News from July 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: McALLEN, Texas ‐ A former laboratory technician at a medical clinic in Mission and an account representative for a toxicology testing company have been indicted in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicare, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a business meeting to consider several nominees and pieces of legislation. Below is the opening statement of Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, as prepared for delivery...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Two Orange County, California men were sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California to serve 41 and 47 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a multi-million dollar fraudulent mortgage modification scheme posing as a successful law firm, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - On July 11, 2017, United States District Court Judge Ann Aiken sentenced Erik William Johnson, 44, of La Pine, Ore., to two years in federal prison for money laundering.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: I’d like to acknowledge Chairman Cole, Ranking Member DeLauro, and Chairman Frelinghuysen for their work on this bill.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: Today, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, Loretta F. Radford, filed a four-count Federal Complaint against Benjamin Don Roden, a 28-year-old resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, accused of using an explosive device to cause destruction of the Bixby Air Force Recruitment Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Darrian Walker, age 26, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for possession of cocaine and heroin with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing examining current challenges states have in combating the opioid epidemic, ways the federal government can assist, and whether their efforts that have begun to make a difference.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that two Luzerne County men were indicted on July 11, 2017, by a federal grand jury on bank robbery charges.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing examining ways Congress could clarify how drug and device companies can responsibly disseminate truthful and non-misleading data and information that is not included in their product labeling.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today during consideration of the Food and Drug Administration Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2430):
By USDA Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: “Thank you Mr. Chairman. And thank you to our panel of witnesses for joining us at today’s hearing on technology and innovation in specialty crop production. I’m looking forward to hearing your testimony on the opportunities and challenges in the specialty crop sector and the impact of farm bill programs on your productivity and profitability.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Four members of a scheme that used secret card-reading devices and pinhole cameras on PNC and Bank of America ATMs in New Jersey, pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing at least $428,581. The guilty pleas stem from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By EPA Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today during consideration of the Food and Drug Administration Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2430):
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Austin Carr, age 23, of York, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury with armed bank robbery, the armed robbery of a convenience store, and two counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jesse Owen Maurice, age 27, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for offenses involving the sexual exploitation of a minor.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing examining ways Congress could clarify how drug and device companies can responsibly disseminate truthful and non-misleading data and information that is not included in their product labeling.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Battles in the States:"
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Edwin Sanchez, 31, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin and cocaine, was sentenced to 168 months in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
