News published on Federal Newswire in July 2016

What did Agriculture Department publish on July 7?

By USDA Wire | Jul 7, 2016

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Digest DOT 84-16

By DOT News Wire | Jul 7, 2016

News Release: FMCSA Seeks Comment on Crash Preventability Demonstration Program. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is proposing to develop and implement a demonstration program to determine the efficacy of a program to conduct preventability determinations on certain types of crashes that are ...

House-Senate Opioid Conference Report Finalized

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - After yesterday’s meeting of House and Senate opioid conferees, bicameral leaders announced last night that a conference report has been filed. The conference report is expected to be on the House floor on Friday.

GAO: Taxpayers Heavily Subsidizing Ranching on Public Lands, Environmental Damage Unclear Due to Poor Recordkeeping

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2016

News Release: Washington, D.C. - A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today in response to a request by Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva reveals the extent of federal ranching subsidies on public land and highlights major data gaps in tracking unauthorized public lands grazing. The report, entitled...

Ohio psychiatrist pleads guilty to not paying more than a half-million dollars in taxes

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016

News Release: A psychiatrist from Oregon, Ohio, pleaded guilty to tax evasion for not paying more than a half-million dollars in taxes, said Carole S. Rendon, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Kathy Enstrom, Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation, Cincinnati Field Office.

Lowell Man Sentenced for $440,000 Embezzlement Scheme

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016

News Release: BOSTON - A Lowell man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with the theft of more than $440,000 from a Spain-based seafood and fish distributor for which he served as the United States representative.

Member Of Brooklyn Street Gang Arrested And Charged With Racketeering, Double Homicide, Narcotics Trafficking And Unlawful Use Of Firearms

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016

News Release: A five-count indictment was unsealed today in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging Frank Smith, a member of a Coney Island-based gang known variously as “Rival Impact," “R.I.," “Mermaids," “Mermaid Boys," and “33rd Street Crew," with crimes including racketeering...

Albuquerque Woman Sentenced for Federal Mail Theft Conviction

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Crystal Devon Romero, 33, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 15 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for her conviction on theft of mail charges.

ATF NRT Activated to Investigate Emeryville Apartment Complex Under Construction

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The National Response Team (NRT) of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) along with ATF special agents from the San Francisco Field Division were activated Thursday to join the investigation of a fire located in the 3800 block of San Pablo and 40th street in Emeryville. This fire occurred early Wednesday morning, and the ATF NRT is expected to arrive on scene Friday.

Conspirators Sentenced to Federal Prison in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Over $1.4 Million in Unemployment Benefits

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Yaw Bempa-Boateng, age 35, of Silver Spring, Maryland, to 30 months in prison; and sentenced Carmen Benitez, age 29, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Dulce Oleo, age 39, of the Bronx, New York, each to 18 months in prison, for a conspiracy...

Navajo Woman from Gallup Sentenced for Federal Involuntary Manslaughter Conviction

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Clara Beth Joe, 27, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Gallup, N.M., was sentenced this morning in Santa Fe, N.M., to 24 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for her involuntary manslaughter conviction.

Hunter Statement from Hearing on Preventing Nuclear Smuggling & Other Risks at U.S. Ports

By US DOT Newswire | Jul 7, 2016

News Release: Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA). Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Hearing on “An Examination of the Maritime Nuclear Smuggling Threat and Other Port Security and Smuggling Risks in the U.S.". July 7, 2016. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). The subcommittees are meeting today...

Six Charged With Trafficking Heroin In South Tampa

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the unsealing of a twelve-count indictment charging Edward McKenzie (39, Tampa), George Perdigon, a/k/a “Lee" (48, Tampa), Gregory Phelps (61, Tampa), Michael Regan (40, Sun City Center), James Dunn, a/k/a “Wiggy" (34, New York City)...

Ranking Member Levin Opening Statement at Markup of H.R. 5613 and H.R. 5523

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2016

News Release: “Mr. Chairman, the first bill we are marking up today - H.R. 5613 - would help make sure that Americans living in rural America have access to the health care services they need, right in their own communities. The bill would provide additional time for critical access hospitals and other small, rural hospitals to comply with a CMS rule requiring these hospitals’ outpatient departments to have direct supervision of physicians or other approved providers.

BLM’s Planning 2.0 Rule Crowds Out Local, State Voices in Favor of Special Interests

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing to hear from state and local representatives on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) draft Planning 2.0 Rule. This draft rule would dramatically shift resource management planning away from local communities to bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.

Arctic Rule Freezes Future Offshore Development

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) released the finalized safety regulations for Arctic offshore drilling for both the Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) released the following statement.

Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty To Advertising For Child Pornography

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Chad Jason Lansford (31, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to advertising for child pornography. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, up to 30 years, in federal prison. Lansford has been in federal custody since his arrest on March 12, 2015.

Blue Heron Wastewater System Improvement Project beginning July 10

By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2016

News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will begin preliminary ground work for an improved wastewater system located at Blue Heron (Mine-18), in Stearns, Kentucky. Work will take place beginning Sunday, July 10, and conclude Friday, July 15.

Tahlequah And Checotah Men Plead Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016

News Release: Distributed Methamphetamine For Indian Brotherhood (IBH) And Incarcerated Gang Member.