News from July 2016
By DOE Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks at an Environment and the Economy Subcommittee hearing on “Federal, State, and Local Agreements and Economic Benefits for Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal":
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment and the Economy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing entitled, “Federal, State, and Local Agreements and Economic Benefits for Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal." Yucca Mountain, Nevada, was designated in 1987 as the sole site for a deep, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury sitting in Chicago, Illinois, returned an indictment, which was unsealed yesterday, charging four Chicago-area residents with conspiracy to commit theft of government money, wire fraud, theft of government money, aggravated identity theft and access device fraud, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Fardon of the Northern District of Illinois.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing examining updated text for H.R. 546, the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids (ACE Kids) Act of 2015.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), and the House Ways and Means Committee, chaired by Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), today released a new report, entitled, “Joint Congressional Investigative Report into the Source of Funding for the ACA’s Cost Sharing Reduction Program."
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: To help ensure a safe and enjoyable stay for park visitors, Rocky Mountain National Park rangers will be increasing Law Enforcement Patrols and conducting a Safety Checkpoint on Saturday, July 9, on the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that OMAR RICO-ALMANZA, age 34, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty a one-count Indictment for violations of the Federal Gun Control Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Karl E. Rominger, age 43, a former attorney in Carlisle, plead guilty today before United States District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo in Harrisburg to tax evasion and failure to file a federal tax return. Rominger was previously charged in June 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - SHALONDA SUGGS, 36, of Oklahoma City, pled guilty last Thursday to health care fraud in connection with submitting false claims to Medicaid for behavioral health counseling services, announced Mark A. Yancey, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma...
By State Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: sferred’ rather than ‘released,’ because there’s an extensive process that goes into removing a detainee from the prison and sending him to another country. It’s not as though they’re just set loose.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks at an Environment and the Economy Subcommittee hearing on “Federal, State, and Local Agreements and Economic Benefits for Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal":
By EPA Newswire | Jul 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today responded to House Republicans’ release of an ‘investigative report’ on the cost-sharing reduction (CSR) subsidy program in the Affordable Care Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - Federal indictments were unsealed yesterday revealing that 8 Savannah residents have been charged with federal firearms and drug-trafficking offenses.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today released the following statement in response to the Tax Foundation’s analysis of the House Republican “A Better Way for Tax Reform" Blueprint...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: Dear Director Comey: The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is continuing to examine former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email account and server during her time at the U.S. State Department. On July 5, 2016, you announced the findings and recommendation...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Jonathan Mota was convicted of murder caused by a firearm; for Hobbs Act robbery; and use and carry of a firearm during and in relation to that robbery, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Jill Snyder. The guilty verdict, delivered yesterday, followed a four-week jury trial before the Honorable Jon S. Tigar, U.S. District Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced today “the FBI’s New Orleans Division, the Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana have opened a civil rights investigation into the death of Alton Sterling. The Justice Department will collect...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Pharmaceutical Innovations Inc., based in Newark, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to criminal charges and resolved a civil suit arising from the company’s distribution of ultrasound gel contaminated with bacteria, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman of the District of New Jersey and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer of Justice Department’s Civil Division announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- National Park Service researchers recently discovered two litters of mountain lion kittens in the eastern Santa Susana Mountains. A total of five kittens, three females and two males, were eartagged and returned to their respective dens earlier this month.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: The Walker, Michigan-based company also has stamping facilities in Michigan and Texas. The Kansas City plant was opened in 2014.
