News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: A Cleveland man was indicted for selling fentanyl and other drugs.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing on “The Fiscal Year 2019 Department of Energy Budget:"
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: SAN DIEGO - Documented Lakeside gang member Uriah Odish was indicted by a federal grand jury for selling fentanyl that led to the death of a 25-year-old La Mesa woman, identified in court documents only as T.H., who was found dead in her home on January 23.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jared Tyrone Cooke, of Charlotte, North Carolina, has admitted to using a firearm during a crime of violence, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Subcommittee on Environment Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) issued the following statement after President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum regarding implementation and permitting for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pierre, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for two counts of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), announced a hearing with the leadership of national and regional drug distributors in regards to the committee’s bipartisan investigation into alleged pill dumping in West Virginia. The hearing will...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Zhelyaz Andreev, 29, a Bulgarian national, was arrested pursuant to an Interpol Red Notice based on an Indictment charging him with: conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Government and substantive violations of the Syria Trade Embargo as enforced through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA);...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Meadville, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
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 released the following statement after the House Agriculture Committee released its version of the 2018 Farm Bill.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Charles and Ashley Houser Will Each Serve Time in Federal Prison on Federal Charges.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced that the Department of Energy will award 82 grants totaling $99 million to 69 small businesses in 26 states. Funded through DOE’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, today’s selections are for Phase II research and development.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Subcommittee on Environment Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) issued the following statement after President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum regarding implementation and permitting for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Banner Health Agrees to Pay Over $18 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, as the Department of Justice recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the nationwide rollout of an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and reporting of sexual harassment in housing. The announcement includes an interagency...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: LANDER, Wyo. - The Fremont County ATV Association and Bureau of Land Management Lander Field Office will hold their annual cleanup of public lands on April 28 in the Government Draw area east of Lander. Partnerships like this are an essential component of the BLM’s priorities of being a good neighbor and practicing shared conservation stewardship on public land.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today concluded a hearing, stretched over two days, examining 34 bills to improve the ability of Medicare and Medicaid to provide care for patients.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: A Northfield man was charged today with stealing more than $684,000 after still working while collecting disability benefits, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Jeffrey Swimm, 38, of Bangor, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 40 years in prison and supervised release for life for sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography. Swimm pled guilty on Aug. 23, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Joseph P. Kelly announced that on April 12, 2018, René Magana, 43 of Grand Island, was sentenced to 10 years (120 months) in prison for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Following the prison sentence, Magana will serve five years on supervised release.
