News published on Federal Newswire in September 2016

News from September 2016


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: St. Louis, MO - Michael Prisner, Ewing, Missouri, was sentenced to 42 months in prison on charges involving his possession of child pornography between April and June 2015.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Lawrence man was sentenced Tuesday to 70 months in federal prison for distributing child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


Summer Rewind: Obamacare’s Biggest Flops

News Release: Health Law’s Failures Took Center Stage in Summer 2016.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Israel Mireles-Rivera, 35, a Mexican national unlawfully in the United States and residing in Hagerman, N.M., was sentenced this morning in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 108 months in federal prison for his methamphetamine trafficking conviction. Mireles-Rivera will be deported after completing his prison sentence.


Corker Statement on Latest North Korea Missile Test

News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today after reports that North Korea fired three medium-range missiles as the Group of 20 economic summit was underway in China.


Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico Welcomes Input on Territory’s Economic Outlook, Extends Deadline for Submissions

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, members of the bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico welcomed responses to their call for stakeholder input on ideas to identify reforms needed to grow the territory’s economy and announced an extension of the deadline for submissions to Oct. 14,...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders from the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent a letter to HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell regarding the bipartisan Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). The letter stressed the importance of a successful implementation of MACRA so doctors and other health care providers can deliver the quality care their patients deserve.


News Release: What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold an online news conference to announce the findings from three reports: Income and Poverty in the United States: 2015, Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2015, and The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2015. The income and poverty report provides national-level...


Pennsylvania Man Charged with Attempting to Entice a Minor into Sexual Acts

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Eric S. Mann, age 32, of Howard, Pennsylvania, was ordered detained on Friday after being arrested on August 25 for attempting to coerce and entice a minor into sex.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Benjamin Bolton, 32, of Glendale, Colorado, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to transmitting interstate communications containing threats to injure the person of another. The charge carries a maximum of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.


USDA Awards Grants to Preserve Affordable Rural Housing

News Release: Washington - USDA Rural Development Under Secretary Lisa Mensah today announced grants to preserve and repair affordable housing for very-low- and low-income families living in rural areas.


News Release: SEPT. 6, 2016 - The Business Dynamics Statistics provide annual statistics on establishments, firm startups, and job creation and loss from 1976 to 2014 by firm size, firm age, industrial sector, state and metropolitan statistical area. These statistics provide snapshots of current and historical U.S. entrepreneurial activity, plus geographic and industry detail about where jobs are being created and lost in the U.S. economy.


Man Who Set Fire to Somali Restaurant in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

News Release: FARGO - Matthew Gust, 26, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for setting fire to a Somali restaurant in Grand Forks, North Dakota, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and U.S. Attorney Christopher C. Myers of the District of North Dakota.


Omaha Woman Sentenced in Health Care Fraud Case

News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that on Sept. 2, 2016, United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Zenia Miller to one year and one day imprisonment, three years of supervised release and ordered her to pay $294,263.00 in restitution following her conviction for health care fraud.


News Release: Law enforcement caught defendant in a stolen car with drugs.



Melrose Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jeremy Lillie, age 32, of Melrose, New York, pled guilty today to distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography.


News Release: A former Detroit Public Schools (DPS) vendor and former Assistant Superintendent of Specialized Student Services were sentenced today for their roles in an illegal bribery and kickback scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade.