News from July 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) today sent a letter to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding a recently released Report of the Blue Ribbon Panel to Review the 2014 Smallpox (Variola) Virus Incident on the NIH Campus. The leaders noted that the report pointed out previous missed opportunities to discover vials of the smallpox virus.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - Alfonso Escobedo Garcia, 36, citizen of Mexico, was sentenced yesterday before U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay to 144 months in federal prison following his guilty plea in October 2016, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), announced a hearing for Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining HRSA’s Oversight of the 340B Drug Pricing Program."
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: Southern Ore. - In cooperation with two community based partner organizations, the Medford District is pleased to announce the opening of two new trails, the Jack Ash and East Applegate Ridge Trail (ART). The BLM believes partnerships and inclusion are vital to managing sustainable, working public lands.
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 10 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing to explore the opportunities and benefits of increasing women’s economic participation and empowerment in developing countries. The hearing, entitled “Beyond Microfinance: Empowering Women in the Developing World, " is part of a series of hearings to examine the challenges facing women and girls around the globe.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Dr. Lawrence Gerard Nassar, 53, of Holt, Michigan pleaded guilty pursuant to a plea agreement to the three federal criminal charges pending against him, Acting U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today. Nassar pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography in 2004, possessing...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A White Sulphur Springs heroin dealer pleaded guilty today to a federal drug charge, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Gerald Tyrone King, 37, entered his guilty plea to distribution of heroin.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) blasted the Trump Administration today for suspending an increase in penalties for auto companies that violate fuel economy standards, as mandated by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced witnesses for the Committee’s upcoming hearing on trade, specialty crops, organics, and local foods.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: I’ve just come off eight open to all town hall meetings in my home state of Oregon home over the Fourth of July recess. Five in counties won by Donald Trump. Three were in counties won by Hillary Clinton. And the single, unifying issue that dominated each one is that Trumpcare is a loser.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: Skagway - Join Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park for Junior Ranger Day on Thursday, July 20th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Moore Homestead lawn, located on 5th Avenue and Spring Street. All events are free and open to the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: DETROIT, Mich. - Mallinckrodt LLC, a pharmaceutical manufacturer and one of the largest manufacturers of generic oxycodone, agreed to pay $35 million to settle allegations that it violated certain provisions of the Controlled Substances (CSA) that are subject to civil penalties. Acting United States Attorney Daniel Lemisch and Timothy J. Plancon, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Detroit Field Division announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2017
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A federal prisoner at McKean Federal Correctional Institution in Bradford, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charge of assaulting a federal officer, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: When it comes to healthful foods, fruits, vegetables and whole grains are some choices that come to mind. But how about rice-colored rice that is? Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are investigating the potential of brown, purple and red rice in managing diabetes.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: SEATTLE - A previously-convicted child sex offender was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison followed by 20 years’ supervised released for attempted enticement of an individual he believed was a 5-year-old girl.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Detroit man who was part of a group selling heroin in Huntington in 2015 was sentenced today to five years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Corey Lebron Blevins, 24, previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: Yahya Farooq Mohammad, 39, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to provide and conceal material support or resources to terrorists and one count of solicitation to commit a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: A Maryland man who bought, improved and sold residential real estate pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland to one count of obstructing the lawful functions of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and four counts of failing to file personal and corporate income tax returns, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: The Justice Department today announced a settlement with the owners and former managers of more than 70 residential rental properties in the Morgantown, West Virginia area to resolve allegations that Gary Walden, while serving as the manager of these properties, sexually harassed female tenants and prospective ...
