News from February 2016
By State Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific convened a hearing today entitled, “The Future of U.S.-Taiwan Relations." The webcast and witness testimony is available HERE.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: PHOENIX - Earlier this week, Mark Benally, Jr., 29, of Indian Wells, Ariz., a member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to 51 months in prison. Benally previously pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today continued its oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and examined the commission’s forthcoming fiscal year 2017 budget request. Members heard testimony from...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: BOISE - Martin Daniel Atkins, 32, of Boise, Idaho, was sentenced today in United States District Court to 36 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, for failing to register as a sex offender, and violating the terms of his supervised release, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Atkins pleaded guilty to the charges on October 6, 2015.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today continued its oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and examined the commission’s forthcoming fiscal year 2017 budget request. Members heard testimony from...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Warren Railcar Services Inc., 51 Railcar St., Warren, Pennsylvania
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing examining the Obama Administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget request for the U.S. Department of Treasury...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today kicked off debate on H.R. 4470, the Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act, a bill that marks an important first step in our legislative response to the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan. H.R.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: This afternoon, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging two El Paso residents for scheming to smuggle thousands of rounds of ammunition into the Republic of Mexico announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Waldemar Rodriguez and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge William A. Temple, Dallas Field Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: TUCSON - Yesterday, Juan Joe Valenzuela, 22, of the Village of Cowlic, Tohono O’odham Indian Nation, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 71 months’ imprisonment on three counts of assault with the use of a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury to which he previously pleaded guilty. The defendant is a member of the Tohono O’odham Indian Nation.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Andrews Farming Inc. of Hillsville, Va.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: Former assistant director of the Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development sentenced for his role in fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - Two individuals, both in the U.S. illegally, have been sentenced for their roles in a heroin distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: Stonewall, Texas -Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park has announced that additional programming will be offered to visitors at the LBJ Ranch unit, from March 5 to 20. Spring Break at the LBJ Ranch 2016 will offer park visitors the opportunity to further explore and discover the park's historic resources and delve deeper into the story of the 36th president and the LBJ Ranch.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: Defendants Targeted Individuals Age 55 and Older.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: Nurse Convicted for Role in Multimillion-Dollar Hospice Health Care Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr., announced today that Timothy C. Fitzpatrick, 39, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to possession of heroin with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm and ammunition while being a previously convicted felon. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: Contact Person: Beth Drake (803) 929-3000.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released the following statement on investments in cancer research and NIH mandatory funding included in President Barack Obama’s FY17 budget proposal.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) and Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have been partners from the beginning;through campouts, hikes, and volunteerism, tens of millions of scouts have experienced and supported their national parks over the past 100+ years. For more than 100 years, the NPS and BSA have made...
