News from May 2017
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Paul Keenahan, 45, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced on Friday afternoon, May 19, 2017, in federal court to 60 months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for his conviction on child pornography charges. Keenhan also was ordered to pay $11,000 in restitution to the victims of his crimes. Keenahan will also be required to register as a sex offender when he completes his prison sentence.
By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman Jason Chaffetz with excerpts from an interview summary obtained by the Committee indicating that Lt. General Michael Flynn may have lied to security clearance investigators conducting Flynn’s background check in early 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Structured Cash Transactions Involved Proceeds of Synthetic Drug Sales.
By DOE Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today upon news that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. House of Representatives will request an additional 90 day extension from the D.C. federal appeals court in the lawsuit regarding the cost-sharing subsidies in the Affordable Care Act (ACA):
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Starting the second week of June 2017 and continuing for approximately two weeks, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Las Cruces District Office and other partners will begin herbicide treatments of mesquite at several locations within Dona Ana County, New Mexico. Approximately 13,000 acres of federal, state, and private lands will be treated as part of the BLM’s Restore New Mexico initiative.
By DOE Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) today sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to prioritize the nomination process for a soon-to-be vacant seat at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Appointing a Republican to this seat when the vacancy opens in October will provide a functioning majority to the five-seat CPSC.
By US DOT Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, requested information from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt about the agency's enforcement record. The inquiry comes amid concerning reports that a major oil and gas producer backtracked on its willingness to address air pollution violations just days after Pruitt was sworn in as Administrator.
By EPA Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) today sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to prioritize the nomination process for a soon-to-be vacant seat at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Appointing a Republican to this seat when the vacancy opens in October will provide a functioning majority to the five-seat CPSC.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Defendant Was on Supervised Release for Felony Offenses When Arrested.
By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today upon news that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. House of Representatives will request an additional 90 day extension from the D.C. federal appeals court in the lawsuit regarding the cost-sharing subsidies in the Affordable Care Act (ACA):
By USDA Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced witnesses for the Committee’s upcoming hearing to gather perspectives on the farm economy.
By State Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on Taiwan’s exclusion from the 2017 World Health Assembly, which began today in Geneva, Switzerland...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - May 22, 2017 - Antonio Eugene Boyd, aka Tony T, 37, of Nashville, Tenn., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court, to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jack Smith of the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOE Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: The Ranking Members of four congressional committees today sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma demanding an explanation of recent reports that she sought political support from insurance companies for the American Health Care Act, also known as Trumpcare, by offering a quid pro quo deal to continue paying congressionally mandated cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: HONOLULU - Anil Uskanli, age 25, of Turkey, had his Initial Appearance today on a Criminal Complaint that was signed over the weekend and filed this morning in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. The Complaint charges him with one count of Interference with Flight Crew Members and Attendants. That crime carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: The National Park Service is partnering with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Summer Sessions & Lifelong Learning to offer field courses in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR) and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH) this summer.
By State Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Dear Secretary Tillerson: I write you today in advance of the 2017 U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue in Hanoi to urge you to prioritize human rights in U.S. relations with Vietnam. I am encouraged by the growing relationship between the United States and Vietnam and also believe that demonstrable progress...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, Missouri: Acting United States Attorney Carrie Costantin announced today that the United States, Sherry X. Ma, M.D., of Ladue, Missouri, and AIMA Neurology, LLC, reached a civil settlement that will resolve the United States= claims against Dr. Ma and AIMA Neurology under the False Claims Act for false Medicare billings related to Dr. Ma’s Botox® and Myobloc® injections.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: The National Park Service is partnering with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Summer Sessions & Lifelong Learning to offer field courses in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR) and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH) this summer.
