News from May 2016
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A 50-year-old Houston man has been charged with distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: Opioid addiction doesn’t discriminate. To share two local stories, and highlight the work of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) takes to the House Republicans blog to share the heartbreaking stories of two young women from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and highlight the committee’s...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Scott M. Wickersham, age 36, of Summerville, has been sentenced in federal court in Charleston, South Carolina for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Bank Fraud, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349, and two counts...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Judge Malachy Mannion sentenced Sekou Lashley, age 36, to 132 months’ imprisonment for distributing cocaine base (crack) at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Plains Township, Pennsylvania...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Blue Springs, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to commit several armed robberies at restaurants in the metropolitan area.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Julee K. Huggins, 61, of Rio Rancho, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to five years of probation for her conviction on healthcare fraud charges. Huggins also was ordered to pay $157,839.94 in restitution to Medicare and two private insurance carriers who were the victims of Huggins’ criminal conduct.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) will take the #Path2Cures to the Newseum Wednesday morning for The Hill’s “Targeted Cures: A Policy Discussion on Treating Patients with Rare Diseases." Doors open at 8:15 a.m. and Upton and The Hill’s Editor in Chief Bob Cusack will kick off the program with a conversation on 21st Century Cures at approximately 8:45 a.m.
By EPA Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today released a new report chronicling misleading testimony offered by CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on December 8, 2015. The report entitled, ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: Defendant Also Ordered to Pay $157,839.94 in Restitution.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced a closed briefing on Thursday, May 19, 2016, to discuss the vulnerabilities of the SS7 protocol. The briefing will be given by technical experts from U.S. wireline and wireless network operators.
By State Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) today delivered an opening statement at a subcommittee hearing entitled “Will President Obama Prioritize the Release of Prisoners of Conscience in Vietnam? ".
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: Reginald Chaney conspired with two juveniles to traffick two teenage girls.
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: The Valles Caldera National Preserve is planning to implement a prescribed burn project on the preserve that will begin as soon as Wednesday, May 11 and be completed within two to three days.The prescribed burn will target up to 1,471 acres of grass in the Valle Grande, adjacent to NM Highway 4 between...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: PHOENIX - On May 9, 2016, David Lee Frater, 63, of Mesa, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to 125 months in prison followed by a lifetime term of supervised release. Frater had previously pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: HEADQUARTERS, TUPELO, MS: "During April 2016, the Natchez Trace Parkway experienced an increase in the number of recreational visits over the 2015 figures," stated Superintendent Mary Risser. "This year, 514,979 visitors used the Parkway during April 2016 compared to 509,178 who were counted in 2015.".
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Estevan López has announced that he has selected James Hess as the Chief of Staff for the Bureau of Reclamation. In this position he will oversee the management of the Commissioner’s office and serve as a liaison with the Department of the Interior and other bureaus to ensure priority tasks are addressed. He will also work with Reclamation customers, stakeholders and the public on a variety of issues.
By DOE Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today released a new report chronicling misleading testimony offered by CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on December 8, 2015. The report entitled, ...
By EPA Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced a closed briefing on Thursday, May 19, 2016, to discuss the vulnerabilities of the SS7 protocol. The briefing will be given by technical experts from U.S. wireline and wireless network operators.
By DOE Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced a closed briefing on Thursday, May 19, 2016, to discuss the vulnerabilities of the SS7 protocol. The briefing will be given by technical experts from U.S. wireline and wireless network operators.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2016
News Release: ERIE, PA. - A former resident of Wickliffe, Ohio, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of bank robbery and Hobbs Act robbery, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
