News from December 2016
By EPA Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and committee member Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) today introduced a bipartisan bill to repeal the newspaper broadcast cross-ownership ban.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) committee, today released a statement in support of President-elect Trump's announcement of his intention to nominate Oklahoma Attorney General E. Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), sponsors of the 21st Century Cures Act, issued the following statement after the Senate passed the medical innovation bill by a vote of 94-5.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with a three-year, multi-million-dollar fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: A Cedar Rapids man who was found in possession of marijuana and a firearm was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: Defendants Two of 104 Individuals Federally Charged as a Result of ATF-Led Investigation Pursued in Support of Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative; Prosecuted Under HOPE Initiative that Seeks to Reduce Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), sponsors of the 21st Century Cures Act, issued the following statement after the Senate passed the medical innovation bill by a vote of 94-5.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to reports that Republicans plan to partially repeal the Affordable Care Act through the budget reconciliation process...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that CAROL JOHN, a/k/a INES ISABEL RUIZ, a/k/a CAROL ATKINS (JOHN), age 56, a citizen of Panama, was sentenced after previously pleading guilty to a two-count Indictment for making a false statement in an application for a U.S. passport and reentry of a removed alien.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing examining the waste and duplication in the USDA’s Catfish Inspection Program. The FDA is already responsible for overseeing the safety and inspection of seafood.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2016
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA -Federal indictments were returned today charging three individuals with mail and wire fraud charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2016
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A Reno man who was found guilty by a jury for a 2013 bank robbery in south Reno and for killing a customer was sentenced on Monday by U.S. District Judge Miranda M. Du to life in prison on both counts and ordered that the counts run consecutive, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that MARCOS BOYD, 26, of Ansonia, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for being an armed drug dealer.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A Maine man pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with enticing minors to engage in illicit sexual conduct.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced an investment of more than $33 million in 197 high-priority watersheds across the country to help landowners improve water quality through the Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS) National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI).
By USDA Newswire | Dec 6, 2016
News Release: Department Awards First Loan Under Highly Fractionated Indian Land Program LAS VEGAS, Dec. 6, 2016 - Agriculture Under Secretary Michael T. Scuse today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved and obligated the first loan under the Highly Fractionated Indian Land Loan program ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2016
News Release: Settlement Ensures that Alaska Will Have Incentive and Ability to Vigorously Compete with Larger Airlines The Department of Justice announced today that it will require Alaska Air Group Inc. to significantly reduce the scope of its codeshare agreement with American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department’s Community Relations Service (CRS) released three videos today highlighting the impact of their work in Sanford, Florida ; Duluth, Minnesota ; and Jackson, Mississippi. These videos provide a sample of the successful services provided by CRS and the lasting impact made on communities.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2016
News Release: Seven members of the New Jersey branch of the international street gang La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a violent criminal enterprise that included murder, extortion and plots to kill witnesses, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman of the District of New Jersey.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 6, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: JCO Ventures, LLC, JCO Partners, L.P., JCO Partners II, L.P., HAO Management Company, LLC, HAO Partners, L.P., HAO Partners II, L.P., Frances W. Arthur Irrevocable Trust No. 2 For The Benefit Of Frances ...
