News published on Federal Newswire in September 2016

News from September 2016


Annual Drawdown of Alcova Reservoir

News Release: MILLS, Wyo. -- The Bureau of Reclamation will be lowering the water level in Alcova Reservoir as the 2016 irrigation season draws to a close. The annual drawdown of the reservoir will begin on Saturday, Oct. 1.


News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Sally Kirby, 61, of Essex Junction, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington to 15 months of imprisonment following her guilty plea to a federal forgery charge. U.S. District Judge William K. Sessions III also...


Raytown Man Indicted for Using Plastic Replica Gun to Rob Credit Union

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Raytown, Mo., man who used a plastic replica handgun was indicted by a federal grand jury today for robbing Community America Credit Union.


Davenport Man Sentenced to Prison for Felon in Possession of Stolen Firearms Charge

News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On Sept. 15, 2016, Xavier Elfonsto Buckner, 27, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 96 months in prison for felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Buckner was ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term and to pay $100 towards the Crime Victims’ Fund.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) reiterated his support for Taiwan’s participation in this year’s upcoming International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) 39th assembly meeting...


OSHA cites Koch Foods of Mississippi after severe worker injuries

News Release: Employer name: Koch Foods of Mississippi LLC


“Untapped Workforce” Job Fairs Offer Ex-Offenders a Second Chance

News Release: CEDAR RAPIDS and SIOUX CITY-Two upcoming job fairs will provide individuals with a criminal record the opportunity to meet with employers willing to give them a second chance. The “Untapped Workforce" job fairs, sponsored by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa, are free to attend...


News Release: TULSA, Okla.-A jury in the United States District Court found Jesse Bud Leaverton, 58, guilty of three counts of Bank Robbery, announced United States Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr. for the Northern District of Oklahoma. The trial was presided over by United States District Court Chief Judge Gregory K. Frizzell and he will sentence Leaverton on Dec. 20, 2016.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today issued the following statement after the Department of Transportation and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released guidance related to autonomous vehicles.


Investigating grease fire at maintenance facility, OSHA finds US Postal facility failed to maintain working fire extinguishers

News Release: Employer name: U.S. Postal Service. 1720 Market St. St. Louis, Missouri. Citations issued: Sept. 13, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's St. Louis Area Office has cited the U.S. Postal Service's vehicle maintenance facility for one...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican committee leaders are urging HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell to provide details about the Risk Corridors program and answers to questions concerning statements made by CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt, who testified under oath last week that the administration is willing...


E&C Leaders Press Administration on White House's Obamacare Insurance Bailout Scheme

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican committee leaders are urging HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell to provide details about the Risk Corridors program and answers to questions concerning statements made by CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt, who testified under oath last week that the administration is willing...


News Release: Attorney General of the United States Loretta E. Lynch, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman for the District of New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara for the Southern District of New York, Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI") Director James...


Shuster Statement on the Release of NHTSA Guidelines on Autonomous Vehicles

News Release: U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today released the following statement on the release of guidelines from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) on autonomous vehicles...


News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A jury has found four North Texas men guilty of federal money laundering violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following remarks in support of the Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act (H.R.2285 )...


Pallone Floor Statement on His Bipartisan Bill to Simplify Special Needs Trusts for Medicaid Beneficiaries

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act (H.R. 670). Pallone introduced the bipartisan legislation with Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) to streamline the process for individuals...


Florida Man Who Admitted Defrauding Multiple Factoring Businesses for Over $800,000 Gets More Than Four Years in Prison

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Seminole, Florida, man was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for using phony invoices to defraud multiple factoring businesses, including one based in Bergen County, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced.


News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On Sept. 19, 2016, Michael Dekota McRae, 28, was sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to eighteen (18) months imprisonment for conveying false information concerning a biological weapon, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. McRae was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $2,747.50 and a $100.00 special assessment to the Crime Victims’ Fund.


News Release: INHOFE RELEASES REPORT ON EPA, ARMY CORPS OVERREACH, CALLS FOR 11 SENATE DEMOCRATS TO WORK WITH CONGRESS TO ADDRESS WOTUS