News published on Federal Newswire in September 2017

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on solutions to restore health and resiliency to national forests and mitigate the threat of catastrophic wildfires.

High-Ranking “YGz” Gang Member Sentenced To 42 Years In Prison For Murder Of 17-Year-Old And Other Crimes

News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JASON MOYE, a/k/a “Tall Jay," was sentenced this afternoon to a term of 444 months in prison, which must run consecutive to a prior prison sentence of five years, for his crimes as a high-ranking member...

Brady, Roskam Speak Out Against DOJ’s Decision Not to Pursue Criminal Charges Against Lois Lerner

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Tax Policy Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) issued the following statements in response to a letter from Attorney General Jeff Sessions that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will not fulfill their request...

Armed Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Cocaine And Gun Charges

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Tyree Williams, 34, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Former South Carolina DJJ Lieutenant Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charges

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated that Nicole Jenice Samples, age 35, of Columbia, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of deprivation of civil rights, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 242 and 2. United States District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis of Columbia accepted the guilty plea and will impose a sentence after she has reviewed the presentence report, which will be prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.

Martins Ferry, Ohio man convicted of cocaine trafficking

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Shanwdale Saunders, of Martins Ferry, Ohio, was sentenced today to 168 months incarceration for cocaine trafficking, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

Hurricane Maria Advisory #3

News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - Cape Lookout National Seashore will reopen on North Core, South Core, and Shackleford Banks on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 at 8:00 A.M. This includes the Long Point and Great Island Cabin camps. Also, vehicle and passenger ferry services will resume offering passage to their respective areas across the Southern Outer Banks.

Gang Member Sentenced To 42 Years For Murder Of 17-year-old And Other Crimes

News Release: NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Jason Moye, aka “Tall Jay," was sentenced this afternoon to a term of 444 months in prison, which must run consecutive...

Columbia Wal-Mart Cashier Guilty of Passing Counterfeit Money

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Courtney Thomas, age 22, of Columbia, pled guilty in federal court in Columbia to Conspiracy, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, § 371. United States District Judge Mary G. Lewis accepted the guilty plea and will sentence her at a later date.

Bridgeport Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALBERTO COLBERG, 45, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 70 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin.

Colorado National Monument Hosts First Plein Air Event

News Release: Colorado National Monument and Colorado National Monument Association are thrilled to announce the first annual Plein Air Event, October 3-7, 2017. During this week we have invited over 20 artists to come and paint the beautiful scenery of Colorado National Monument. Plein Air is a style of painting...

UNIFIED FRAMEWORK FOR FIXING OUR BROKEN TAX CODE

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump Administration, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Senate Committee on Finance have developed a unified framework to achieve pro-American, fiscally-responsible tax reform. This framework will deliver a 21st century tax code that is built for growth, supports middle-class...

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Reopening on September 28, 2017

News Release: Fort Raleigh National Historic Site is reopening visitor services and facilities at 9:00 am on Thursday Sept. 28, 2017.

TAX REFORM SPEECHES THIS THURSDAY: Chairman Brady to Discuss Republicans’ Unified Tax Reform Framework

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, Sept. 28, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) will deliver two speeches to discuss how Republicans’ unified tax reform framework will create more jobs, fairer taxes, and bigger paychecks.

Pittsburgh Heroin Dealer Indicted for Trafficking Fentanyl Variant and Heroin

News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for heroin and para-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl trafficking while on federal supervised release for a prior heroin trafficking conviction, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.

Public Corruption Indictments Returned Against Three Former Correctional Officers for Bribery

News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA - United States Attorney R. Brian Tanner announced the return of federal indictments charging Tyre Holzendorf, age 27, of St. Mary’s, Georgia, Phillip Smith, age 37, of Kingsland, Georgia, and Glynn Allen Sea, age 29, of Reidsville, Georgia, with multiple counts of bribery in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 201.

House Members Demand Trump Provide Better Maria Response

News Release: Dear President Trump: On September 20th, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands endured a direct impact from Hurricane Maria. With winds up to 160 mph, Hurricane Maria devastated these islands, caused significant power outages, destroyed telecommunications infrastructure, and thereby paralyzed the...

Murfreesboro Podiatrist Convicted Of 16-Month Scheme To Defraud Medicare And Other Health Care Benefit Programs

News Release: Podiatrist John J. Cauthon, 51, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., was convicted today by a federal jury of four counts of health care fraud involving a 16-month scheme to defraud Medicare and other health care benefit programs, announced Donald Q. Cochran, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. The convictions came after a two-week trial before United States Chief District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr. Cauthon was also acquitted of three counts of health care fraud.

House Approves Judiciary Committee Legislation Addressing Judicial Security

News Release: The House of Representatives today approved by voice vote H.R. 3229, bipartisan legislation to protect the safety of federal judges. This bill, authored by Representatives Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and a product of the House Judiciary Committee, extends the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive personal information contained in the financial disclosure reports of federal judges.

BLM Alaska Fire Service, U.S. Army Alaska To Burn Debris Piles on Military Lands