News from October 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A doctor practicing in Staten Island, New York, was convicted at trial today for accepting bribes in exchange for test referrals as part of a long-running and elaborate scheme operated by Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS), of Parsippany, New Jersey, its president and numerous associates, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
Release: “As Secretary of Energy, and in line with the President’s Executive Order to promote energy independence and economic growth, I directed Departmental staff to review and reduce regulatory burdens on the American people. Through our ongoing efforts, we will promote job creation and economic growth, unleash American energy dominance, and advance the energy security of our international trading partners.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Kenneth Bailey, 52, of Weare, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in federal court today to six counts of distributing controlled substances.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Securing Consumers’ Credit Data in the Age of Digital Commerce."
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A former Air Force staff sergeant was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for receiving and possessing child pornography depicting prepubescent girls engaged in sex acts with men.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a hearing on federal efforts to combat the opioid crisis.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today held a hearing conducting oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) featuring testimony from all five commissioners. During the hearing, #SubCommTech members examined a range...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury today indicted three foreign nationals for being in the United States illegally after previous deportation, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Agent in Charge Ray Parmer.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: Defendant Conducted Unauthorized Intrusion into a Government Website, and Attempted to Defraud the U.S. Department of Defense and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - In a ceremony this afternoon at the Department of Justice in Washington, five Assistant United States Attorneys are receiving the Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Furthering the Interests of U.S. National Security for being part of the federal team that responded to the San Bernardino terrorist attack.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney will lead an agribusiness trade mission to India Oct. 30-Nov. 3. Making his first international trip as Under Secretary, McKinney will head a delegation of approximately 50 business, trade association and state government leaders who are seeking to grow U.S. agricultural exports to the world’s second-most-populous country.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), is currently holding a hearing on federal efforts to combat the opioid crisis.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Altoona, Pa. pleaded guilty today in federal court to a charge of possession of child pornography, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: WILMINGTON - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina announces that a federal grand jury in Wilmington has returned indictments charging ERICK TABORA-TABORA, age 36, of Honduras, and RIGOBERTO TREJO-PONCE, age 37, of Mexico, with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: NEW BERN - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina Robert J. Higdon, Jr., District Attorney Scott Thomas, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announce the arrests yesterday of eight defendants pursuant to three federal indictments for drug and firearms charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Nicolaus Harman, age 21, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted on Oct. 24, 2017, by a federal grand jury on robbery, drug trafficking, and firearm charges.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today held a hearing conducting oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) featuring testimony from all five commissioners. During the hearing, #SubCommTech members examined a range...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Full Committee hearing on “Federal Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis: A Status Update on CARA and Other Initiatives:"
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - In a ceremony this afternoon at the Department of Justice in Washington, five Assistant United States Attorneys are receiving the Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Furthering the Interests of U.S. National Security for being part of the federal team that responded to the San Bernardino terrorist attack.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 25, 2017
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The 13-mile Scenic Drive at Red Rock Canyon will be open 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting November 1. This change happens yearly and is necessary as days become shorter and the sunset is earlier after the end of Daylight Saving Time. The Visitors’ Center will continue to be open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
