News from June 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: North Carolina Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Attempting to Commit an Act of Terrorism Transcending National Boundaries.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Monessen, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of illegal firearm possession and heroin dealing, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: William Lewis, 90, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged by Indictment, unsealed today, with two counts of mail fraud, two counts of wire fraud, one count of theft of government funds, and one count of social security fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. According to the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: Defendant Charged Following Seizure of more than 13 Pounds of Methamphetamine during March 10, 2016 Traffic Stop in Quay County.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: California Resident Pleads Guilty to Stealing Homeless Individuals’ IDs and Using Them to Seek Fraudulent Tax Refunds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to charges of interstate stalking, interstate domestic violence, and being a felon in possession of ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Brian Christoffels, 35, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for bank robbery.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: Summer has arrived on the Outer Cape! Visitors are coming to Cape Cod National Seashore to enjoy its abundant recreational opportunities, and for rest and rejuvenation. For local residents, summer often means company, cookouts, and playing “tourist" with family and friends.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its formal plan to repeal its own Clean Water Rule, which EPA finalized in 2015 after four years of scientific review and unprecedented public engagement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Fayetteville defense contractor pleaded guilty today to his role in multiple conspiracies to overbill the federal government by more than $15 million on government contracts.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: TO: Health Reporters. FROM: Ways & Means and Energy & Commerce Committees Democrats. MEMO: Highlights of CBO Report on Senate Trumpcare Bill. DATE: June 27, 2017. The facts are unchanged. The Senate Republican Plan remains a bad deal for consumers. It penalizes older Americans, those with pre-existing...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, was joined by senior EPW members, including Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), to introduce the Diesel Emissions ...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: TO: Health Reporters. FROM: Ways & Means and Energy & Commerce Committees Democrats. MEMO: Highlights of CBO Report on Senate Trumpcare Bill. DATE: June 27, 2017. The facts are unchanged. The Senate Republican Plan remains a bad deal for consumers. It penalizes older Americans, those with pre-existing...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: Physician and Wife to Pay $1.2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations that They Billed Medicare and Medicaid for Unapproved Drugs.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today held a hearing to discuss 14 drafts of self-driving legislation that will capitalize on this technology’s potential to save lives, clarify state and federal roles, and foster advancement...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: On Thursday, June 29, at 11:30 a.m., the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will mark up legislative proposals to reform the National Labor Relations Act. The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House passed H.R. 1967, the “Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act." Introduced by Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), the bipartisan bill authorizes expanded pumped storage hydropower at select Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) facilities.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee hearing on “Self-Driving Vehicle Legislation":
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: This morning, in federal court in East St. Louis, IL, Samirahdam E. Rolley, 25, of Stone Mountain, GA, and Michael A. Gordon, 28, also of Stone Mountain, GA, were both sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for using stolen account numbers at several Southern Illinois Walmarts, United States...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 27, 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 NIH-sponsored emergency medical research that is conducted without informed consent.
