News from March 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Jean Morales-Rivera was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a prohibited object while an inmate at FCI-Berlin. The object was a homemade weapon, commonly referred to as a “shank," made out of plastic sharpened to a point at one end with gauze wrapped around one the other end to serve as a handle or grip.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that David Walters, 37, Madison, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker to a two-year term of probation for possession of a controlled substance. Walters pleaded guilty to this charge on January 5, 2017.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order rolling back several Obama-era energy regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: DB Group Services (UK) Limited (DBGS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Bank), was sentenced today for its role in manipulating London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) for U.S. Dollar and several other currencies. LIBOR is a leading benchmark used in financial products and transactions around the world.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), announced a hearing for Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Cybersecurity in the Health Care Sector: Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships."
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: OAKLAND - Antoine King pleaded guilty today to his role in a conspiracy to manufacture counterfeit Xanax pills and to launder the proceeds gained by the illegal scheme, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch; Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin; Internal...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) spoke of the importance of a prompt reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee Amendments (MDUFA) today at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Examining FDA’s Medical Device User Fee Program:"
By State Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: In today’s hearing we will discuss next steps in our Iran policy.
By State Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following remarks on the Trump Administration’s proposed draconian cuts to the international affairs budget...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today issued the following statement on President Trump’s Executive Order on climate...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing examining the medical device user fee program. As reauthorized by the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) of 2012, the Medical Device User Fee Amendments (MDUFA) support the review and regulation of medical devices.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Joleen Sedillo, 42, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty this morning in federal court to bank robbery charges. Under the terms of her plea agreement, Sedillo will be sentenced within the range of 27 to 33 months in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: Defendant Will Receive a Fifteen-Year Prison Sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A member of the DeCavalcante Family of La Cosa Nostra was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for using a telephone to plan the murder of an organized crime rival, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) spoke of the importance of a prompt reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee Amendments (MDUFA) today at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Examining FDA’s Medical Device User Fee Program:"
By DOE Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), announced a hearing for Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Cybersecurity in the Health Care Sector: Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships."
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joshua Woodbury, 27, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: Marita Holland, 32, of Toledo, was charged via criminal information with theft of government funds, said David A. Sierleja, Acting U.S. Attorney.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 28, 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 Cars: Levels of Automation:"
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2017
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Kids of all ages are invited to celebrate and play in the outdoors the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on Saturday, April 1, and Saturday, April 15, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
