News published on Federal Newswire in July 2017

News Release: This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, born in 1917 in Brookline, MA. On August 1 at 7 pm at the Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham, John Allen, Executive Director of the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum, will present a program about the life of JFK and the Kennedy Family’s connection to Cape Cod.

Sheriff’s Deputy Convicted in Scheme to Smuggle Illegal Fishing Profits Abroad

News Release: BOSTON - A Bristol County Sheriff’s Deputy was convicted today by a federal jury in Boston of smuggling the profits of an over-fishing scheme to Portugal.

Buchanan Announces Hearing on IRS’s Record Retention Policies: Improving Compliance

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Vern Buchanan (R-FL) announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “IRS Electronic Record Retention Policies: Improving Compliance" on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 10:00 AM in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office...

Swimming-Related Fatality Occurs Off Beach in Frisco, North Carolina

News Release: At 12:33 pm today, the National Park Service, Hatteras Island Rescue Squad, Dare County EMS, and the Dare County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of CPR in progress on an adult male on the beach in Frisco, North Carolina. The male, a 43-year-old from out-of-state, was pulled from the ocean by bystanders and CPR was initiated. Dare County EMS and Hatteras Island Rescue Squad continued lifesaving measures, unfortunately, the attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.

27 Individuals Charged With Drug Trafficking

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On July 13, 2017, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment against 27 defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in the municipality of Utuado, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District...

Buchanan Opening Statement at Hearing on Efforts to Combat Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in the Medicare Program

News Release: “Good morning, I want to thank the panel for coming and welcome you all to today’s hearing on ‘Efforts to Combat Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in the Medicare Program.’.

August Ranger Programs for Kids at the Portage Lake District Library

News Release: Houghton, MI - In August, join an Isle Royale Naitonal Park or Keweenaw National Historical Park ranger for programs celebrating our local national parks. Programs are geared for families and youth ages 5 to 12. Programs are held on Tuesdays at 1 pm and average 45 minutes.

Brady & Reichert Statements on Trump Administration NAFTA Negotiating Objectives

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA) today released the following statements after the Trump Administration released its negotiating objectives for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Virginia Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison for Traveling Into the District of Columbia to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct with a Minor

News Release: WASHINGTON - Scott Casoni, 47, of Alexandria, Va., was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for traveling interstate to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and tampering with documents or proceeding, announced U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips, Andrew Vale, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Peter Newsham, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

Virginia Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison For Traveling Into the District of Columbia To Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct With a Minor

News Release: WASHINGTON - Scott Casoni, 47, of Alexandria, Va., was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for traveling interstate to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and tampering with documents or proceeding, announced U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips, Andrew Vale, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Peter Newsham, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mail Matter

News Release: Roanoke, VIRGINIA - A former employee of the United States Postal Service pled guilty yesterday in federal court here to stealing items from the mail, including cash, Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced.

Whale Waters Update for Glacier Bay Effective 20 July 2017

News Release: BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA - Today, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Acting Superintendent Albert Faria announced that the boundaries of the temporary whale waters area implemented on July 12th in the West Arm have been adjusted to accommodate a shift in whale distribution. Due to a continuing high concentration of whales near the Marble Islands and Leland Island, the 13-knot speed limit in that area remains unchanged.

Four Individuals Indicted in July 2017 Federal Grand Jury

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today the results of the July 2017 Federal Grand Jury.

Brady, Hatch, & Buchanan Request IRS Briefing on Electronic Mail System Deficiencies

News Release: Dear Commissioner Koskinen: Last year, the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee asked the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) to examine the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) procedures for retaining and producing electronic documents. The Committees made...

Just Announced: Witnesses for How Tax Reform Will Simplify Our Broken Tax Code and Help Individuals and Families

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Ways and Means Committee today announced the witnesses testifying before the Tax Policy Subcommittee on July 19th at a hearing entitled “How Tax Reform Will Simplify Our Broken Tax Code and Help Individuals and Families.".

Former El Paso-Based Production Company Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Computer Intrusion

News Release: In El Paso today, a federal judge sentenced 42-year-old Joe Vito Venzor to 18 months in federal prison for illegally accessing his former employer’s computer system and shutting it down announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Emmerson Buie, Jr., El Paso Division.

Stamford Man Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Distributing Oxycodone

News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Besim Muriqi, 32, of Stamford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing oxycodone.

New York Attorney Charged with Scheme to Fraudulently Register Shell Companies and Secretly Sell Stock

News Release: New York attorney was charged with conspiracy to unlawfully sell unregistered securities in connection with a scheme to fraudulently register shell companies with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), issue shares in the companies that they and other conspirators secretly controlled, and sell the shares to the investing public at a profit. To date, seven defendants have been charged in connection with the ongoing prosecution of this scheme.

ICE graduates its inaugural New York Explorers Post

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 19, 2017

News Release: NEW YORK - On Friday, July 14, 10 young men and women from New York graduated from the inaugural U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York sponsored Explorers Post 601. The ceremony, which hosted the Explorers, parents, HSI New York personnel and special guests, highlighted HSI New York’s commitment to the development and well-being on today’s youth.

Firearms Exporter and Straw Purchasers Head to Prison