News published on Federal Newswire in December 2017

News from December 2017


Indictment: Two Topeka Men Robbed Health Club

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - Two Topeka men were indicted Wednesday on charges of robbing a health club where one of them used to work, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Firefighters from the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Unit are hosting two sessions to help potential applicants for the 2018 wildfire season navigate the hiring process.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing examining the drug supply chain.


44 Individuals Charged With Drug Trafficking

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On December 8, 2017, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment against 44 defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in the municipalities of Caguas, Cidra, and Aguas Buenas, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United...


News Release: PITTSBURGH - An illegal alien found in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of illegal re-entry after deportation, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.


Walden and Burgess on Inclusion of CHIP in End-of-Year Funding Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In the coming days, the House of Representatives will consider a Continuing Resolution (CR) that includes H.R. 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act. H.R. 3922, which first passed the House last month on a bipartisan vote. H.R. 3922 will extend funding for CHIP, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and other important public health programs.



#SubHealth Reviews Complex Drug Supply Chain

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing examining the drug supply chain.


44 Individuals Charged with Drug Trafficking

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On December 8, 2017, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment against 44 defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in the municipalities of Caguas, Cidra, and Aguas Buenas, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United ...


News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that James Kolf, 64, Mauston, Wis., was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William Conley to 42 months in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering. Kolf, formerly a registered securities broker and investment advisor in Madison, pleaded guilty to these charges on Sept. 26, 2017.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, announced that JESUS GOMEZ-VALDIVIA, 38, a citizen of Mexico, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to drug trafficking and immigration offenses.


Two Los Angeles-Area Managers of Foreclosure Rescue Companies Convicted for Roles in Mortgage Fraud Scheme

News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal jury found two Los Angeles-area managers of foreclosure rescue companies guilty today for their roles in a foreclosure rescue scheme.


News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CHRISTOPHER ST. LAWRENCE, the former Ramapo Town Supervisor, was sentenced to 30 months in prison today in connection with his scheme to defraud investors in municipal bonds issued by the Town of Ramapo...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed H.R. 1349. Introduced by Subcommittee on Federal Lands Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA), the bill clarifies that the Wilderness Act never intended for a universal ban of wheelchairs, adaptive cycles, bicycles, and other human-powered implements in wilderness areas.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today marks the one-year anniversary of the 21st Century Cures Act becoming law. This game-changing law brings our health care innovation infrastructure into the 21st Century, delivering hope for patients and loved ones, and providing necessary resources to researchers to continue their efforts to uncover the next generation of cures and treatments.


Pallone Remarks at North American Energy Trade Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing on “The Impacts and Future of North American Energy Trade:"


Pitcairn Man Charged with Violating Federal Drug and Gun Laws

News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh and charged with violations of federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing on “The Impacts and Future of North American Energy Trade:"


Charlotte Man Found Guilty of Credit Card Fraud and Weapons Possession

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina - United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Lonnie Eugene Hames, age 28, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was found guilty after jury trial of conspiracy to commit credit card fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(b)(2) and of being a felon in...


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court in two separate cases for drug trafficking and for illegally possessing a machine gun and a rifle.