News published on Federal Newswire in September 2016

News from September 2016


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Building on the Energy and Commerce Committee’s bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess, the House of Representatives today passed legislation that would amend the Social Security Act to allow individuals to set up their own special needs trust by a vote of 383-22. This commonsense change empowers...


News Release: Join park rangers and volunteers for the Hedge Apple Festival on Sunday, October 9, 2016 from 2:00 -4:00 p.m.at Homestead National Monument of America to have fun with hedge apples! This fun event will begin with hedge apple crafts and games at 2:00 p.m.at the Homestead Heritage Center. See who creates...


Aurora Cousins Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIL

News Release: CHICAGO - A federal judge in Chicago today imposed prison sentences of 30 years and 21 years for Aurora cousins who conspired to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Brooklyn, New York, man was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison on multiple counts in connection with a multimillion-dollar, multi-state burglary spree, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Pallone Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of Telecom and Public Health Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks at a Full Committee Markup of H.R. 2566, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2016; H.R. 2669, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2016; H.R. 1192, National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act; H.R. 1209, Improving...


Hardin County Businessman Indicted for Allegedly Defrauding Banks of More Than $9 Million

News Release: Jackson, TN - A Hardin County businessman has been indicted for participating in a conspiracy that defrauded three banks of more than $9 million. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the indictment today.


IRS Revenue Officer Pleads Guilty To Mail And Wire Fraud, Filing And Preparing False Tax Returns, And Perjury

News Release: Defendant Engaged in a Multi-Year Scheme Filing False Tax Returns, Concealing Income, and Using Others’ Identities to Perpetrate His Fraud.


#RecordOfSuccess: House Passes Bill Empowering Medicaid Beneficiaries

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Building on the Energy and Commerce Committee’s bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess, the House of Representatives today passed legislation that would amend the Social Security Act to allow individuals to set up their own special needs trust by a vote of 383-22. This commonsense change empowers...


Hardin County Businessman Indicted for Allegedly Defrauding Banks of More Than $9 Million

News Release: Jackson, TN - A Hardin County businessman has been indicted for participating in a conspiracy that defrauded three banks of more than $9 million. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the indictment today.


West Monroe woman pleads guilty to embezzling money from bankruptcy clients

News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a West Monroe woman pleaded guilty Monday to stealing bankruptcy clients’ Chapter 13 payments.


Huntersville, N.C. Man Sentenced To 30 Months For Securities Fraud Scheme

News Release: Defendant Induced Victims to Invest more than $800,000 in Mexican “Pink Lady" Bonds.


Hatch Expresses Ongoing Concerns with EC State Aid Rulings

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, members of the Senate Finance Committee met with European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager to discuss the European Commission’s (EC) recent ruling regarding Apple and its tax arrangements in Ireland. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), who met with Commissioner Vestager prior to the bipartisan Committee meeting, issued the following statement...


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...


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.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Leo Glodzik, age 45, of Wilkes-Barre, was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison by U.S. District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo, on charges of mail fraud, being a felon in possession of a firearm...


Three Bakersfield Residents Charged in a Scheme to Defraud Bakersfield Pipe & Supply Inc.

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Bakersfield residents Lynnsi Marguerite Dunbar, 29; and Daniel Harte, 50, were arrested today after a federal grand jury returned a multicount indictment, charging them with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and other charges related to a scheme to defraud Bakersfield Pipe and Supply Inc....


Cleaning Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge Stemming from Employee Kickback Scheme

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that that ANTHONY DIAZ, 62, of Monroe, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill to one count of making a false statement to federal agents during an investigation of an employee kickback scheme.


Defendants Plead Guilty to Methamphetamine Charges

News Release: ABINGDON, VIRGINIA - Four Southwest Virginia residents pled guilty in recent weeks in Federal Court to charges related to the manufacturing of methamphetamine, United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. and Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced.


News Release: A woman who lied to Deputy United States Marshals about the location of a federal fugitive was sentenced on Sept. 16, 2016, to 10 months in federal prison.


News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that THOMAS ZACHARY PETERS, age 32, of Lansing, Michigan, pled guilty to FAILURE TO REGISTER AS SEX OFFENDER, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2250(a)(1), 2250(a)(2)(B) and 2250(a)(3) and FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).