News published on Federal Newswire in June 2017

News from June 2017


News Release: “Welcome to the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health hearing on Promoting Integrated and Coordinated Care for Medicare Beneficiaries.


News Release: CHICAGO - A convicted felon admitted in federal court today that he illegally possessed a handgun at a suburban shooting range and then obstructed a law enforcement investigation into the matter.


Financial Planner Guilty of Mail Fraud

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 67-year-old Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement regarding the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) updated analysis of the House-passed American Health Care Act (AHCA)-legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare...


Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Brooklyn Man Who Preyed On Vulnerable Victims At A Manhattan Bar

News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James P. O’Neill, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD"), announced today the unsealing of a complaint charging WILLIE WHITE with access device fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection...


Reclamation Invites Public Comment on RMP/EA for Horsetooth, Carter Lake, Pinewood, Flatiron Reservoirs

News Release: LOVELAND, Colo. -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, along with Larimer County Department of Natural Resources, is seeking public comment on an integrated Resource Management Plan and Environmental Assessment (RMP/EA) for four reservoirs: Horsetooth Reservoir, Carter Lake, Pinewood...


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Chairman Brady Opening Statement at Markup of Legislation to Further Expand Health Care Options for Americans

News Release: “Good morning and welcome to today’s markup. Today our Committee is moving forward with our efforts to repeal Obamacare and replace the failing law with patient-centered solutions.


Former Clemency Grantee Ordered Back to Prison

News Release: HOUSTON - A Texas City woman who was granted clemency by the former presidential administration has been ordered back to federal prison for violating the terms of her supervised release, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A major narcotics trafficking indictment resulting from an investigation by the Los Angeles Strike Force was unsealed today as authorities arrested seven defendants charged with drug trafficking, money laundering and weapons offenses.


Berkeley County man admits to illegally possessing a firearm

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Martinsburg, West Virginia man was convicted today of illegal possession of a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.


Neopit Woman Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Firearm Offense on Menominee Indian Reservation

News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on June 6, 2017, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against a woman allegedly involved in drug trafficking and firearms offenses on the Menominee Indian Reservation. The indictment named...


USDA Helps Expand Rural Broadband Infrastructure in Four States

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that USDA is awarding four loans to help provide broadband service in rural portions of California, Illinois, Iowa and Texas.


Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore has sentenced Lamonday Britt (45, Tampa) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. The Court also ordered him to forfeit the firearm and ammunition seized as part of the offense.


News Release: Defendant ordered to pay $25,000 fine and over $127,000 in restitution.


Felon on Federal Supervised Release Admits Having Illegal Gun and Ammunition

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of felon in possession of a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans held a legislative hearing on two bills to lessen the costs of federal water and power infrastructure to American ratepayers.


Man Sentenced to 292 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Illegal Reentry Charges

News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On June 7, 2017, Jacinto Loza Gil a/k/a Sergio Alfaro Rojasheather Jean Reekr, 46, of Urbandale, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 242 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and 50 months in prison for illegal reentry into the United States, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. A total sentence of 292 months in prison was ordered.


News Release: Elijah Alon Algiene, 24, of Aurora, Colorado, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson, on June 7, 2017, for being a felon in possession of firearms. Algiene was arrested in Casper, Wyoming. He received 37 months of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, ...


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Oscar Anchondo, 40, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced yesterday in federal court to 100 months in prison for his conviction on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and the armed robbery of two Albuquerque-area convenience stores that were engaged in interstate commerce. Anchondo will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.