News published on Federal Newswire in May 2017

News from May 2017


News Release: Pam Gardner, 55, of Springfield, Tennessee, pleaded guilty yesterday, to conspiracy to solicit and receive cash kickbacks in exchange for making patient referrals, announced Jack Smith, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.


Getaway at Gateway- Gateway expands camping opportunities

News Release: Gateway National Recreation Area and the National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy have partnered with Getaway, a wellness and hospitality company, to introduce an exciting new camping experience this summer.


News Release: HOUSTON - An Alabama woman pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering for her role in liquidating and laundering victim payments generated through various telephone fraud and money laundering schemes via India-based call centers.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a markup examining two bipartisan public health bills, and legislation to reauthorize the FDA’s user fee programs.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Nive Hagay, 31, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty today to conducting an illegal gambling business and distributing cocaine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Wisconsin man sentenced to more than four years in prison for falsely claiming he was a Navy SEAL wounded in Vietnam to get benefits

News Release: A Wisconsin man was sentenced to more than four years in prison for crimes related to his false claims that he was a Navy SEAL wounded four times in Vietnam, said David A. Sierleja, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Gavin McClaren, Resident Agent in Charge of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General’s Cleveland office.


News Release: Matthew Vaughn Hawks, 29, of Vero Beach, Florida, was sentenced on May 16, 2017, by United States District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks to 360 months in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after previously pleading guilty to three counts of producing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography.


Chairman Royce Statement on Venezuela Sanctions

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on the administration’s announcement of new sanctions against Venezuelan government officials...


News Release: Voicing concern that the Trump administration is not fulfilling its duty to encourage enrollment in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today sent a letter to U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to begin the process to roll back net neutrality protections.


Walden & Pallone Announce Bipartisan Task Force to Examine Indian Health Service

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced the creation of the Indian Health Service (IHS) Task Force. Reps. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Raul Ruiz (D-CA) will co-chair the bipartisan task force, which is composed of 14 members both on and off the committee.


News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced the creation of the Indian Health Service (IHS) Task Force. Reps. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Raul Ruiz (D-CA) will co-chair the bipartisan task force, which is composed of 14 members both on and off the committee.


Walden & Pallone Announce Bipartisan Task Force to Examine Indian Health Service

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced the creation of the Indian Health Service (IHS) Task Force. Reps. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Raul Ruiz (D-CA) will co-chair the bipartisan task force, which is composed of 14 members both on and off the committee.


Walden & Pallone Announce Bipartisan Task Force to Examine Indian Health Service

News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced the creation of the Indian Health Service (IHS) Task Force. Reps. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Raul Ruiz (D-CA) will co-chair the bipartisan task force, which is composed of 14 members both on and off the committee.


Walden & Pallone Announce Bipartisan Task Force to Examine Indian Health Service

News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced the creation of the Indian Health Service (IHS) Task Force. Reps. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Raul Ruiz (D-CA) will co-chair the bipartisan task force, which is composed of 14 members both on and off the committee.


Fourth Defendant Pleads Guilty for Role in Multimillion Dollar India-Based Call Center Scam Targeting U.S. Victims

News Release: Fourth Defendant Pleads Guilty for Role in Multimillion Dollar India-Based Call Center Scam Targeting U.S. Victims.


Music 101: New Orleans Jazz Returns to Morristown, New Jersey

News Release: Morristown, NJ - Morristown National Historical Park (NHP) continues its celebration of the 101st year of the National Park Service’s history by welcoming back the Arrowhead Jazz Band from New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park. Free programs will be presented at 7 pm, on Friday, June 2nd at the Washington’s...


Ribbon cutting ceremony at Bruneau Canyon Overlook June 1, 2017

News Release: Ribbon cutting ceremony at Bruneau Canyon Overlook.


Sex Trafficker Convicted

News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - Acting United States Attorney Corey R. Amundson announced that UDRAKA ROBERTS-BEY, age 26, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Shelly D. Dick to conspiring to engage in sex trafficking of a minor, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1594(c).


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to begin the process to roll back net neutrality protections.