News from December 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Los Angeles Field Division today announced Operation Faux Pharmacy, a multi-pronged initiative aimed at attacking the opioid epidemic by targeting rogue pharmacies throughout southern California, Hawaii and Nevada. DEA investigations over the last year identified as many as 26 pharmacies in these areas that may have operated outside the bounds of legitimate medicine.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman-Designate Gregg Harper (R-MS), and Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision to bar Russia from competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), and the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), has scheduled a joint hearing for Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Update on the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Program (CAFE) and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Motor Vehicles."
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A former felon who was convicted for federal firearms violations was sentenced today to 120 months in prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management requests public input for a Revised Draft Southern Nevada District Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JEREMY WAVER, 31, of Waterbury, was waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer to distributing controlled substances.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman-Designate Gregg Harper (R-MS), and Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision to bar Russia from competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 162,000 metric tons of grain sorghum for delivery to China during the 2017/2018 marketing year.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today requesting a hearing on the proposed merger between CVS Health and Aetna. The recently proposed $69 billion merger may be the largest of its kind in a series of recent mergers in the healthcare system, which have significant potential to affect millions of consumers across the country.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Transportation Security Administration officers at Nashville International Airport (BNA) have discovered 81 firearms at security checkpoints to date in 2017, surpassing the total of 80 firearms found last year.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A former felon who was convicted for federal firearms violations was sentenced today to 120 months in prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - Fire managers will take advantage of continued warm, dry weather conditions over the next several weeks and may initiate additional prescribed fires on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
By State Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following statement at a hearing on the shared authority of the president and Congress over international agreements. The hearing follows a November 14 hearing on the authority to order the use of nuclear weapons and an October 30 hearing with Secretaries Tillerson and Mattis on authorizations for the use of military force.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today requesting a hearing on the proposed merger between CVS Health and Aetna. The recently proposed $69 billion merger may be the largest of its kind in a series of recent mergers in the healthcare system, which have significant potential to affect millions of consumers across the country.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: (LEWISTOWN, Mont.) - A new dimension has been added to Junior High outdoor education through a partnership with the Bureau of Land Management.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RICHARD ROTANTE, 57, of Stamford, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A doctor who operated a medical clinic in Lynwood has been found guilty of drug-trafficking charges after a federal jury found that he issued prescriptions for powerful narcotics and sedatives without a medical purpose for mostly young “patients" who sometimes traveled more than 100 miles to get prescriptions.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2017
News Release: A man who stole a gun from a licensed Waterloo firearms dealer was sentenced on Nov. 30, 2017, to more than three years in federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2017
News Release: Harrison, AR: Buffalo National River Superintendent Kevin Cheri, is being recognized for exceptional leadership in the National Park Service and will be presented with the Regional Director’s Award for Outstanding Service. Throughout his 43 years of service, Kevin has strengthened resource stewardship...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2017
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Casper Field Office announced a closure for Muddy Mountain Road for the winter. This closure is effective on Tuesday, Dec. 5.
