News from March 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) sent a letter to the White House and 55 federal agencies requesting information on how each entity is complying with the Presidential Records Act (PRA) and the Federal Records Act (FRA).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative Which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Angela Lucke, of Dunmore, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on March 8, 2017, before United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to unlawfully providing firearms to a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal court in Spokane, Washington has found Dr. James Hood, a dentist, and his wife, Karen Hood, in contempt for violating the Court’s previous permanent injunction requiring them to timely file payroll tax returns and pay payroll taxes, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General David...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: CINCINNATI -Carlos Ruiz-Rodriguez, 25, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was sentenced to 15 months for extortion against a Cincinnati-based company.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Bismarck, North Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Obstruction of Justice and False Statements.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: Springtime at Capitol Reef is a wonderful time to notice changes. Though the weather is turning warm and dry, an occasional snowfall can occur. You’ll notice the trees budding, flowers blooming, and critters coming out of hibernation, like our resident marmots, so please yield to wildlife on the roadways. “While planning your trip, don’t forget the daylight-saving time change and spring ahead one hour on March 12," says park ranger Cindy Micheli.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Led by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senate Democrats condemned Senate Republican for voting to significantly weaken the bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act and give a blank check to Secretary DeVos to implement her anti-public school agenda. Senate Democrats were joined by Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) to vote against resolution - the final vote was: 50-49.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) reiterated Republican’s commitment to repealing and replacing Obamacare, and highlighted the unique role of the Senate Finance Committee - with its jurisdiction over taxes, Medicaid and the Social Security Act - in shaping a number of policies within the repeal and replace package.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: Washington, DC - Earlier today, the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held its first hearing of the 115th Congress. Following on the broad themes emerging out of the full Committee’s kick-off hearing last month, the Subcommittee explored the role of federal agencies in building water infrastructure that is ready for the challenges of the 21st century.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. -The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform passed a bill introduced by Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings to strengthen protections for interns. H.R. 653, the Federal Intern Protection Act would...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: SOUTH BEND - The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, David Capp, announced an indictment charging Mason France, 19, of Winona Lake, Indiana with one count of possession of stolen firearms, one count of possession of a firearm while under felony Information and one count of selling a firearm to a juvenile.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: MAR 09 - BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Kenneth Brickhouse, also known as “K.E.," 36, last residing in West Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for drug and firearm offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - Two convicted felons from the Chicago area were sentenced to federal prison terms today for illegally possessing semiautomatic weapons.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sandor Lorant Felhazi, 32, of Hungary, pleaded guilty to attempting to re-enter the United States following a felony conviction, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, called for the Social Security Administration to make public reports on waste, fraud, and abuse investigations they conduct and requested information on any allegations of misconduct in Missouri.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jeffrey M. Patton, 27, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute heroin, was sentenced to 18 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: Defendant One of 104 Individuals Federally Charged as a Result of ATF-Led Investigation Pursued in Support of Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: FBI Asking for Public Assistance to Identify Potential Victims of Ronnie Leon Hyde.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: A man who received child pornography pled guilty on March 8, 2017 in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
