News published on Federal Newswire in April 2016

News from April 2016


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) issued the following joint statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized changes to the Medicare Advantage (MA) program for 2017...


News Release: U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner Announces Eastern District of California’s Second Major Civil Enforcement Settlement Against a Financial Institution Relating to the Mortgage Crisis.


Iowa postal distribution center exposes workers to forklift injuries

News Release: Employer name: U.S. Postal Service Network Distribution Center, 4000 109th St., Urbandale, Iowa


OSHA clarifies maritime offshore reporting requirements

News Release: U.S. Department of Labor | April 11, 2016


Man Sentenced To 365 Months In Prison For Carjacking That Resulted In Murder In October Of 2010

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Kenneth Ubiles-Rosario was sentenced to 365 months in prison for a carjacking that resulted in death, announced United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. Ubiles-Rosario pleaded guilty on Jan. 13, 2015 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce McGiverin.


Erie Man Admits Distributing Crack Cocaine

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


El Paso Man Pleads Guilty To Liquid Meth Possession And Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: MONROE, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge Eric Watson and United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that an El Paso man pleaded guilty last week to conspiring to transport and distribute methamphetamine.


Washington, D.C. Getaway Driver Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Carjacking and Gun Charges

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced David Nathaniel Peebles, age 32, of Washington, D.C., late Friday, April 8, 2016 to eight years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for carjacking and being a felon in possession of a gun.


White River Woman Charged with Assaulting a Federal Officer

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a White River, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, Opposing, and Impeding a Federal Officer.


Brady Responds to President Obama’s Remarks on Tax Regulations

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s remarks regarding the Treasury Department’s new tax regulations...


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Tyrell Richmond, 33, of Visalia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Lawrence O’Neill to 12 years and seven months in prison for sex trafficking a minor, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


National Junior Ranger Day to be held at Camp Beech Cliff

News Release: The National Park Service invites families and friends to National Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, April 30, from 11 am to 3 pm. This free, fun-filled outdoor youth event will be held at Camp Beech Cliff, 264 Beech Hill Road, in Mount Desert.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA) today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled, “Miscellaneous Tariff Bill: Helping U.S. Manufacturers through Tax Cuts" on Thursday, April 14th at 2:00 PM in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building. The hearing will focus on legislation to help American manufacturers lower costs and compete in the global market.


News Release: Time:10 am -11 am. Length: 1 mile. Difficulty Level: Easy, Level Terrain. Take a step towards getting healthy in your National Park by joining a ranger-led walk at the Mound City Group Earthwork. The walk will take visitors along the shaded nature trail that winds around the perimeter of the earthwork...


SoCal Doctor Pleads Guilty To Distributing Addictive Painkiller And Laundering His Drug Trafficking Proceeds

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Gabriel Valley doctor pleaded guilty to a federal drug trafficking charge for illegally distributing the powerful painkiller best known by the brand name OxyContin. Dr. Daniel Cham, 48, of Covina, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of oxycodone and one count of money laundering.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging four individuals for a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. The criminal complaint was filed this afternoon, following the defendants’ arrests on Friday evening, April 8, 2016. Charged in the criminal complaint are.


Felon Sentenced to 7+ Years in Prison for Possessing Firearms

News Release: Assaulted Girlfriend’s Son and Mother while Armed.


Home Health Care Agency Owner Pleads Guilty in $4 Million Detroit-Area Medicare Fraud Scheme

News Release: Home Health Care Agency Owner Pleads Guilty in $4 Million Detroit-Area Medicare Fraud Scheme.


One Fresno Defendant Sentenced To Federal Prison, Another Enters Guilty Plea For Structuring Financial Transactions Involving Drug Trafficking Proceeds

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. B Aseel Al-Saber, 24, of Fresno, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to one year and a day in federal prison for conspiring to structure cash transactions, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. In addition, co-defendant Brandon Thomas, 26, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to structure cash transactions. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 29, 2016, before Judge O’Neill.


News Release: Husband and Wife Owners of Chicago Physical Therapy Company Indicted in Schemes to Defraud Medicare and Force Labor.