News published on Federal Newswire in March 2016

News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced today a methamphetamine dealer to 84 months in prison, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Paul Corbi, 35, of Asheville, N.C. was also ordered to serve four years of supervised release following his prison term.

FAA Doubles "Blanket" Altitude for Many UAS Flights

By US DOT Newswire | Mar 29, 2016

News Release: After a comprehensive risk analysis, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has raised the unmanned aircraft (UAS) “blanket" altitude authorization for Section 333 exemption holders and government aircraft operators to 400 feet. Previously, the agency had put in place a nationwide Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) for such flights up to 200 feet.

Murkowski Slams Interior for Wasting Time, Money on King Cove Study

News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today criticized the Department of the Interior for wasting more than $100,000 on a study of “non-road alternatives" that will not adequately provide emergency medical transportation for the residents of King Cove, Alaska. Murkowski posted the study after Interior, despite a recent public commitment from Secretary Sally Jewell, only provided it to a small handful of King Cove officials.

Pallone Praises President’s Action to Address Opioid Abuse and Heroin Epidemic

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today issued the following statement commending President Obama’s announcement on new actions to escalate the fight against prescription drug opioid abuse and heroin epidemic. The President announced, among other things, new efforts today to...

OSHA says food Rob Salamida Co. employee's serious injuries dueto fumes in 3,000-gallon vinegar tank 'should never have happened'

By DOL Newswire | Mar 29, 2016

News Release: SYRCAUSE, N.Y. - Even vinegar can be hazardous under certain circumstances.

Defendant sentenced to 13 months in prison for reentering the United States multiple times illegally

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Mexican national was sentenced Monday to 13 months in prison on one count of re-entry of a removed alien.

Upton Comments on Administration’s New Opioid Initiatives

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement on the administration’s latest efforts to combat the growing opioid epidemic...

Pallone, Levin Condemn GOP’s Partisan Subpoenas to Undermine the Affordable Care Act

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) issued the following statement today regarding the partisan subpoenas issued by Chairmen Fred Upton (R-MI) and Kevin Brady (R-TX), which compel the U.S.

House Committee on Natural Resources Releases Puerto Rico Discussion Draft

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources released discussion draft legislation on Puerto Rico’s economic crisis.Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement.

Louisville Man Detained Pending Charges Of Advertising, Receipt And Transportation Of Child Pornography

News Release: Defendant is a former high school teacher who was employed by Kentucky Country Day of Louisville.

Upton and Brady Subpoena HHS for Information on $1.3 Billion in Unlawful Payments

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of a nearly yearlong effort to obtain information regarding unlawful spending, the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Committee on Ways and Means today issued subpoenas to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The committees have been seeking...

Jury Convicts Mesquite Man Of Trafficking In Marijuana

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A federal jury in Corpus Christi has returned guilty verdicts against Edilberto Maso Diaz, 55, of Mesquite, on all counts as charged in a marijuana conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, ...

Upton and Brady Subpoena HHS for Information on $1.3 Billion in Unlawful Payments

By EPA Newswire | Mar 29, 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of a nearly yearlong effort to obtain information regarding unlawful spending, the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Committee on Ways and Means today issued subpoenas to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The committees have been seeking...

Jefferson County, Kentucky, Man Sentenced To 92 Months For An Attempted Murder-For-Hire Scheme

News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Jefferson County, Kentucky, man was sentenced today in United States District Court, by Senior Judge Charles R. Simpson III, to 92 months in prison followed by a three year period of supervised release, for an attempted murder-for-hire scheme, announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr.

Pallone Praises President’s Action to Address Opioid Abuse and Heroin Epidemic

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today issued the following statement commending President Obama’s announcement on new actions to escalate the fight against prescription drug opioid abuse and heroin epidemic. The President announced, among other things, new efforts today to...

Last of the Defendants Involved in the Wal-Mart Check Cashing Scheme Pleads Guilty

News Release: Montgomery, Ala. - Audrey Valisha Porterfield, 44, of Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to steal federal funds, announced George L. Beck, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Previously, all six of Porterfield’s co-defendants pleaded guilty to the same offense.

Pallone, Levin Condemn GOP’s Partisan Subpoenas to Undermine the Affordable Care Act

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) issued the following statement today regarding the partisan subpoenas issued by Chairmen Fred Upton (R-MI) and Kevin Brady (R-TX), which compel the U.S.

Defendant sentenced for contraband cigarette conspiracy

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W. Va. - Mr. Fodie Koita entered a guilty plea and was sentenced today for conspiring to transport contraband cigarettes, announced Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto. Koita, who has been incarcerated since Sept. 23, 2015, was sentenced to credit for time served and placed on supervised...

Ava Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Porn, Faces at Least 15 Years in Prison

News Release: Project Safe Childhood. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that an Ava, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to producing child pornography. Brett Corcoran, 26, of Ava, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas...

Muskogee Man Pleads Guilty To Firearm Possession