News published on Federal Newswire in October 2017

News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - Acting United States Attorney Corey R. Amundson announced today the conviction of an Addis businessman who stole over $250,000 from investors.

Fulton Man Charged with Illegally Manufacturing a Firearm Silencer Following Court Hearing

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Fulton, Mo., man was charged in federal court today with illegally manufacturing a firearm suppressor, or “silencer," following his arrest for harassing a state worker involved with him losing custody of his children.

#SubEnergy to Examine Federal and State Response and Recovery Efforts from Recent Series of Hurricanes

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today scheduled a hearing for Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The 2017 Hurricane Season: A Review of Emergency Response and Energy Infrastructure Recovery Efforts."

Elk Reduction Program Begins October 28

By Interior Newswire | Oct 26, 2017

News Release: MOOSE, WY-The 2017 elk reduction program begins Saturday, October 28 in Grand Teton National Park. The areas of the park open to the program, Elk Reduction Areas 75 and 79, are mostly located east of U.S. Highway 89. Area 79, the more northerly section, closes October 31. The Antelope Flats portion of...

Cleveland Men Indicted for Using Firearms to Rob Bank on Shaker Boulevard

News Release: Two Cleveland men were indicted for the armed robbery of a bank on Shaker Boulevard, said U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony.

#SubCommTech Announces FirstNet Oversight Hearing

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Oversight of FirstNet: State Perspectives."

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Pomona Police Officer on Civil Rights Offense for Allegedly Assaulting Minor at L.A. County Fair

News Release: LOS ANGELES - Three officers with the Pomona Police Department (PPD) surrendered earlier today to face federal charges that allege one officer violated the civil rights of a minor who was beaten at the Los Angeles County Fair two years ago, and that all three took illegal steps to justify and cover-up the attack.

Bipartisan Committee Leaders Request Documents and Briefing from Whitefish, LLC

News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby Rush (D-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana...

HEARING: #SubOversight to Get Update on Federal Oversight of Select Agent Program

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 26, 2017

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced a hearing before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Concerns over Federal Select Agent Program Oversight of Dangerous Pathogens."

Bipartisan Framework Reached to Repeal Medicare Therapy Caps

News Release: Bipartisan leaders of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Ways and Means Committee today announced they have come to a policy agreement on a permanent repeal of the annual limit on per-patient therapy expenditures in Medicare, commonly known as “therapy caps." The policy will repeal the therapy...

HEARING: #SubOversight to Get Update on Federal Oversight of Select Agent Program

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced a hearing before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Concerns over Federal Select Agent Program Oversight of Dangerous Pathogens."

Bipartisan Framework Reached to Repeal Medicare Therapy Caps

News Release: Bipartisan leaders of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Ways and Means Committee today announced they have come to a policy agreement on a permanent repeal of the annual limit on per-patient therapy expenditures in Medicare, commonly known as “therapy caps." The policy will repeal the therapy...

DEA Prepares for Prescription Drug Take Back Day

News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa - On Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Des Moines Resident Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and other participating law enforcement agencies will give the public its 14th opportunity in 7 years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their...

Rootstown man charged with child pornography violations

News Release: Christopher T. Fowler, 47, of Rootstown Township, was charged with receiving, distributing and possessing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, said U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony.

Five Army National Guardsmen Sentenced In Fraud Scheme

News Release: Used Cards Re-encoded with Stolen Credit/Debit Card Numbers to Buy Merchandise at Army and Air Force Exchange Service Stores and Elsewhere.

New York Man Charged with Attempted Sex Trafficking

News Release: Malik Palin, a/k/a “Gambino," 26, of New York, New York, was charged today by Indictment with attempted sex trafficking of a minor, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen.

Walden, Upton, and Shimkus Announce New #SubEnergy & #SubEnvironment Chief Counsel

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House 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 announced Mary Martin as the new Chief Counsel for both the Energy and Environment Subcommittees.

DOJ Awards more than $3.7 Million to Washington State Entities to Advance Forensic Science and Crime Fighting Database

News Release: UW and WSP Awarded Three Grants Related to DNA.

Houston Business Owner Pleads Guilty to $840,000 Fraud Scheme

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the owner of a Houston, Texas business pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in an $840,000 scheme to defraud J.E. Dunn Construction Company.

Bipartisan Framework Reached to Repeal Medicare Therapy Caps