News from June 2016
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, a federal judge struck down the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) hydraulic fracturing rule the Department of the Interior (DOI) issued in March 2015. The judge stated that DOI does not have the authority to regulate fracing. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) released the following statement.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) held a peer review of its Reliability & Markets Program on June 9-10, 2016 in Arlington, VA. Materials from the peer review, including the agenda and presentations, are now available for downloading. The Reliability and Markets activity of...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of larceny was sentenced on June 20, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Chieftain Harvesting Inc., Salinas, Calif., for failure to pay for produce.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing titled: “Renewing Communities and Providing Opportunities Through Innovative Solutions to Poverty " to examine how community leaders across America are finding innovative nongovernmental solutions to address needs and provide opportunities for employment in their communities. Below is Chairman Johnson’s opening statement as submitted for the record...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - Two New Jersey men were each sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for their roles in a large-scale conspiracy to ship stolen luxury cars to Hong Kong and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: Visual Artist Leah Kegerreis from Plano, Texas, was Rocky's first child Artist-in-Residence back in 2011 when she was just eight years old. Since then, Leah has continued to hone her artistic talents. Now thirteen, she has been invited to return as an Artist-in-Residence as part of the centennial celebration for the National Park Service. Join Leah on Wednesday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m. at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: “Thank you Mr. Chairman. I would also like to welcome today’s witnesses to the Committee. I look forward to hearing your testimony on SNAP education efforts.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: BISMARCK - US Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on June 22, 2016, Michael Leroy Simmons Sr., 55, Butte, Montana, was sentenced before US District Judge Daniel L Hovland to serve 25 years in federal prison. After pleading guilty to two counts of an indictment charging him with Sexual Exploitation of Minors, Simmons was also sentenced to serve a lifetime of supervised release and must pay a $200 special assessment to the Crime Victims Fund.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Joseph Fedrick, 42, of Guyana, with falsifying an application for a United States passport, U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Morrell Buster, 43, and William Jefferson, 46, both of Buffalo, NY, who were convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of crack cocaine, were sentenced to 51 months and 37 months in prison respectively by Senior U.S. District William M. Skretny.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: ALICIA A.G. LIMTIACO, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that EILEEN JOANNE CRUZ QUITUGUA, age 31, was sentenced today by Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood of the District Court of Guam to serve 30 months in federal prison, and five years...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Cedric Clark (35, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud, one count of conspiracy, and one count of aggravated identity theft. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on the mail fraud count, up to 5 years’ imprisonment on the conspiracy count, and a mandatory consecutive term of 2 years for the aggravated identity theft charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A former Hancock County, West Virginia, Sheriff’s Deputy has been charged with using excessive force against an arrestee, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Department of Health and Human (DHHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced today an unprecedented nationwide sweep led by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in 36 federal districts, resulting in criminal and civil charges against 301 individuals, including...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ELENA ILIZAROV, 43, of Stamford, was arrested yesterday on a federal criminal complaint alleging that she used stolen identity information to operate a health care fraud scheme. ILIZAROV owned and operated Advanced Dentistry, a dental practice located in Stamford.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing titled “Investigating the Appropriate Role of NEPA in the Permitting Process.".
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing on challenges and potential solutions for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) management of wild horses & burros on federal land.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH -A former Armstrong County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft of mail, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a woman from Alexandria pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than $36,000 in Social Security benefits.
