News from April 2018
By DOE Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at 2:15 p.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Improving the Ability of Medicare and Medicaid to Provide Care For Patients."
By DOE Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), today announced that the previously postponed hearing entitled, “Update on the Restoration of Puerto Rico’s Electric Infrastructure," has been rescheduled for next Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at 2 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: We have a sense of humor, too, but an April Fool’s joke that the Federal Aviation Administration is extending the ADS-B deadline is just that.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after confirming that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the committee on Wednesday, April 11th, at 10:00 a.m. regarding the company’s use and protection of user data.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after confirming that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the committee on Wednesday, April 11th, at 10:00 a.m. regarding the company’s use and protection of user data.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - The deadline for individuals to file their tax returns is quickly approaching. Most will file their taxes and await their refund with no issues or concerns. However, some may encounter an unexpected impediment - an unscrupulous return preparer who took advantage of them, or their identity was stolen and a tax refund has already been claimed in their name by a thief.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: Land your kayak, take a hike, dock a boat- it may all be possible at a presidential memorial.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 29-year-old Brownsville resident has been ordered to prison following his conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Rafael Gandaria pleaded guilty Sept. 20, 2017.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after confirming that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the committee on Wednesday, April 11th, at 10:00 a.m. regarding the company’s use and protection of user data.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after confirming that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the committee on Wednesday, April 11th, at 10:00 a.m. regarding the company’s use and protection of user data.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa. pleaded guilty in federal court in Johnstown to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Rhode Island man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for armed bank robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the sentencing of RICHARD JAMES SMITH, 27, to 82 months in prison for violent assaulting an individual on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. SMITH, who pleaded guilty to one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury, was sentenced earlier...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that the grand jury returned a 63-count superseding indictment against Robert Lee Fisher, David Haynes, Kyle Haynes, Jason Haynes and Bryan Day. The indictment charges the defendants with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit mail and wire...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Colin Stewart, age 41, of Elgin, Quebec, Canada, pled guilty today to conspiracy to distribute marijuana.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) and Ranking Member John Lewis (D-GA) released a discussion draft entitled “The Taxpayer First Act." This bipartisan legislation will propose ways to redesign the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for the first time since 1998.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: Bipartisan Budget Act Makes Substantial Program Changes Washington, D.C., April 3, 2018 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is encouraging dairy producers to consider enrolling in the new and improved Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy), which will provide better protections for ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with Knorr-Bremse AG and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (Wabtec), two of the world’s largest rail equipment suppliers, to resolve a department lawsuit alleging that the companies had for years maintained unlawful ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: Today, the Department of Justice, FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) announced the results of a four-day long, nationwide law enforcement operation, called Operation Disarray, which targeted vendors and buyers of opioids and cocaine on the Darknet. This operation was the first coordinated action by the new Joint Criminal Opioid Darknet Enforcement (J-CODE) Team.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: The United States has sued Steven M. Doletzky, Michael A. Garno, Michael A. Bass, and Florida corporations they used to operate Liberty Tax Service stores in the St. Petersburg, Florida area. The complaint seeks to permanently bar Doletzky, Garno, and Bass from preparing federal tax returns for others. ...
