News published on Federal Newswire in February 2016

News from February 2016


ICYMI: Brokaw, DeGette, & Upton Honored

News Release: Last week, Tom Brokaw joined Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Diana DeGette on the #Path2Cures. Brokaw was honored alongside Upton and DeGette by the Tracy’s Kids organization, which has helped countless young cancer patients and their families. As Upton and DeGette commented, ...


Former Chief Financial Officer Admits to Stealing $1.6 Million From Three Employers

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland -Christopher C. Camut, age 53, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud arising from a scheme to fraudulently obtain at least $1.6 million from three companies at which he was employed as the chief financial officer.


News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.


Sentencings for February 11 - February 18, 2016

News Release: James Patrick Mahoney, 31, of Torrington, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on Feb. 18, 2016, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Mahoney was arrested in Torrington, Wyoming. He received 63 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years...


Drunk Driver Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Manslaughter in Fatal Car Crash

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Carlos Arnulfo Chacon Chacon, age 42, of Laurel, Maryland today to three years in prison followed by one year of supervised release for manslaughter by vehicle - criminal negligence, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving an uninsured vehicle, reckless driving, and failure to drive in a single lane charges.


New Orleans Man Sentenced in Ethylone Drug Case

News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that DAI VAN TRAN, age 33, of New Orleans, was sentenced yesterday for attempting to possess with intent to distribute almost two kilograms of ethylone.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) today announced that the roundtable kicking off the committee’s comprehensive concussion review has been rescheduled for Monday, March 14, 2016, at 2 PM.



News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury to an Intimate Partner was sentenced on Feb. 16, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a racing official at Penn National Race track in Grantville, was sentenced to 4 months in prison today by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III, sentenced Kieron Matthew Williams, age 39, of Baltimore, today to 13 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for five robberies of retail establishments and displaying what appeared to be a handgun in each robbery.


Upton, Murphy Announce Date for Concussion Roundtable

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) today announced that the roundtable kicking off the committee’s comprehensive concussion review has been rescheduled for Monday, March 14, 2016, at 2 PM.


News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed seven members and their alternates to serve on the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council. Each representative will serve a 3-year term of office which began Jan.1, 2016.


San Clemente, California Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute 15 Kilograms of Cocaine

News Release: BOISE - Christopher “Farley" Woods, 57, of San Clemente, California, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Woods was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boise on Aug. 11, 2015.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing its work to strengthen Medicaid for the nation’s most vulnerable, Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee Chairman Joseph Pitts (R-PA) and Health Subcommittee Vice Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today pressed Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare...


ICYMI: Brokaw, DeGette, & Upton Honored

News Release: Last week, Tom Brokaw joined Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Diana DeGette on the #Path2Cures. Brokaw was honored alongside Upton and DeGette by the Tracy’s Kids organization, which has helped countless young cancer patients and their families. As Upton and DeGette commented, ...


News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Ilian David Gomez Mathews (25, Orlando) today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. He faces a maximum penalty of 40 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


Chelsea Produce Distributor Sentenced for Filing False Insurance Claims

News Release: BOSTON - A Chelsea produce distributor was sentenced in U.S. District Court today for defrauding his insurance companies by submitting bogus claims.


Sex Offender Sentenced to 139 Months in Prison for Assaulting a Federal Officer

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Today, Howard James Sawyer, 41, of Iowa City, Iowa, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson to 139 months in prison. Sawyer had previously pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer.