Wants Answers on Takata Safety Defect

By EPA Newswire | May 19, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today released the following statement in response to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s announcement today regarding additional recalls and next steps on Takata’s defective air bag inflators.

Committee Expands Investigation of Federal Handling of Select Agents

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today continued its investigation into the handling of select agents at federal laboratories. Committee leaders are requesting further review from the nonpartisan watchdog Government Accountability Office regarding documents obtained from its ongoing...

Two From Centralia Plead Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Daniel L. Gazdik, 51, and Sara Rose Davis, 34, of Centralia, Illinois, pled guilty in federal district court yesterday to Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Methamphetamine as charged against...

Gates, N.Y., Man Sentenced To 69 Months In Prison For Four Bank Robberies

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Gates, New York, has been sentenced in federal court to 69 months in jail and ordered to make restitution of $16,370 on his convictions for bank robbery, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

South Jersey Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Salem County, New Jersey, tax preparer today admitted her role in a conspiracy to prepare false and fraudulent income tax returns, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Inhofe, Vitter, and Rounds Call on EPA to Reject “Frivolous” Regulations on Oil and Gas Extraction Industry

By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today led Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), chairman of the Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee, in a letter to Environmental Protection ...

Johnson and Boustany Introduce Bill to Reduce Disability Fraud

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) introduced H.R. 2359, the Disability Fraud Reduction and Unethical Deception Prevention Act of 2015.

NPS Offers Summer Programs (Manteo)

By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2015

News Release: Summer is almost upon us and the National Park Service Outer Banks Group is ready with.

New Jersey man sentenced to 12 years for drug trafficking

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Matthew Lee Cordero, 32, of Vineland, New Jersey, was sentenced to 151 months in prison for oxycodone trafficking, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

Ryan Applauds Committee Approval of Evidence-Based Policy Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement after the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved the Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2015, legislation he introduced earlier this year along with Senator Patty Murray (D-WA).

Upton Wants Answers on Takata Safety Defect

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today released the following statement in response to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s announcement today regarding additional recalls and next steps on Takata’s defective air bag inflators.

Federal Jury Convicts Bank Branch Manager of Armored Truck Robbery