News from February 2016
By USDA Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: “Thank you Mr. Chairman. And thank you Chairman Massad, for joining us today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - Nathan Tremblay, 23, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in violation of federal law, announced United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice. The Court imposed a term of five months’ imprisonment, followed by five months of community confinement and two years of supervised release.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
Release: USDA is committed to assisting residents affected by the Flint, Michigan, water crisis. While the water emergency in Flint remains primarily a public health crisis addressed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, USDA is committed to using all resources available to assist in the response and to provide relief to those affected by the water contamination. To date, USDA has provided the following assistance.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 152,400 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2015/2016 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: A Perry County man was sentenced on Feb. 10, 2016, to federal prison on explosives and firearms charges, James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: Alaskan Physician Sentenced to 20 Years for Receiving and Distributing Child Pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: From February 16 to 21, Point Reyes National Seashore is partnering with the Conservation Corps North Bay to host a free tire recycling collection. The collection will take place at two locations.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: POCATELLO - Danny Henderson, 42, of Burley, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to possessing and distributing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Henderson was indicted on Oct. 27, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: LEXINGTON - A Lexington couple has admitted in federal court that they submitted false claims related to federal grants from the National Institutes of Health (“NIH") and defrauded the government out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved a bill to strengthen the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) ability to combat terrorist groups’ efforts to recruit Americans and encourage them to carry out attacks on our soil. The bill, introduced by Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), was approved by voice vote and will now go to the full Senate for further consideration.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: Dear Chairwoman Ramirez: We write to you to express our deep concern with the continued practice of sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE), commonly referred to as “conversion therapy." This practice falsely promises to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. We urge the Federal Trade...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women.
By State Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today at 10 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing entitled, “From Iraq and Syria to Libya and Beyond: The Evolving ISIL Threat." Live webcast and witness testimony will be available HERE.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today that the government has filed a complaint against a Union County, New Jersey, doctor and his medical practice companies for knowingly submitting millions of dollars in false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for thousands of diagnostic tests that were never performed and for physical therapy services performed by unqualified personnel.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Downsville man pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing firearms, ammunition and an unregistered silencer after he was previously convicted of a felony.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: Streamlines Customs Procedures & Boosts Opportunities for American Job Creators.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: MINERAL, CA -A new high-tech sandbox at Lassen Volcanic National Park teaches concepts relating to topography and watersheds through touch.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a Trenton man who was found in possession of 143 grams of heroin
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that ERIC WAYNE LOCKHART, age 30, of Muldrow, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 13 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release for USE OF TELEPHONE TO MAKE BOMB THREAT, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 844(e).
By DOE Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing examining Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) financing, as determined by the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) rate.
